Laura Ballance :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

Superchunk's What a Time To Be Alive kicks off with a charging rush. "There's a crooked line that runs through every crease in this map," singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan seethes, singing over a frenzied "Running on Empty" beat from drummer Jon Wurster, power chords from guitarist Jim Wilbur, and Laura Ballance's steady, pounding bass. "We can't pretend to be surprised/Oh, what a time to be alive," McCaughan sings, dazed at the start of the Trump Era.

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