Band · from Chapel Hill · since 1992
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Portastatic is an American indie rock band founded in the early 1990s as a solo project of Mac McCaughan, singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Superchunk. The project has since expanded into a full band, sometimes including Superchunk guitarist Jim Wilbur and McCaughan's brother Matthew.
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Be Still Please10 Oct 2006Vinyl
Bright Ideas23 Aug 2005Vinyl
The Summer of the Shark8 Apr 2003Vinyl
The Nature of Sap11 Mar 1997Vinyl
Slow Note From a Sinking Ship20 Jun 1995Vinyl
I Hope Your Heart Is Not Brittle14 Feb 1994Vinyl
Sour Shores2006 · EPVinyl
Looking for a Power Supply22 Jun 2005 · EPVinyl
Autumn Was a Lark7 Oct 2003 · EPVinyl
The Perfect Little Door23 Oct 2001 · EPVinyl
De Mel De Melao9 May 2000 · EPVinyl
Scrapbook EP6 Mar 1995 · EPVinylRecords from MusicBrainz. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive.
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Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.
Records by other artists with Portastatic in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
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