No Pocky for Kitty

No Pocky for Kitty
Studio album by Superchunk
Released October 30, 1991
Recorded April 21–23, 1991
Genre Indie rock
Length 33:37
Label Matador
Producer Steve Albini
Superchunk chronology
Superchunk
(1990)Superchunk1990		 No Pocky for Kitty
(1991)		 Tossing Seeds
(1991)Tossing Seeds1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Record Collector[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Select4/5[5]

No Pocky for Kitty is the second studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk. It was recorded April 21–23, 1991, at the Chicago Recording Company by Steve Albini and released on Matador Records in 1991, and reissued by Merge Records in 1999.

Albini is not credited in the liner notes, which read "Produced with eyes closed by Laura, who sat in the right chair." The reference is to Laura Ballance, the group's bassist.

Pocky is a popular Japanese snack food.

Track listing

  1. "Skip Steps 1 & 3" – 3:07
  2. "Seed Toss" – 2:59
  3. "Cast Iron" – 3:48
  4. "Tower" – 2:47
  5. "Punch Me Harder" – 2:13
  6. "Sprung a Leak" – 3:01
  7. "30 Xtra" – 2:31
  8. "Tie a Rope to the Back of the Bus" – 2:54
  9. "Press" – 2:08
  10. "Sidewalk" – 3:02
  11. "Creek" – 1:41
  12. "Throwing Things" – 3:26

B-sides include "Fishing", "Cool", "The Breadman", "It's So Hard to Fall in Love", "Brand New Love", and "I Believe in Fate".

References

  1. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "No Pocky for Kitty – Superchunk". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ Kot, Greg (January 23, 1992). "Superchunk: No Pocky for Kitty (Matador)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Superchunk: No Pocky for Kitty". Record Collector: 93. [T]he Albini-recorded No Pocky for Kitty retains its defining unrefined edge... [with a] brash brilliance and inspiring energy...
  4. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Superchunk". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 795–96. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ↑ Morrison, Dave (March 1992). "Superchunk: No Pocky for Kitty". Select (21): 68.
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