Durham-based Merge Records routinely places albums at the top end of the Billboard 200 nowadays, so it's not exactly big news for the label to have a new release debut at No. 85. But this is special because the album in question is "Majesty Shredding," by the iconic local punk quartet (and founding Merge act) Superchunk. It's the band's first to draw ink on the big chart. Kind of amusing and surreal to see the group on there, sandwiched between platinum-selling acts Nickelback, and Paramore.
Superchunk cracks the big chart
Submitted by dmenconi on 09/27/2010 - 23:57Want to post a comment?
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