Superchunk will release Misfits & Mistakes: Singles, B-sides & Strays 2007–2023, their fourth singles collection, on October 27. Today they are excited to share one of the 50-song collection’s many hard-to-find gems, their cover of The Cure’s “In Between Days” from The A.V. Club’s gone-but-not-forgotten Undercover series. Recorded a few short months after the announcement of Majesty Shredding, this cover had been banished to all but the darkest corners of the internet—until now!

Here’s what Mac McCaughan has to say about “In Between Days”:

The A.V. Club was doing a series where bands picked a song to cover from a list, and we stopped by their “studios” to record this when we were in Chicago for a show. Without taking a poll of our band, I’m going to say The Cure is one of the few groups that we all agree upon. I was a fan in high school and love the early records, but when The Head on the Door came out, it was one of those “how can an album be this good!?” moments, and of course, this song is a classic. I wish I could sing like Robert Smith, but don’t we all…

Misfits & Mistakes: Singles, B-sides & Strays 2007–2023 is available for pre-order in the Merge store as a 4-LP or 2-CD collection; the vinyl box set comes with two limited 18" x 24" posters. “In Between Days” is available wherever you stream music!

In the tradition of Superchunk singles compilations, Misfits & Mistakes houses non-album tracks, demos, and cover songs sourced from 7-inches, compilations, and previously internet-exclusive artifacts. Featuring extensive liner notes by McCaughan (with additional notes from Laura Ballance), the collection tells the story of each release, from why they chose to cover songs by The Cure, Destiny’s Child, and Bananarama, to working with collaborators like Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee), Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go’s), Eleanor Friedberger, Damian Abraham (Fucked Up), Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley (Teenage Fanclub), and more!

Superchunk will play a trio of home state shows in October before traveling to Europe for the first time since 2018 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of On the Mouth.

Superchunk on tour:
Oct 11 Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
Oct 12 Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
Oct 15 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
Nov 02 Berlin, DE – Lido
Nov 03 Bielefeld, DE – Forum
Nov 04 Schorndorf, DE – Manufaktur
Nov 05 Bologna, IT – Improved Sequence Fest
Nov 06 Zurich, CH – El Lokal
Nov 08 Paris, FR – Supersonic Records
Nov 09 London, UK – Bush Hall
Nov 10 Bristol, UK – Strange Brew
Nov 11 Leeds, UK – The Brudenell Social Club
Nov 12 Manchester, UK – Night & Day
Nov 13 Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
Nov 15 Haarlem, NL – Patronaat