What a Time to Be Alive (Superchunk album)

What a Time to Be Alive
Studio album by Superchunk
Released	February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
Studio	Manifold Recording in Pittsboro, North Carolina and Overdub Lane Recording Studio in Durham, North Carolina
Genre	Indie rock, punk rock [1] [2]
Length	32:15
Label	Merge
Superchunk chronology
I Hate Music (2013) What a Time to Be Alive (2018) Wild Loneliness (2022)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10 [3]
Metacritic	83/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	A [5]
Chicago Tribune	[6]
Exclaim!	8/10 [7]
Mojo	[8]
Pitchfork	8.1/10 [2]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Uncut	8/10 [11]
Vice	A [12]

What a Time to Be Alive is the eleventh studio album by the American indie rock band Superchunk. It was released in February 2018 by Merge Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Superchunk.

What a Time to Be Alive track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What a Time to Be Alive"	3:45
2.	"Lost My Brain"	1:36
3.	"Break the Glass"	3:09
4.	"Bad Choices"	2:53
5.	"Dead Photographers"	3:17
6.	"Erasure"	3:40
7.	"I Got Cut"	2:48
8.	"Reagan Youth"	2:21
9.	"Cloud of Hate"	1:13
10.	"All for You"	3:26
11.	"Black Thread"	4:07
Total length:		32:15

Personnel

• Mac McCaughan – vocals, guitar, cover art
• Laura Ballance – bass, cover art
• Jim Wilbur – guitar
• Jon Wurster – drums
• Sabrina Ellis – vocals on "Break the Glass"
• Stephin Merritt – vocals on "Erasure"
• Katie Crutchfield – vocals on "Erasure"
• David Bazan – vocals on "Cloud of Hate"
• Skylar Gudasz – vocals on "Black Thread"
• Beau Sorenson – recording
• Matthew Barnhart – mastering
• Lissa Gotwals – photography

Charts

Chart performance for What a Time to Be Alive

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [13]	182
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [14]	6
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [15]	18
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [16]	35

References

1. Sendra, Tim. "What a Time to Be Alive – Superchunk". AllMusic . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
2. Kandell, Steve (February 21, 2018). "Superchunk: What a Time to Be Alive". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
3. "What A Time To Be Alive by Superchunk reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
4. "What a Time to Be Alive by Superchunk Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
5. Ryan, Kyle (February 16, 2018). "Superchunk, What A Time To Be Alive". The A.V. Club . Retrieved September 18, 2018.
6. Kot, Greg (February 16, 2018). "Superchunk: Fed up and fired up on 'What a Time to be Alive'". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
7. Gormely, Ian (February 12, 2018). "Superchunk: What a Time to Be Alive". Exclaim! . Retrieved September 18, 2018.
8. Cameron, Keith (March 2018). "Superchunk: What a Time to Be Alive". Mojo (292): 94.
9. Boon, Martin (May 2018). "Superchunk: What a Time to Be Alive". Q (384): 112.
10. Grow, Kory (February 15, 2018). "Review: Superchunk, Purple-State Punks, Take It to Trump on Their Best Album in Years". Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 18, 2018.
11. Deusner, Stephen (March 2018). "Superchunk: What a Time to Be Alive". Uncut (250): 32.
12. Christgau, Robert (March 10, 2018). "Robert Christgau on the Most Affecting Political Album of Our Era". Vice . Retrieved September 18, 2018.
13. "Superchunk Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
14. "Superchunk Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
15. "Superchunk Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
16. "Superchunk Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2024.