Here's to Shutting Up

Studio album by Superchunk

Released

September 18, 2001

Genre

Alternative, Indie rock

Length

43:41

Label

Merge Records

Producer

Brian Paulson, Superchunk

Superchunk chronology

Come Pick Me Up
(1999)

Here's to Shutting Up
(2001)

The Clambakes Series Vol. 1
(2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10) link

Here's to Shutting Up is the eighth studio album by Superchunk. Brian Paulson, who served as co-producer, previously worked with the band on 1994's Foolish.

On this album, the band continued to develop away from the fuzzy punk-pop of its earlier days to something more textured. Keyboards, strings and acoustic guitars abound, and even a pedal steel makes an appearance on "Phone Sex."

The band left "Phone Sex" out of the initial performances of the accompanying tour; with the 11 September 2001 attacks a painfully fresh memory, the members felt uncomfortable performing a song featuring the lyrics "Plane crash footage on TV / I know, I know that could be me."

The title of the album is taken from the opening of the song "Out on the Wing."

Track listing

"Late-Century Dream" - 4:37
"Rainy Streets" - 2:07
"Phone Sex" - 4:54
"Florida's on Fire" - 3:11
"Out on the Wing" - 5:51
"The Animal Has Left its Shell" - 3:32
"Act Surprised" - 3:59
"Art Class (Song for Yayoi Kusama)" - 4:15
"What Do You Look Forward To?" - 7:41
"Drool Collection" - 3:32

Superchunk

Mac McCaughan Laura Ballance Jon Wurster Jim Wilbur Chuck Garrison Jack McCook Jason Narducy

Studio albums	Superchunk No Pocky for Kitty On the Mouth Foolish Here's Where the Strings Come In Indoor Living Come Pick Me Up Here's to Shutting Up Majesty Shredding I Hate Music

EPs	The Freed Seed Hit Self-Destruct On Paper It Made Perfect Sense The Laughter Guns Leaves in the Gutter

Live albums	The Clambakes Series, Vol. 1: Acoustic In-Stores East & West The Clambakes Series, Vol. 2: A Page of Madness When We Were 10: Live at the Cat's Cradle, 1999 The Clambakes Series, Vol. 4: Sur La Bouche - Live in Montreal 1993 The Clambakes Series, Vol. 5: Cup of Clams - Live at the Cat's Cradle, 2003 The Clambakes Series, Vol. 6: One in a Row - Live in Minneapolis 1994 The Clambakes Series, Vol. 7: Shut the Fck Up!...No, We Love You - Live at the Corner Hotel 1996*

Singles	"Slack Motherfucker" "Fishing" "The Breadman" "Tower" "Mower" "The Question Is How Fast" "Ribbon" "The First Part" "Driveway to Driveway" "Hyper Enough" "Watery Hands" "The Majestic" "Hello Hawk" "1,000 Pounds" "Late-Century Dream" "Art Class (Song for Yayoi Kusama)" "Crossed Wires" "Digging for Something"

Compilations	Tossing Seeds (Singles 89-91) Incidental Music 1991-95 Cup of Sand

Related articles	Discography Merge Records Portastatic

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