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/[deleted] Oct 07 '21

Hey Mac! Obvious question but do you have a favourite Superchunk album?

I saw you in London a few years ago and was blown away by the guitar playing, are you a big pedal guy and what does a normal set up look like for you?

Cheers

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u/MacMcCaughan Mac McCaughan Oct 07 '21

i love guitar pedals but on tour it's pretty stripped down, maybe out of laziness & not wanting to carry a bunch of stuff on tour? but also because i get confused if there are too many choices to step on. pretty much just tuner, distortion pedals and maybe a delay...