Mac McCaughan (of Superchunk/Merge Records) has dropped a surprise release- a companion piece to his 2021 The Sound of Yourself LP featuring acoustic versions of six of the original eleven tracks. sThe album is out now via his label Merge Records, and available as a digital download. Swing by the Mac McCaughan/Merge Records Bandcamp site to check it out, or grab a copy.

the white drew carey (aka – Jeff Sorley) is the founder and head editor of TGEFM. He’s lived (outside of) Chicago, Madison WI, (ugh) Penn State, Lyon FR, Oxford UK, central New Jersey, and now within earshot of SFO in the Bay Area. When not scouring the web for more great bands and labels to post about, he also spends time drawing (mostly) silly sci-fi and anime stuff under the name Asplenia Studios.