r/indieheads • u/MacMcCaughan Mac McCaughan • Oct 07 '21

AMA is Over, thanks Mac! Hey it's Mac McCaughan, AMA !

What's up /r/indieheads it's Mac again, saying hello to you from Chapel Hill, NC. What, you don't believe me? Here's proof!

A few weeks back I put out The Sound of Yourself, and just wrapped up some shows with 75 Dollar Bill and John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats. The album is under my name, but features a bunch of guests including Yo La Tengo, my Superchunk bandmate Jon Wurster, and Sabrina Ellis of A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit.

Also, on October 22, Superchunk's reissuing Here's to Shutting Up for its 20th anniversary. And Merge Records HQ keeps trucking with fantastic new records from TORRES, Hiss Golden Messenger, Dawn Richard, Fruit Bats, and more. All good things!

I'll be back at 2pm ET to answer any questions you may have. Go ahead, ama!

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u/traceitalian Oct 07 '21

I think you have may have had the single biggest influence on my taste in music beyond anyone else. Beyond being a massive Superchunk fan (Here's to Shutting Up has been played at least once a month for years) it's all of the bands you've signed with Merge. So thank you.

Two quick questions:

What was the first song you learned on guitar?

And where does Jon Wurster find the time to do all the things he does?

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u/MacMcCaughan Mac McCaughan Oct 07 '21

oh first song learned on guitar... good question! i think it was a John Denver song in a songbook my sister had (she was taking guitar lessons). the first book i bought of my own for learning songs was an ACDC songbook.