Spying On The Spys 7''
Merge
1996
Rating: 7 large gazebos out of 10
In case you don't know Portastatic is the solo endeavor of Mac McCaughan of Superchunk. Since Mac's voice is so distinctive, these songs end up just sounding like stripped down/acoustic/slightly off kilter Superchunk songs. The title track is also available on the full-length "The Nature of Sap" that came out in 1997. The other side has an exclusive track, "Do You Want To Buy a Bridge?", which is a pretty typical mid-tempo number that would fit in well with the rest of the pop music Portastatic was making in those days. Nothing amazing, but good. Actually, that's a pretty fair description of Portastatic as a whole.
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