Why didn't Superchunk ever break out and get super popular?

>>73165362
From what I heard, they turned down several lucrative major label deals in the mid-90s so that they could continue to release music through their own label, Merge Records.

They were super devoted to (and ultimately helped shape) the indie rock aesthetic and business. They never wanted to get super popular.

Plus they never had a song that would've given them that left-field radio shot. Slack Motherfucker was as close as they got to a Loser or She Don't Use Jelly, but that was never going to get played outside of college radio.

>>73165362
Same reason why Silkworm never got popular. I don't think Superchunk was as consistent though. No Pocky for Kitty is fantastic but I don't think the rest of their discography holds up to it.

>>73165532
Fuck, Silkworm is so incredibly underrated. I
I'll never understand it.

>>73165570
I'm starting to think one reason why Silkworm never made it is because our good friend Steve Albini recorded all of their albums, and as we know, his sound is pretty unmarketable for the most part.

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This thread is now about great 90s indie bands that never got their due

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSJgwcqC1gE

>>73165532
I think their best albums are Foolish and Here's Where the Strings Come In.

>>73165595
Holy Shit I was just listening to this today. This is a great fucking album.

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>>73165595
I love this album. I think it is better than Slanted and Enchanted, which has a similar vibe.

>>73165605
Got any recommended tracks from those albums? I thought a lot of the stuff released after Pocky just kind of blurred together until Come Pick Me Up, which was a refreshing change of pace in my opinion.

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>>73165646
I fucking love Archers of Loaf. I caught them live a few years back and it was incredible.

Side note, this is indisputably the greatest EP ever made.

>>73165654
My favorite song on Foolish is Water Wings.

HWTS has my favorite Superchunk song, Detroit Has A Skyline.

>>73165654
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNNaIGq4IMI

>>73165688
Oh I've heard Driveway to Driveway before. I like it. I just miss that raw energy that Pocky had.

>>73165681
I'll check these out.

Have any one heard of Number One Cup?

It's not the best stuff I've heard, but some of the songs are pretty good.

>>73165839
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaFekXMu9oo

>>73165590
The memelord himself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLhx2q9vQro

>>73165595
The Grifters are really great. I got into hm when I was reading bout Jeff Buckley, who was apparently a friend and supporter of the band.

>>73165922
Why do people hate Steve again? That was pretty based.

>>73165922
Albini has literally never done anything wrong

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>>73165595
I'm probably one of the biggest Sloan fans on this board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sTGxM9TzPA