Over a 30-plus-year run, Chapel Hill, North Carolina quartet Superchunk has become one of the best and most lasting examples of D.I.Y. spirit meeting with inspired artistry. Since their earliest singles, buzzy guitars and racing, punky tempos backed principle songwriter Mac McCaughan's nasal but melodically-charged vocals, resulting in power pop of a higher voltage. The band remained emphatically independent over the years, releasing music on their self-started label Merge and focusing on organically developing as trends came and went.