{"product_id":"superchunk-acoustic-foolish","title":"Superchunk - Acoustic Foolish","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the second of our special 30th anniversary releases from 2019, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/superchunk\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuperchunk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the band that started it all, surprised us with a new studio album! \u003ci\u003eAcoustic Foolish\u003c\/i\u003e is a complete re-recording of their classic 1994 album \u003ca href=\"\/products\/superchunk-foolish\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoolish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Long considered to be one of the most tender and well-received albums in their storied history, the band was interested in re-exploring what the songs mean to them 25 years later. To quote bandleader Mac McCaughan, don’t expect some kinda “acoustic demos recorded 25 years after the fact” thing here… These are new full-band arrangements with contributions from some heavy hitters. Jenn Wasner (\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wye-oak\"\u003eWye Oak\u003c\/a\u003e, Flock of Dimes) and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/allison-crutchfield\"\u003eAllison Crutchfield\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/swearin\"\u003eSwearin’\u003c\/a\u003e, P.S. Eliot) contribute guest vocals. Owen Pallett (\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-mountain-goats\"\u003ethe Mountain Goats\u003c\/a\u003e, Frank Ocean, Arcade Fire) provides lush string arrangements, while Peter Holsapple (The dB’s, R.E.M.) plays piano and Matt Douglas (the Mountain Goats) is on saxophone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA colored vinyl edition of the album was shipped exclusively to subscribers of our \u003ci\u003eBorn Under a Good Sign\u003c\/i\u003e subscription series (not available as a standalone item). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't miss the \u003ci\u003eSuperchunk AF\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/products\/superchunk-superchunk-acoustic-foolish-t-shirt\"\u003et-shirts\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/product\/superchunk_acoustic_foolish_onesie\"\u003ebaby onesies\u003c\/a\u003e, also available in our store.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP (Black)","offer_id":52739226206519,"sku":"MRG642LP","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739226173751,"sku":"MRG642DA","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/af6b3af0730c9f9f28cd39e1d95107e604600cd0_5d6bd0294864a04c506068ba486b5248f99b0c49_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785381531","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/superchunk-acoustic-foolish","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}