Be Still Please
| Be Still Please | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 10, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 39:46 | |||
| Label | Merge[1] | |||
| Producer | Mac McCaughan | |||
| Portastatic chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Paste |  [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[6] |
| Spin | [7] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [8] |
| Under the Radar | 7/10[9] |
Be Still Please is an album by Portastatic.[10] It was released on Merge Records on October 10, 2006.[11]
The album was recorded at Pox Studios with Zeno Gill, with additional recording at Room 8 in Carrboro, North Carolina. It was mixed at Overdub Lane in Durham, North Carolina, with John Plymale.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sour Shores" | 04:37 |
| 2. | "Black Buttons" | 05:24 |
| 3. | "I'm in Love" (with Arthur Dove) | 03:36 |
| 4. | "Sweetness and Light" | 04:40 |
| 5. | "Getting Saved" | 05:39 |
| 6. | "You Blanks" | 04:13 |
| 7. | "Like a Pearl" | 04:34 |
| 8. | "Cheers and Applause" | 04:21 |
| 9. | "Song for a Clock" | 02:42 |
| Total length: | 39:46 | |
Notes
- ^ "Be Still Please". www.mergerecords.com.
- ^ "Reviews for Be Still Please by Portastatic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ A compelling collision of listenable and clever. [Dec 2006, p.97]
- ^ "Portastatic: Be Still Please". Pitchfork.
- ^ Raper, Dan (October 10, 2006). "Portastatic: Be Still Please". PopMatters. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ Beaujon, Andrew (November 1, 2006). "SPIN Nov 2006". Spin. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "Portastatic - Be Still Please". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ The extra focus on lyrics does seem to water down Portastatic’s traditionally instantaneous infectious hooks, sacrificing some style for substance and making the album a little more of a slow grower as opposed compared to those past. [#15]
- ^ "Portastatic, 'Be Still Please' (Merge)". Spin. November 14, 2006.
- ^ Portastatic - Be Still Please Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved November 9, 2023