Summer of the Shark LP Mark has a poet's eye

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

#2 Record features performances by John Vanderslice

the Psychedelic Furs' cheeky wacko-pop

production and extremity

lascivious rake

Summer of the Shark LP Mark has a poet's eyeMac 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