Their second release of 2006 and ninth full-length sounds as fresh as ever. Analytically angry, melding darker imagery with indignation, Mac McCaughan also musters the werewithal to remain hopeful. BE STILL PLEASE continues the full-on rock band sound of 2005s BRIGHT IDEAS but with more of an emphasis on the orchestration featured in his soundtrack work, WHO LOVES THE SUN.
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How long does it take for a "side project" to be promoted to "main gig" status? Mac McCaughan may forever be "Superchunk's Mac McCaughan," but Portastatic's been his pride and joy for like, almost forever now. Word is he's gotten rootsier.