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Superchunk: How Steve Albini Made Us Sound ‘Bigger Than We Were in Real Life’

Superchunk's Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance shared tributes to Steve Albini, who produced the band's 1991 classic, 'No Pocky for Kitty.'

Superchunk ’s Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance shared tributes to Steve Albini, remembering the musician/producer/engineer as a “unique and outstanding individual,” who helped the burgeoning indie rock band sound “bigger than we were in real life.” “Musically, Steve showed us how to cut fat (i.e. harmonies and guitar solos) and work fast, but he also made us sound huge, much bigger than we were in real life.” Musically, Steve showed us how to cut fat (ie harmonies and guitar solos) and work fast, but he also made us sound huge, much bigger than we were in real life.

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