Superchunk Reveal New Track Featuring Katie Crutchfield & Stephin Merritt

North Carolina veteran indie rockers Superchunk released a new track Tuesday, “Erasure,” featuring Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee) and Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields).

The new song is from their forthcoming eleventh studio album, What A Time To Be Alive, out on Feb. 16. It’s their first album since 2013’s I Hate Music.

“Erasure” is an upbeat slice of power-pop featuring backing vocals from Crutchfield and Merritt in the song’s chorus. The track new follows in a similar vein of the album’s title track, which also embraces a style of protest power-pop with uplifting melodies and pointed lyrics.

Listen to “Erasure” below, preorder What A Time To Be Alive here and check out Superchunk’s upcoming tour dates further down.

Superchunk Tour Dates:

February
15 – Baltimore, Md. @ Ottobar* (SOLD OUT)
17 – Richmond, Va. @ The Broadberry*
21 – San Diego, Calif. @ The Casbah*
22 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Moroccan Lounge* (SOLD OUT)
23 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Teragram Ballroom*
24 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall, Noise Pop Festival*
26 – Portland, Ore. @ Mississippi Studios* (SOLD OUT)
27 – Seattle, Wash. @ Neumos*
28 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Rickshaw Theatre*

April
03 – Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat^
04 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Union Transfer^
06 – Cambridge, Mass. @ The Sinclair^ (SOLD OUT)
07 – New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom^ (SOLD OUT)
08 – New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom^ (SOLD OUT)
26 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Terminal West#
27 – Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat’s Cradle#
28 – Asheville, N.C. @ The Grey Eagle#

May
25 – Madrid, Spain @ Tomavistas Festival
27 – Glasgow, U.K. @ Stereo
28 – Leeds, U.K. @ Brudenell Social Club
29 – London, U.K. @ ULU
31 – Paris, France @ Maroquinerie

June
01 – Kortrijk, Belgium @ De Kreun
02 – Berlin, Germany @ Quasimodo

(* w/ Bat Fangs)
(^ w/ Swearin’)
(# w/ The Rock*A*Teens)