Come Pick Me Up

1999 studio album by Superchunk

Come Pick Me Up

Studio album by

Superchunk

Released

August 10, 1999

Recorded

March 1999

Studio

Electrical Audio in Chicago

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

43:26

Label

Merge

Producer

Jim O'Rourke, Superchunk

Superchunk chronology

Indoor Living
(1997)

Come Pick Me Up
(1999)

Here's to Shutting Up
(2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Alternative Press	4/5^[2]
The Boston Phoenix	^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
NME	7/10^[5]
Pitchfork	7.7/10^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[8]

Come Pick Me Up is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk, released in 1999. It is marked by the presence of co-producer Jim O'Rourke, a well-known figure in underground circles. Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster said that O'Rourke was selected because the band wanted someone "coming from a different head-space."^[9] O'Rourke helped the band decorate the album with string and horn touches that were not typical of their guitar-based sound. One of the horn players who appeared on the album is another well-known figure in underground circles, Shellac's Bob Weston.

The title of the album is taken from a line in "Hello Hawk," the album's first single.

Bass player Laura Ballance did the cover painting.

Track listing

"So Convinced" – 1:59
"Hello Hawk" – 4:03
"Cursed Mirror" – 3:04
"1000 Pounds" – 3:09
"Good Dreams" – 3:01
"Low Branches" – 2:08
"Pink Clouds" – 3:22
"Smarter Hearts" – 4:25
"Honey Bee" – 3:40
"June Showers" – 3:50
"Pulled Muscle" – 3:10
"Tiny Bombs" – 4:55
"You Can Always Count on Me (In the Worst Way)" – 2:40

Personnel

Claire Ashby – Photography
Laura Ballance – Bass, Vocals, Producer, Cover Painting
Jeb Bishop – Trombone
Rob Bochnik – Assistant Engineer
Fred Lonberg-Holm – Cello
Chris Manfrin – Handclapping
Mac McCaughan – Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
Jim O'Rourke – Guitar, Recorder, Vocals, Producer, Mixing
John O'Rourke – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Suzanne Roberts – Violin
Ken Vandermark – Saxophone
Bob Weston – Trumpet
Jim Wilbur – Guitar, Vocals, Producer
Jon Wurster – Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Producer

References

^ Deming, Mark. "Come Pick Me Up – Superchunk". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
^ "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Alternative Press (135): 107. October 1999.
^ Woodlief, Mark (August 16, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up (Merge)". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ Cox, Tom (August 13, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up (Matador)". The Guardian.
^ Munro, Ronan (August 11, 1999). "Superchunk – Come Pick Me Up". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^ Schreiber, Ryan (August 10, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^ Wolk, Douglas (September 2, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Superchunk". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 795–96. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ "Yahoo Music". ca.music.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 23 May 2017.