Albini is not credited in the liner notes, which read "Produced with eyes closed by Laura, who sat in the right chair." The reference is to Laura Ballance, the group's bassist.[11]
Critical reception
Trouser Press praised the album's "indelible hooks" and Mac McCaughan’s "opaque yet curiously coercive lyric expression."[12]Paste wrote that the album "captures Superchunk at the ideal cross-section of youthful ebullience and clearheaded experience."[13]
Track listing
"Skip Steps 1 & 3" – 3:07
"Seed Toss" – 2:59
"Cast Iron" – 3:48
"Tower" – 2:47
"Punch Me Harder" – 2:13
"Sprung a Leak" – 3:01
"30 Xtra" – 2:31
"Tie a Rope to the Back of the Bus" – 2:54
"Press" – 2:08
"Sidewalk" – 3:02
"Creek" – 1:41
"Throwing Things" – 3:26
B-sides include "Fishing", "Cool", "The Breadman", "It's So Hard to Fall in Love", "Brand New Love", and "I Believe in Fate".
^Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 853.
^MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1109.
^"Superchunk: No Pocky for Kitty". Record Collector: 93. [T]he Albini-recorded No Pocky for Kitty retains its defining unrefined edge... [with a] brash brilliance and inspiring energy...