Portastatic - Summer of the Shark - Music & Performance - Vinyl

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.

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.

Performer	Portastatic
Music genre	Rock
Music release type	solo album
Media format	LP
Original release date	2014
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	Oh Come Down, In the Lines, Windy Village, Through a Rainy Lens, Don't Disappear, Swimming Through Tires, Chesapeake, Noisy Night, Clay Cakes, Drill Me, Paratrooper, Hey Salty
Record label	Merge Records
Songwriter	Portastatic
Number in series	1
Track name	Oh Come Down, In the Lines, Windy Village, Through a Rainy Lens, Don't Disappear, Swimming Through Tires, Chesapeake, Noisy Night, Clay Cakes, Drill Me, Paratrooper, Hey Salty
Digital audio file format	Vinyl Record
Music media format	Vinyl Record
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N