Superchunk Songs in the Key of Yikes

Superchunk's New 2025 Studio Album Songs in the Key of Yikes on LP.

"Bruised Lung." "No Hope." "Care Less." "Climb the Walls." "Everybody Dies." Scanning the tracklist of Songs in the Key of Yikes, one is given to wonder: Is Superchunk okay? In a world that’s arguably darker than the one that greeted Wild Loneliness in 2022 or What a Time to Be Alive in 2018, are any of us okay?

"It's always been the case that everyone is going through something that you may not be aware of," notes Mac McCaughan. "This is currently more true than ever - but also the case that we are all going through some things together. In the face of that, what good is art and where is happiness found? (Spoiler alert: I don't know.)"

In seeking an answer, Songs in the Key of Yikes unleashes a sound that is triumphant and bright in the darkness, Majesty Shredding in overdrive.

Together, they reach no conclusions on what good art is in the face of crisis. They also make great art. Songs in the Key of Yikes is a signature Superchunk album: visceral and timeless and catchy as hell—a cathartic balm for these oppressive times that will feel even better once we’ve figured our collective shit out.