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Merritt and Crutchfield join on “Erasure,” a resonant confrontation of the objective and consequences of fear and hatred. “One goal of a bigot is to erase the history, experience, and existence of anyone they perceive to be ‘other’ than them,” says Mac. “It makes creating your own vision of reality so much easier…”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite the album’s driving force, it would be a mistake to call the album political, which suggests it has anything to do with parties, policy, or anything that can be broken down into a rational difference of opinion. “We’re not trying to offer policy solutions in the confines of a three-minute song,” says Mac. “It’s about ‘how do you live \/ not go crazy’ in the current climate when it seems like every day there’s a new outrage being perpetrated.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eEvie Nagy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuperchunk is Jim Wilbur, Jon Wurster, Laura Ballance, and Mac McCaughan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCover art by Mac and Laura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuest vocalists:\u003cbr\u003eSabrina Ellis on “Break the Glass”\u003cbr\u003eStephin Merritt on “Erasure”\u003cbr\u003eKatie Crutchfield on “Erasure”\u003cbr\u003eDavid Bazan on “Cloud of Hate”\u003cbr\u003eSkylar Gudasz on “Black Thread”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRecorded by Beau Sorenson at Manifold Recording, Pittsboro, NC\u003cbr\u003eexcept “Break the Glass” and “I Got Cut” at Overdub Lane, Durham, NC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D4XanEB6OzI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merge Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":167278739472,"sku":"","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1575\/8523\/products\/620_mini_900.jpg?v=1515192371"},{"product_id":"apples-in-stereo-velocity-of-sound-lp","title":"Apples in Stereo - Velocity of Sound LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor their fifth album, Velocity of Sound (2002), available February 16, 2018, The Apples in stereo cranked up the guitars and made what Robert Schneider proclaimed is their ode to The Ramones. 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