• Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: Aug 22, 2025
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Aug 22, 2025
    80
    “Is it making you feel something?” the band asks, in the song of the same name, and yes, yes, yes, all kinds of things. That’s what’s so great about it.
  2. Aug 21, 2025
    80
    The songcraft on display across these ten tracks is remarkably strong, and that has been the key to this second life Superchunk have had since Majesty Shredding.
  3. Mojo
    Aug 20, 2025
    80
    "Surprised" might not be the answer, but these big, generous songs still land an emotional punch. [Sep 2025, p.79]
  4. Aug 20, 2025
    80
    Songs in the Key of Yikes is proof that Superchunk hasn't lost a step and remains a one-of-a-kind band.
  5. Aug 25, 2025
    74
    At times, bursts of velocity push the group toward a kind of transcendence, particularly when the spiky “Everybody Dies” is chased by the galvanizing gallop of “Stuck in a Dream.” The moments of speed also lend a sense of urgency to McCaughan’s nagging anxiety, which complements the barbed melodies and gnarled chords; every element suggests that he’s searching for a way outside of his head.
  6. Uncut
    Aug 20, 2025
    70
    Their ability to turn despair to joy even stretches as far as being able to turn a song called "Everybody Dies" into a thrilling, fuzzed-out blast. [Sep 2025, p.39]
  7. Classic Rock Magazine
    Aug 20, 2025
    70
    "No Hope", "Everybody Dies" and "Care Less" all sound like phrases scratched on a teenager's notebooks, but The majesty of their songwriting craft - imagine The Byrds if Evan Dando had sat in for the session - makes even the darkest of days feel like a new dawn. [Sep 2025, p.81]

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