Pavement "Quarantine the Past: The Best" (OUT NOW)

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Stephen Malkmus begins work on album

Former Pavement star recording 'big' songs

Stephen Malkmus has begun work on his new album.

Working with his band The Jicks, the former Pavement frontman is currently recording the follow up to 2005's 'Face The Truth'.

Posting on Stephenmalkmus.com he wrote: "Basic tracks for album committed to tape. Album track in Northern Montana- 67.4685% completed...Looks to be done sometime in late June.

"Apparently, the songs are so big that Matador is pushing for an early 2008 release. The world needs preparation, preparation, preparation H!!!"

The Jicks, who now include former Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss, and Malkmus will play the UK's Green Man festival on August 15.

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Still can't let go of my Pavement obsession, sorry... :)

Malkmus LP Due in March, Two Jicks Dates Announced

With all the difficult-to-decipher doodling going down in Camp Radiohead these days, it's nice to get a little information-- even if it is, in fact, very little information-- from one of indie rock's other pillars. Information that doesn't take a degree in leisure studies or a subscription to Games Magazine to decode, that is. So here goes.

Stephen Malkmus' fourth solo album, the follow-up to 2005's Face the Truth, will be released on Matador in March. I never knew cold, hard facts could be so comforting.

Stephen and his Jicks-- who just became majority shareholders in Quasi-- also have a pair of live dates planned for November. One is December 19 at Frisco's Great American Music Hall, and the next December 21 at Portland's Doug Fir, with support from Blitzen Trapper.

That's all for now, but at least it's something.

Jicks:

12-19 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
12-21 Portland, OR - Doug Fir *

* with Blitzen Trapper

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Stephen (with the Million Dollar Bashers) has a cover of Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" on the I'm Not There soundtrack.

www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/46650-stephen-malkmus-and-the-million-dollar-bashers-maggies-farm-bob-dylan-cover-stream

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Stephen Malkmus unveils new album title
Ex-Pavement frontman and his band The Jicks return

Stephen Malkmus and his band The Jicks have revealed the title of their forthcoming album.

The former Pavement frontman's record, set for release in March 2008, is to be titled 'Real Emotional Trash'.

The posting on the singer's website also cryptically says 'one hour of us - too much for my mirror?' - presumably a Captain Beefheart-referencing remark on the length of the forthcoming album.

Malkmus also confirms the band's touring plans on the post, saying: "It will be officially released in March. With a tour of the USA co-in-side-ing. And probably so[me] Euro/Asian dates after that."

The singer was the frontman of alt-rock legends Pavement until their split in 2000 - since then, he has released three solo records, 'Stephen Malkmus', 'Pig Lib' and 'Face The Truth'.

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Malkmus In An 'Emotional' State On New Album

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks have set a March 4 date for their next Matador album, titled "Real Emotional Trash."

The 10-song set marks the first Jicks album with Sleater-Kinney/Quasi drummer Janet Weiss, who replaced John Moen in the group earlier this year. Recording took place at Snow Ghost Studios in Whitefish, Mont.

Next spring, the group will visit North America, Europe and Asia in support of the release. Beforehand, there are shows set for Dec. 19 in San Francisco and Dec. 21 in Portland, Ore.

Here is the track list for "Real Emotional Trash":

"Dragonfly Pie"
"Hopscotch Willie"
"Cold Son"
"Real Emotional Trash"
"Out of Reaches"
"Baltimore"
"Gardenia"
"Elmo Delmo"
"We Can't Help You"
"Wicked Wanda"

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Pitchfork interview:

www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/47563-stephen-malkmus-talks-itrashi

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Leaked.

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Album streaming at MySpace:

www.myspace.com/stephenmalkmus

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Out today in the US!

Reviews are very good...



www.metacritic.com/music/artists/malkmusstephen/realemotionaltrash

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The album's good, but it takes a lot of effort to get into. The reviews are great, the Metascore is up to 80 based on 28 reviews.

It's his highest peaking album on the Billboard 200:

64 MALKMUS*STEPHEN & THE JICKS REAL EMOTIONAL TRASH 10,101 896 999 11,071

Solo albums
2001: Stephen Malkmus, #124
2003: Pig Lib, #97
2005: Face The Truth, #118

With Pavement
1994: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, #121
1995: Wowee Zowee, #117
1997: Brighten the Corners, #70
1999: Terror Twilight, #95
2002: Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe, #152
2004: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: L.A.'s Desert Origins, #164

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The "Gardenia" video. It's at least six months too late, though.

stereogum.com/archives/video/new-stephen-malkmus-video-gardenia_029701.html

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Turning the Stephen Malkmus thread into a Pavement one. Reunited! And touring, starting in March:

03-01 Auckland, New Zealand - Town Hall
03-04 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
03-05 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
03-06 Meredith, Australia - Supernatural Amphitheatre (Golden Plains Festival)
03-07 Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton Theatre
03-08 Perth, Australia - Metro City
03-10 Brisbane, Australia - Tivoli
03-12 Melbourne, Australia - Palace Theatre
03-14 Melbourne, Australia - Palace Theatre
04-07 Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast
04-08 Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast
04-10 Osaka, Japan - Zepp Osaka
04-12 Nagoya, Japan - Zepp Nagoya
05-04 Dublin, Ireland - Tripod
05-05 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland
05-07 Paris, France - Le Zénith
05-08 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-10 London, England - Brixton Academy
05-11 London, England - Brixton Academy
05-12 London, England - Brixton Academy
05-13 London, England - Brixton Academy
05-15 Minehead, England - All Tomorrow’s Parties
05-18 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
05-19 Berlin, Germany - Astra
05-20 Prague, Czech Republic - Palac Akropolis
05-21 Vienna, Austria - Arena
05-22 Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
05-24 Rome, Italy - Atlantico Live
05-25 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
05-27 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Festival
05-29-31 Quincy, Washington - Sasquatch! Festival
07-01-04 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
08-12 Oslo, Norway - Oyafestival
08-14 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
09-21 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage
09-22 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage
09-23 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage
09-24 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage



They also have a best-of coming out 3/9 titled Quarantine the Past. The track listing has yet to be revealed, but it consists of 23 tracks spanning 1989-1999. So far, it is only known that "Gold Soundz" (free download) will appear on it. As if it could be neglected...

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Wow, not one other soul in Pulse is interested in Pavement?

I haven't listened to the Malkmus album personally, maybe I will soon. (Ugh! One more album to my already overstuffed to-check-out list!)

Anyway, I'm hoping there will be some unreleased tracks contained in that album, though I'm certainly not holding my breath...

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At least you are interested, Ardistal!

There won't be any new tracks. I'm still not sure if this reunion will bring new material. I hope so, in any case.

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The track listing:

01 Gold Soundz (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain)
02 Frontwards (Watery, Domestic EP)
03 Mellow Jazz Docent (Perfect Sound Forever EP)
04 Stereo (Brighten the Corners)
05 In the Mouth a Desert (Slanted & Enchanted)
06 Two States (Slanted & Enchanted)
07 Cut Your Hair (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain)
08 Shady Lane / J Vs. S (Brighten the Corners)
09 Here (Slanted & Enchanted)
10 Unfair (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain)
11 Grounded (Wowee Zowee)
12 Summer Babe (Winter Version) (Slanted & Enchanted)
13 Range Life (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain)
14 Date w/ IKEA (Brighten the Corners)
15 Debris Slide (Perfect Sound Forever EP)
16 Shoot the Singer (1 Sick Verse) (Watery, Domestic EP)
17 Spit on a Stranger (Terror Twilight)
18 Heaven Is a Truck (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain)
19 Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite at :17 (Slanted and Enchanted)
20 Embassy Row (Brighten the Corners)
21 Box Elder (Slay Tracks 1933-1969 EP)
22 Unseen Power of the Picket Fence (No Alternative compilation)
23 Fight This Generation (Wowee Zowee)

There's no way I'm buying this, as I have even bought all the reissues and EPs, but damn, it looks pretty good!

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I have been trying to find some Pavement albums over here, to no avail. If I somehow stumbled upon this, I'd definitely buy it.

[Gold Soundz]

That tracklist is sick.

Obviously, I'm a Pavement fan. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain is one of my favorite albums of all time.

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The compilation was released yesterday in the US. There will also be a special edition to be released on Record Store Day (April 17th), with a different track listing:

01. Zurich Is Stained (Slanted and Enchanted)
02. Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :17 (Slanted and Enchanted)
03. Grave Architecture (Wowee Zowee)
04. Unfair (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain)
05. …And Carrot Rope (Terror Twilight)
06. Shady Lane / J Vs. S (Brighten the Corners)
07. Two States (Slanted and Enchanted)
08. Fame Throwa (Slanted and Enchanted)
09. Cut Your Hair (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain)
10. Here (Slanted and Enchanted)
11. Extradition (Wowee Zowee)
12. Stereo (Brighten the Corners)
13. The Hexx (Terror Twilight)
14. Shoot the Singer (1 Sick Verse) (Watery, Domestic EP)
15. Kennel District (Wowee Zowee)
16. Price Yeah! (Slay Tracks 1933-1969 EP)
17. No Life Singed Her (Slanted and Enchanted)
18. Stop Breathin’ (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain)
19. Type Slowly (Live) (Tibet Freedom Concert compilation)
20. Fin (Brighten the Corners)
21. Forklift (Demolition Pilot J-7 EP)
22. Fight This Generation (Wowee Zowee)
23. Box Elder (Slay Tracks 1933-1969 EP)

Plus, videos from their first comeback show in Auckland, New Zealand here.