Incidental Music 1991–95 is a collection of various b-sides and previously unreleased tracks by Superchunk

Superchunk

Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s...

. It was released by Merge Records

Merge Records

Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...

 in 1995. Despite the name of the collection, the songs included actually date from between 1990 to 1994.

A number of the tracks are covers: "100,000 Fireflies" is a song by The Magnetic Fields

The Magnetic Fields

The Magnetic Fields is the principal creative outlet of singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt...

; "Lying in State" is a song by the Verlaines

The Verlaines

The Verlaines are a rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. Formed in 1981 by Graeme Downes, Craig Easton, Anita Pillai, Phillip Higham and Greg Kerr, the band went through multiple line-ups before going on an extended hiatus after their 1997 album Over The Moon. In 2003 a career retrospective, You're...

; "I'll Be Your Sister" was originally recorded by Motörhead; and "Night of Chill Blue" is a song by the Chills

The Chills

The Chills are a guitar and keyboard-based rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, they were one of the proponents of the Dunedin Sound.- History :...

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The unlisted track at the end is an alternate version of "Precision Auto," which originally led off the On the Mouth album.

The cover art is credited to Mac McCaughan

Mac McCaughan

Mac McCaughan is a founding member of the rock band Superchunk, and co-founder of Merge Records along with Laura Ballance. He also heads the band Portastatic, which began as a lo-fi side project and has blossomed into his main musical project...

, the band's singer and guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

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Track listing

1. "Shallow End" (1994)
2. "Mower" (1991)
3. "On the Mouth" (1991)
4. "Cadmium" (1992)
5. "Who Needs Light" (1993)
6. "Ribbon" (1993)
7. "Foolish" (1993)
8. "100,000 Fireflies" (1992)
9. "Invitation" (1991)
10. "Makeout Bench" (1990)
11. "Baxter" (1992)
12. "Connecticut" (1993)
13. "Lying in State" (1992)
14. "Throwing Things (acoustic)" (1992)
15. "I'll Be Your Sister" (1991)
16. "Night of Chill Blue" (1992)
17. "Forged It" (1992)
18. "Home at Dawn" (1993)
19. "Precision Auto"