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Review:
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Hello, my name is PostLibyan and i am a Superchunk
Obsessive. I suppose it all started in 1993 when i heard Like
a Fool on the radio.... But rather than talk about the past,
let's consider the present. Specifically, let's look at the
Late Century Dream single, the first single off
of Superchunk's most recent album, Here's To Shutting
Up.
The single, obviously enough, starts with Late Century Dream
itself. I do like this song, especially the drumming and the
keys. It's a good song.
Up next is Length of las Ramblas, which, despite the
seemingly en espanol name, is a keyboard-driven folksy
number. It is typical of the slower 'Chunk songs these days,
and is a pretty good example of that style. In fact, this song
doesn't really seem to be of "b-side" quality at all. That is,
if this had been placed on the album, it would have fit in quite
well.
Becoming a Speck is a little more rocking. The drums
cut loose (go, Wurster, go) and in general this song has a sort
of Come Pick Me Up feel in the vocals, over some
Indoor Living guitarwork. Could i be any more
of a Superchunk geek? Okay, here's a translation for regular
folks: the vocals are slow, almost falsettoed, and out in front
of the other instruments. The guitars are separated across the
channels on the verses: rhythmic arpeggios on the left, and
slightly overdriven lead on the right. On the choruses, both
guitars swell up into a mass that surrounds the listener. And
again, this is a preety good tune.
Superchunk wrap up this single with the Acoustic Demo
of Florida's On Fire, which both Malimus and i disliked
on the album. This version doesn't sound like 'Chunk flirting
with hair-metal (as the album version did), instead it's acoustic
guitar and xylophone! The lyrics aren't the best Mac has ever
written, but the guitar/xylophone combo really works well. I
would say that i prefer this version to the one on the album,
in fact.
So there you go. Overall, this is a good EP. Superchunk Obsessives
will want it for the 2 b-sides, and if you are a casual fan
i think that the strength of the 2 exclusive tracks might be
enough to make you want this.
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