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Superchunk, I Hate Music
"FOH"
Superchunk are indie rock lifers who have actually improved with age, and have resisted the temptation to just coast on their celebrated run of albums from the '90s. I Hate Music, their tenth studio album and second since returning from a long hiatus through much of the '00s, reflects on the idea of growing older as a rock musician but doesn't settle into any kind of melancholy or resentment. "FOH" is a straightforward celebration of the simple joy of playing gigs, and though Mac McCaughan claims that he "hates music" on "Me and You and Jackie Mittoo," it's only because he's frustrated that it can't solve every problem in life. –Matthew Perpetua
Thee Oh Sees, Floating Coffin
