Be Still Please

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 Portastatic
Released	October 10, 2006
Genre	Indie rock
Length	39:46
Label	Merge[1]
Producer	Mac McCaughan
Portastatic chronology
Bright Ideas (2005) Be Still Please (2006) Some Small History (2008)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Paste	[4]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[5]
PopMatters	7/10[6]
Spin	[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[8]
Under the Radar	7/10[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

No.	Title	Length
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