Jump to content

Indoor Living

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indoor Living
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1997
StudioEcho Park Studios in Bloomington, Indiana
GenreIndie rock
Length48:39
LabelMerge
ProducerJohn Plymale, Superchunk
Superchunk chronology
Here's Where the Strings Come In
(1995)
Indoor Living
(1997)
Come Pick Me Up
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. ClubA−[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
NME7/10[5]
Pitchfork7.6/10[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Select3/5[8]
Spin8/10[9]

Indoor Living is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk, released by Merge Records in 1997. It was recorded at Echo Park Studios in Bloomington, Indiana, and mixed at Overdub Lane, Durham, North Carolina. It was engineered by John Plymale and produced by Plymale and Superchunk.

A video was released for "Watery Hands" featuring comedians David Cross and Janeane Garofalo.

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks written by Superchunk.

No.TitleLength
1."Unbelievable Things"5:21
2."Burn Last Sunday"4:52
3."Marquee"4:01
4."Watery Hands"4:31
5."Nu Bruises"2:41
6."Every Single Instinct"4:07
7."Song for Marion Brown"4:10
8."The Popular Music"4:04
9."Under Our Feet"3:37
10."European Medicine"5:11
11."Martinis on the Roof"5:57
Total length:48:39
Japanese release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Watery Hands" (Wet Wurlitzer Mix) 
13."With Bells On" 
14."Nu Bruises" (Screaming Wurster Mix) 

The 2014 reissue includes a download code for the album and the Clambakes Vol. 8: We'd Like to Thank the Homecoming Committee live album.

Personnel

[edit]

Superchunk

Production

  • John Plymale - producer, engineer
  • Superchunk - producer
  • Mike Stucker - assistant engineer
  • Mike Flynn - assistant engineer

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Indoor Living – Superchunk". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Ryan, Kyle (February 25, 2014). "A reissue gives Superchunk's Indoor Living the attention it deserves". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Klein, Joshua (September 5, 1997). "Superchunk: Indoor Living (Merge)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Flaherty, Mike (September 19, 1997). "Indoor Living". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  5. ^ Beaumont, Mark (August 30, 1997). "Superchunk – Indoor Living". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  6. ^ Greene, Jayson (February 26, 2014). "Superchunk: Indoor Living". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Mullen, John (November 1997). "Superchunk: Indoor Living (City Slang)". Select (89): 114.
  9. ^ Cox, Ana Marie (September 1997). "Superchunk: Indoor Living". Spin. 13 (9): 163. Retrieved August 28, 2017.