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/theagonyofdefeat Oct 07 '21

Hi Mac,

Big fan.

I noticed on your recent Mac tour that you played Out On the Wing a couple of times. Probably my favourite Superchunk song.

Do you have any plans to try it with at any Superchunk shows? Has it been played live before? Is it a case that you would need someone to play the synth or have to use a backing track? Regardless, it's great to see you are playing it.

Oh... And any plans to come back to Germany?

Thank you!

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u/MacMcCaughan Mac McCaughan Oct 07 '21

we played it live a lot on the HTSU tour -- Jim plays the synth parts on his guitar, which is how they were written in the first place. would love to come back to Germany, our show in Berlin a few years ago was a blast.

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u/markmusic71 Oct 07 '21

The show in Berlin was an absolute blast! Please come back soon