Merge is releasing brand new songs from Superchunk & Destroyer exclusively on vinyl this summer! First up, Superchunk will release a brand new 7″, “Crossed Wires” b/w “Blinders (Fast Vers.)” on July 7. On August 18, we will release the new Destroyer EP, Bay of Pigs, on 12-inch vinyl only.
Superchunk's "Crossed Wires" b/w "Blinders (Fast Vers.)" was produced by Scott Solter (John Vanderslice, The Mountain Goats) at Overdub Lane in Durham, NC, and will be available in a limited edition of 1,000 copies on clear vinyl. “Crossed Wires” comes in a beautiful picture sleeve featuring artwork by New York artist, Will Yackulic, and comes with a digital download code that gets you both songs plus a demo version of “Crossed Wires.”
Destroyer's Bay of Pigs is a two song EP with over 20 minutes of new Destroyer material. At 13:37, "Bay of Pigs" is the longest of Destroyer songs. It is also Destroyer's first foray into the ambient disco market. The song was recorded throughout the winter of 2009 with longtime Destroyer collaborators/members John Collins and David Carswell at their JCDC Studio in downtown Vancouver. "Bay of Pigs" is an account of the 1961 American invasion of Cuba, often referred to as The Bay Of Pigs.
The music for "Ravers" was played entirely on analogue synthesizer, and recorded, by Ted Bois (Destroyer, Pink Mountaintops) in April 2009. It explores some of the more meditative realms of 20th Century classical composition. The song itself is a casual rumination on parties, political parties, madness and suffering (for one's art).
Destroyer will be on tour in July on the East Coast, and Superchunk will play a free show at South Street Seaport in New York on July 17th. Both bands will perform as part of XX Merge at the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro July 22-26.
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