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Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks | Mirror Traffic

Matador (2011)
Malkmus solo has always alternated concise "song" records between collections of the Jicks' sprawling jams (Pig Lib, Real Emotional Trash), but Mirror Traffic is the first time he's tried to make a Jicks-as-band record digestible.
By DAN WEISS | August 16, 2011

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The Big Hurt: Corgan vs. Malkmus: 15-year grudge

Feud reunions
As a child of the '90s, I sure find it heartwarming to see a classic feud of my youth re-form for a big festival appearance.
By DAVID THORPE | November 23, 2010

Screaming Females at SPACE Gallery, September 27

Music seen
Screaming Females have played Portland regularly as their blog-fueled star has risen; the buzz behind them is of a time-honored punk tradition (their albums are fine, but they are essential live viewing), but their punk itself is not.
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | October 07, 2010

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The Soft Pack | The Soft Pack

Kemado (2010)
This Los Angeles foursome first emerged in 2008 as the Muslims, a name they elected to change after they grew disgusted with and exhausted by all the ignorant — and often racist — bullshit that came out of people's mouths during shows/interviews/conversations.
By MIKAEL WOOD | February 03, 2010

Los Campesinos! | Romance Is Boring

Arts & Crafts (2010)
Toward the end of "In Medias Res," the first song on Los Campesinos!' third album, Gareth Campesinos (the entire Cardiff septet have adopted the surname) asks, "Is this something that would interest you?"
By RYAN STEWART | January 19, 2010

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Spiral Stairs | The Real Feel

Matador (2009)
As his former band prepare to stage their much-ballyhooed reunion next year, Scott Kannberg is breaking his five-year recording silence with what is arguably his least cryptic post-Pavement release.
By ZETH LUNDY | October 21, 2009

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Pavement | Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition

Matador (2008)
In 1997, not quite 10 years after he formed Pavement in Stockton, California, with friend Scott Kannberg, Stephen Malkmus was still singing like a dude unsure of what he wanted to be.
By ZETH LUNDY | December 02, 2008