MAC McCAUGHAN
The Sound Of Yourself MERGE
7/10
Second solo album from Superchunk mainman
It has become a familiar story – creative musician stranded at home, gigs cancelled and band dispersed as one day blurs into the next. What to do? Like countless others, McCaughan recorded solo, sending tracks off to the likes of Yo La Tengo and Mountain Goats when he needed some socially distanced backing. The result is a delightful mix of new-wave-influenced pop (“I Hear The Radio” and “Circling Around”) and synth-laden Eno-style instrumentals (“R Dream” and “36