Portastatic - The Summer Of The Shark - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Their second of 2006 and ninth full-length sounds as fresh as ever. Analytically angry, melding darker imagery with indignation, Mac McCaughan also musters the werewithal to remain hopeful. BE STILL PLEASE continues the full-on rock band sound of 2005s BRIGHT IDEAS but with more of an emphasis on the orchestration featured in his soundtrack work, WHO LOVES THE SUN. Album Tracks 1. Sour Shores 2. Black Buttons 3. I'm in Love (With Arthur Dove) 4. Sweetness and Light 5. Getting Saved 6. You Blanks 7. Like a Pearl 8. Cheers and Applause 9. Song for a Clock

Mac McCaughan, co-founder of Merge Records and frontman of the band Superchunk, began recording solo albums under the name Portastatic in the early 90s. Beginning with this album, Portastatic evolved from a lo-fi side project to become McCaughan's main focus throughout Superchunk's long hiatus in the early 00s. Recorded in Chapel Hill NC, the Summer of the Shark included contributions from Janet Weiss (Wild Flag, Quasi, Sleater-Kinney), Tony Crow (Lambchop), Margaret White (Versus, Matt Pond PA), Matthew McCaughan (Bon Iver, Hiss Golden Messenger), Aaron Oliva, and John Plymale. Album Tracks 1. Oh Come Down 2. In the Lines 3. Windy Village 4. Through a Rainy Lens 5. Don't Disappear 6. Swimming Through Tires 7. Chesapeake 8. Noisy Night 9. Clay Cakes 10. Drill Me 11. Paratrooper 12. Hey Salty

The second long player from this remarkable trio. Album Tracks 1. Whatever You Want 2. Hallways 3. Beautiful Sharks 4. Electricity 5. Big Screen Television 6. Astronaut, the 7. Easy 8. Instrumental 9. Slowdance 10. Before Butterfly's Wings 11. Anchorman 12. Back to You 13. Photograph