Cup of Sand

"Her Royal Fisticuffs" is the band's attempt at emulating the Mice.{{Cite web |last=Wurster |first=Jon |last2=McCaughan |first2=Mac |last3=Ballance |first3=Laura |title=Her Royal Fisticuffs |url=https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/her-royal-fisticuffs-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704050526/https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/her-royal-fisticuffs-3 |archive-date=July 4, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Bandcamp |quote="Mac: We covered a song by the Mice around this time, and this song is attempting a Mice-like hyper pop situation. Long live the Mice!"}} "The Mine Has Been Returned To Its Original Owner" features McCaughan on organ and a "Breadwinner-inspired" bassline by Ballance.{{Cite web |last=Wurster |first=Jon |last2=Wilbur |first2=Jim |last3=McCaughan |first3=Mac |last4=Ballance |first4=Laura |title=The Mine Has Been Returned to Its Original Owner |url=https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/the-mine-has-been-returned-to-its-original-owner-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708112216/https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/the-mine-has-been-returned-to-its-original-owner-3 |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Bandcamp |quote="Mac: You try writing a song with organ as the lead instrument when you’ve only ever played guitar. Now try writing it on top of Laura’s bizarro Breadwinner-inspired bass line. It’s a fiction involving a gardener, illegitimate children, and some sort of gothic family murder mystery, I can’t really explain it myself."}} According to McCaughan, the song is "a fiction involving a gardener, illegitimate children, and some sort of gothic family murder mystery".

"Dance Lessons", "Basement Life", and "Still Feed Myself" were recorded during the Foolish sessions at Pachyderm Studios.{{Cite web |last=Wurster |first=Jon |last2=Wilbur |first2=Jim |last3=McCaughan |first3=Mac |last4=Ballance |first4=Laura |title=Dance Lessons |url=https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/dance-lessons-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930182726/https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/dance-lessons-2 |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Bandcamp}}{{Cite web |last=Wurster |first=Jon |last2=Wilbur |first2=Jim |last3=McCaughan |first3=Mac |last4=Ballance |first4=Laura |title=Basement Life |url=https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/basement-life-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704050601/https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/basement-life-2 |archive-date=July 4, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Bandcamp}}{{Cite web |last=Wurster |first=Jon |last2=Wilbur |first2=Jim |last3=McCaughan |first3=Mac |last4=Ballance |first4=Laura |title=Still Feed Myself |url=https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/still-feed-myself-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704050612/https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/still-feed-myself-2 |archive-date=July 4, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Bandcamp}} "Still Feed Myself" is, in McCaughan's words, an "anti-music biz invective".

"Fader Rules" and "Never Too Young to Smoke" are outtakes from the Here's Where the Strings Come In sessions.{{Cite web |last=Wurster |first=Jon |last2=Wilbur |first2=Jim |last3=McCaughan |first3=Mac |last4=Ballance |first4=Laura |title=Fader Rules |url=https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/fader-rules-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930182733/https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/fader-rules-2 |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Bandcamp |quote="The drum pattern is completely lifted from Steve Earle’s performance on The Afghan Whigs’ 'Miles Is Dead' (sic). Tom Petty has yet to contact us regarding the 'Here Comes My Girl' chord."}}{{Cite web |last=Wurster |first=Jon |last2=Wilbur |first2=Jim |last3=McCaughan |first3=Mac |last4=Ballance |first4=Laura |title=Never Too Young to Smoke |url=https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/never-too-young-to-smoke-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930182741/https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/never-too-young-to-smoke-3 |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Bandcamp}} The opening chords of "Fader Rules" were taken from Here Comes My Girl, while the drum pattern was "completely lifted" from the Afghan Whigs song Miles Iz Ded.

"Does Your Hometown Care?" was on the soundtrack to the 1996 film SubUrbia. McCaughan describes the song as "our best Versus rip-off ever".{{Cite web |last=Wurster |first=Jon |last2=Wilbur |first2=Jim |last3=McCaughan |first3=Mac |last4=Ballance |first4=Laura |title=Does Your Hometown Care? |url=https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/does-your-hometown-care-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704050635/https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/does-your-hometown-care-2 |archive-date=July 4, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Bandcamp |quote="Mac: Recorded with John Plymale for the Suburbia soundtrack; never saw the movie, but I used the script for the basis of the lyrics, though being in a band in a small town provides similar material. Our best Versus rip-off ever."}}

"The Length of Las Ramblas" features Ballance on the Moog synthesizer.{{Cite web |last=Wurster |first=Jon |last2=Wilbur |first2=Jim |last3=McCaughan |first3=Mac |last4=Ballance |first4=Laura |title=The Length of Las Ramblas |url=https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/the-length-of-las-ramblas-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704050806/https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/the-length-of-las-ramblas-3 |archive-date=July 4, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Bandcamp |quote="Laura: I like playing the Moog but it gives me the sweats! She is an unpredictable beast."}}

"Freaks in Charge" was written shortly before the 2004 United States presidential election, and is about "raising kids in a world run by monsters".{{Cite web |last=Wurster |first=Jon |last2=Wilbur |first2=Jim |last3=McCaughan |first3=Mac |last4=Ballance |first4=Mac |title=Freaks in Charge |url=https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/freaks-in-charge |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709074218/https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/freaks-in-charge |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Bandcamp |quote="Mac: A song about raising kids in a world run by monsters."}}

The cover of "Blending In" by Government Issue was recorded during the On the Mouth sessions and features Wilbur on lead vocals.{{Cite web |last=Wurster |first=Jon |last2=Wilbur |first2=Jim |last3=McCaughan |first3=Mac |last4=Ballance |first4=Laura |title=Blending In |url=https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/blending-in-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930182841/https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/blending-in-2 |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Bandcamp |quote="Jon: A tribute of sorts to our hardcore roots. This one was originally recorded back in 1984 by the great DC band Government Issue. Our version was recorded during the On The Mouth sessions and marks the first ever Chunk vocal performance by Jim Wilbur."}} Wurster describes it as "a tribute of sorts to our hardcore roots".

1. "The Majestic"
2. "Reg"
3. "Her Royal Fisticuffs"
4. "The Mine Has Been Returned To Its Original Owner"
5. "A Small Definition"
6. "Dance Lessons"
7. "Basement Life"
8. "Still Feed Myself"
9. "Fader Rules"
10. "Never Too Young To Smoke"
11. "Detroit Has A Skyline (acoustic)"
12. "Does Your Hometown Care?"

1. "Beat My Guest"
2. "With Bells On"
3. "Clover"
4. "Sexy Ankles"
5. "White Noise"
6. "Thin Air"
7. "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)"
8. "1,000 Pounds (duck kee style)"
9. "The Length Of Las Ramblas"
10. "Becoming A Speck"
11. "The Hot Break"
12. "A Collection Of Accounts"
13. "Blending In" (Government Issue cover){{Cite web |last=Heaton |first=Dave |date=September 11, 2003 |title=SUPERCHUNK: CUP OF SAND |url=https://www.popmatters.com/superchunk-cupofsand-2496086881.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320074300/https://www.popmatters.com/superchunk-cupofsand-2496086881.html |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Pop Matters}}

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