Summer of the Shark LP released on May 10

released on May 10

C6 Back To The Old House

Mark has a poet's eye for telling details that infuse his songs with his unique psychogeography - 'where the Delta meets the Tyne' as he describes it - and his warm Geordie vocal tone and his deft

co-written by Carlton McCarthy

Full Metal Cruise

Summer of the Shark LP released on May 10Mac 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