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- Date Released: June 20, 1995
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Merge Records
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As a side project of Superchunk's Mac McCaughan, Portastatic provides an outlet for ideas that would sound out of place on a Superchunk album, and others that would fit right in. Playing by himself for the most part -- with some help from local musicians -- and recorded on a four track, the project has a modest low-fi feel. Quieter and gentler than his regular gig, Mac experiments with analog synths, lap steel, and other instruments, while creating songs with a soft, somber quality about them. While tracks like "San Andreas" and "Taking You With Me" could be Superchunk outtakes, the balance of the album swings from acoustic odes like "Skinny Glasses Girl," to the plush lo-fi atmospheric drone of "The Angels of Sleep," to the Armed Forces-era new wave synth of "A Cunning Latch." Admittedly, there are at least a half-dozen throw-away tracks, but fans of Superchunk, who are used to Mac's voice, will enjoy this album even more than the last Portastatic, because it boasts the same bittersweet melodies and melancholy subjects of his main band with his best solo songwriting to date.
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When You Crashed |
3:58 |
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| 02. | |
Skinny Glasses Girl |
3:12 |
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| 03. | |
San Andreas |
2:37 |
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| 04. | |
Taking You With Me |
4:29 |
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The Angels of Sleep |
2:11 |
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| 06. | |
A Cunning Latch |
4:09 |
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| 07. | |
Spooky |
1:41 |
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| 08. | |
The Great Escape |
3:25 |
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| 09. | |
Running Water |
2:48 |
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| 10. | |
You Can't Win |
3:35 |
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| 11. | |
Isn't That the Way |
1:09 |
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| 12. | |
On Our Hands |
3:18 |
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| 13. | |
Pastime |
3:03 |
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| 14. | |
In the Manner of Anne Frank |
3:12 |
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| 15. | |
Hidden Track |
12:32 |
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15 Total Tracks, 55:19 Total Length
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Credits
- Jennifer Walker - Guitar (Bass) // Jennifer Walker - Vocals // Jennifer Walker - Univox // Portastatic - Main Performer // Jerry Kee - Engineer // Mac McCaughan - Multi Instruments // Ash Bowie - Drums // Claire Ashby - Drums // Claire Ashby - Bells // Jon Wurster - Guitar (Electric) // Jon Wurster - Keyboards // Jon Wurster - Vocals // Jon Wurster - Casio // Ben Barwick - Guitar
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