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Mon 13/01/2014 STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS (£17.50 advance)

“I caught you streaking in your Birkenstocks, a scary thought, in the 2ks”

Mirror Traffic is the new Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks album. Recorded at Sunset Sound studios LA and at the home of the album’s producer, Beck.

With the question of a Pavement reunion having been firmly and finally answered last year with a yes, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks return with Mirror Traffic, their most immediate and energised set to date. Recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Beck, Mirror Traffic is an album comprised of fifteen almost-pop songs, and the sound of a band with a spring in their step. “This record,” says Malkmus “is relatively approachable.”

As the first producer to work with Malkmus since Pavement, Beck has drawn out a set of performances that ring with clarity and inventiveness, trading in the Jicks more recent wig-out moments for a sharply defined focus and a more colourful depth of field. With nearly half the tracks clocking in at under three minutes, Mirror Traffic flashes by with a lightness of touch; a decision that band and producer found eas...

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