Be Still Please is an album by Portastatic.[10] It was released on Merge Records on October 10, 2006.[11]

Be Still Please
Studio album by
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]

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