What a Time to Be Alive (Superchunk album)

What a Time to Be Alive is the eleventh studio album by the American indie rock band Superchunk. It was released in February 2018 by Merge Records.

What a Time to Be Alive
Studio album by Superchunk
Released	February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
Studio	Manifold Recording in Pittsboro, North Carolina and Overdub Lane Recording Studio in Durham, North Carolina
Genre	Indie rock, punk rock[1][2]
Length	32:15
Label	Merge
Superchunk chronology
I Hate Music (2013) What a Time to Be Alive (2018) Wild Loneliness (2022)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10[3]
Metacritic	83/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	A[5]
Chicago Tribune	[6]
Exclaim!	8/10[7]
Mojo	[8]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[2]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Uncut	8/10[11]
Vice	A[12]

Track listing

What a Time to Be Alive track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What a Time to Be Alive"	3:45
2.	"Lost My Brain"	1:36
3.	"Break the Glass"	3:09
4.	"Bad Choices"	2:53
5.	"Dead Photographers"	3:17
6.	"Erasure"	3:40
7.	"I Got Cut"	2:48
8.	"Reagan Youth"	2:21
9.	"Cloud of Hate"	1:13
10.	"All for You"	3:26
11.	"Black Thread"	4:07
Total length:		32:15

All tracks are written by Superchunk.

Personnel

• Mac McCaughan – vocals, guitar, cover art
• Laura Ballance – bass, cover art
• Jim Wilbur – guitar
• Jon Wurster – drums
• Sabrina Ellis – vocals on "Break the Glass"
• Stephin Merritt – vocals on "Erasure"
• Katie Crutchfield – vocals on "Erasure"
• David Bazan – vocals on "Cloud of Hate"
• Skylar Gudasz – vocals on "Black Thread"
• Beau Sorenson – recording
• Matthew Barnhart – mastering
• Lissa Gotwals – photography

Charts

Chart performance for What a Time to Be Alive

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[13]	182
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14]	6
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[15]	18
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16]	35