“Frontman side projects are notoriously disastrous, but Superchunk's Mac McCaughan is clever enough to consistently pull off Portastatic, his ever-self-modifying alter ego. The guise has long provided him an outlet for his more experimental urges, offering shifting band lineups, quirky narrative devices, and an undemocratic opportunity for him to orchestrate loads of unpredicted blips.
McCaughan's”
