Summer of the Shark (album)

Summer of the Shark
Studio album by Portastatic
Released	April 8, 2003
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Merge Records
Producer	Mac McCaughan
Portastatic chronology
The Nature of Sap (1997) Summer of the Shark (2003) Bright Ideas (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Summer of the Shark is Portastatic's fourth studio album. It was released on Merge Records on April 8, 2003.^[2]

The album was recorded at the home of Mac McCaughan in North Carolina except for "Hey Salty" which was recorded by Jerry Kee at Duck Kee Studio in Mebane, North Carolina. The album was mixed at Overdub Lane with John Plymale.

The album includes contributions from Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney and Tony Crow of Lambchop.^[3]

According to McCaughan, Summer of the Shark "is kind of a concept album about 9/11." ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Oh, Come Down"
2. "In The Lines"
3. "Windy Village"
4. "Through a Rainy Lens"
5. "Don't Disappear"
6. "Swimming Through Tires"
7. "Chesapeake"
8. "Noisy Night"
9. "Clay Cakes"
10. "Drill Me"
11. "Paratrooper"
12. "Hey Salty"
13. "[Untitled Hidden Track]"

Notes

1. AllMusic review
2. "AllMusic.com"
3. "Merge Records Website."
4. "IndyWeek.com"