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I realized recently, after enjoying a couple songs on a recent EP, especially the cover of Springsteen's "Bobby Jean", that as much as I like some of the mellower stuff on Superchunk's later albums and the acoustic versions of songs on various EPs, I've never gotten around to checking out the side project that probably sounds just like that stuff.

so anyway, best album to check out? any to avoid?

― Al (sitcom), Thursday, 25 March 2004 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

embarrassing confession: up until the moment I did a ILM search, I totally thought the name of the band was Portastic. I feel like such a dingbat.

― Al (sitcom), Thursday, 25 March 2004 18:57 (twenty-one years ago)

"the nature of sap" -most accurate album title ever!
My OPO- "Spying on the Spies"

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 25 March 2004 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)

get the brazilian EP, it's totally amazing, really gorgeous.

when i saw him a couple months ago, he got switched from headliner to supporter but the crowd wanted him to do one more song and he indulged us by picking his guitar up and the inevitable song requests screamed forth but i threw out caetano veloso's "baby" and he immediately launched into it in portuguese. i looked around towards the end of the song and i saw a lot of big smiles.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 25 March 2004 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

search his cover of "st. elmo's fire" with ira and georgia from yo la tengo.

ps: if you liked that springsteen cover, try his take on "growin' up".

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 25 March 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I always took a second glance in the record store at the EP (or whatever it is) with Ken Vandermark and Tim Mulvenna from the Vandermark 5.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 25 March 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

"get the brazilian EP, it's totally amazing, really gorgeous"

I totally agree. The name of it is "De Mel,De Melao." Just beautiful stuff...very sweet but with some weird, dark, psychedlic sounds as well. Get this one.

― bren, Thursday, 25 March 2004 22:34 (twenty-one years ago)

despite owning three albums the only songs i can seem to bring to mind are the singles. search those, i guess.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 25 March 2004 22:38 (twenty-one years ago)

spying on the spies seconded or thirded.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Friday, 26 March 2004 04:30 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

I am really digging Bright Ideas, is their other stuff this good?

― Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Wednesday, 4 January 2006 23:03 (nineteen years ago)

I really like the Vandermark EP, but I'm a Vandermark nut.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 5 January 2006 02:09 (nineteen years ago)

yes. personally, i am fond of the indie-tastic "i hope your heart is not brittle". but you cant go wrong with any of the records, regardless of what path mac takes.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Thursday, 5 January 2006 02:14 (nineteen years ago)

don't know when i'll ever see it again, but the video for "san andreas" off the great "slow note from a sinking ship" was amazing. it was basically the talking heads "once in a lifetime" video but instead of david byrne in a suit and glasses, it was mac with a minor threat shirt doing the arm-chopping move.

other pick would be scrapbook, with "st. elmo's fire" on it. everything actually except for the nature of sap which was weak.

― naturemorte, Thursday, 5 January 2006 11:30 (nineteen years ago)

four years pass...

my friend has a record label, Heart of a Champion, here in Mpls and he has good news for Portastatic fans! : )

This fall, we will be doing first-time vinyl pressings of the last three Portastatic "rock" albums, under license from Merge Records. We'll be doing (likely all at once) The Summer of the Shark, Bright Ideas, and Be Still Please.

sweet!

― i get mines the fast way, the balaclava way (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 2 February 2010 22:12 (fifteen years ago)

i never got around to fully checking out this project, tho i'm a superchunk fan. love "some small history" tho, the song

― rasta batman gigolo (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 2 February 2010 22:45 (fifteen years ago)

oh fuck I totally stole that guy's label name in a song lyric I wrote last month!!

― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Tuesday, 2 February 2010 22:46 (fifteen years ago)

haha i'm pretty sure he won't mind at all j0hn, i believe he is a fan of yr work

― i get mines the fast way, the balaclava way (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 2 February 2010 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

Bright Ideas is a pretty strong album.

― Evan, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 03:40 (fifteen years ago)

his tropicalia ep is great!!!

― ┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 03:44 (fifteen years ago)

the rest of his stuff i never listened to that much but seriously... give the "del mel del melao" ep a spin if you have access to it.

― ┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 03:46 (fifteen years ago)

"I Wanna Know Girls" is one of my favorite songs, like, ever I think

― PLIES! PLIES! PLIES! PLIES! PLIES! (some dude), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 04:40 (fifteen years ago)

yeah that song is the shit

i wanna know girls
but love only one

― rasta batman gigolo (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 05:00 (fifteen years ago)

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