Today, Superchunk share “Stuck in a Dream,” the final pre-release single from their forthcoming album Songs in the Key of Yikes (Merge Records) due August 22, 2025. The track is a prime example of Superchunk at the peak of their buoyant powers and a full-sprint crowd pleaser.

“Based on an actual dream that wouldn’t end, it’s a late-in-the-sequence upbeat number put there to reward everyone who’s listened that far,” Mac McCaughan explains. “Voted song most likely to become ‘fastest and most requested song on the record we never play live’ à la ‘Her Royal Fisticuffs’ and ‘Slow Drip,’ but I think we will learn it for real. Great backing vocals by Laura King.”

Superchunk announced Songs in the Key of Yikes recently with its opening track and lead single “Is It Making You Feel Something” and its follow-up “No Hope.” ‘No Hope’ applies Superchunk’s lifelong commitment to punk and indie-rock to the present moment: ‘Here we are singing “no hope, hope, no hope, no hope,”’ declares Mac McCaughan, Superchunk’s founder and leader since 1989. Punk’s response to oppression has always been defiant noise, loud major chords and sing-along choruses flung at institutional foes.

“It’s always been the case that everyone is going through something that you may not be aware of,” notes Mac McCaughan. “This is currently more true than ever—but also the case that we are all going through some things together. In the face of that, what good is art and where is happiness found? (Spoiler alert: I don’t know.)” In seeking an answer, Songs in the Key of Yikes unleashes a sound that is triumphant and bright in the darkness, Majesty Shredding in overdrive. 

Songs in the Key of Yikes is a signature Superchunk album: visceral and timeless and catchy as hell—a cathartic balm for these oppressive times that will feel even better once we’ve figured our collective shit out.

In addition to welcoming Laura King into the fold after two years as their touring drummer, the album features contributions from Rosali Middleman; Bella Quinlan and Holly Thomas of Quivers; and touring bassist Betsy Wright. The album was engineered by Paul Voran (The Menzingers, Hurray for the Riff Raff) and Eli Webb, and mixed by Mike Montgomery (The Breeders, Protomartyr). 

Tour Dates:

Sep 05 Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall

Sep 09 Washington, DC – Black Cat *

Sep 10 Philadelphia, PA – Ardmore Music Hall *

Sep 11 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *

Sep 12 Boston, MA – The Crystal Ballroom *

Sep 13 Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace *

Sep 14 Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater *

Sep 16 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall *

Sep 17 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop *

Sep 18 Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe *

Sept 19 Sawyer, MI – Out There (Special Acoustic Show)

Sept 20 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest

Oct 09 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s

Oct 10 Las Vegas, NV – Best Friends Fest 

Oct 13 Denver, CO – The Gothic Theatre ^

Oct 14 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge ^

Oct 15 Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club Ballroom ^

Oct 17 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern ^

Oct 18 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios ^

Oct 19 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios ^

Oct 21 San Francisco, CA – The Independent ^

Oct 23 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom ^

Oct 24 San Diego, CA — House of Blues San Diego ~

* w/ Tee Vee Repairmann

^ w/ Case Oats

~ w/ Rocket From the Crypt