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Be Still Please
Studio album by
Portastatic
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006
GenreIndie rock
Length39:46
LabelMerge[1]
ProducerMac McCaughan
Portastatic chronology
Bright Ideas
(2005)		 Be Still Please
(2006)		 Some Small History
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
PasteStarStarStarHalf star[4]
Pitchfork7.6/10[5]
PopMatters7/10[6]
SpinStarStarStar[7]
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarStarStarHalf star[8]
Under the Radar7/10[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

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No.TitleLength
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

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  1. ↑ "Be Still Please". www.mergerecords.com.
  2. ↑ "Reviews for Be Still Please by Portastatic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ AllMusic review
  4. ↑ A compelling collision of listenable and clever. [Dec 2006, p.97]
  5. ↑ "Portastatic: Be Still Please". Pitchfork.
  6. ↑ Raper, Dan (October 10, 2006). "Portastatic: Be Still Please". PopMatters. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Beaujon, Andrew (November 1, 2006). "SPIN Nov 2006". Spin. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Portastatic - Be Still Please". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ 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]
  10. ↑ "Portastatic, 'Be Still Please' (Merge)". Spin. November 14, 2006.
  11. ↑ Portastatic - Be Still Please Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved November 9, 2023


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