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Pavement
Pavement came out of Stockton, California, in the early nineties and became the band other indie rock bands measured themselves against. Their songs were loose, tuneful, and a little cryptic — short bursts of melody wrapped in fuzz, with Stephen Malkmus's half-sung lyrics sounding like inside jokes you still wanted in on. "Cut Your Hair," "Range Life," and "Summer Babe" made them college-radio favourites without ever sanding down the weird edges that made them matter.
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Slanted and Enchanted (1992). Their debut has the scrappy charm everything after built on. "Summer Babe," "Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite at :17," and "Here" are all on it, and the fuzz and sudden hooks are the sound that set the tone for a decade of indie rock.
Biography
Pavement is an American indie rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. For most of their career, the group consisted of vocalist and guitarist Stephen Malkmus, guitarist and vocalist Scott Kannberg, bassist Mark Ibold, drummer Steve West and vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Bob Nastanovich. Initially conceived as a recording project, the band at first avoided press or live performances, while attracting considerable underground attention with their early releases. Gradually evolving into a more polished band, Pavement recorded five full-length albums and ten EPs over the course of a decade, though the group disbanded with some acrimony in 1999 as the members moved on to other projects. In 2010, Pavement undertook a well-received reunion tour, followed by another international tour from 2022 to 2024. The band has played several smaller tours and concerts since then.
Though only briefly attracting mainstream attention with the single "Cut Your Hair" in 1994, Pavement were a successful indie rock band.
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 1999Spit on a StrangerEP
- 1999Terror TwilightAlbum
- 1999Major LeaguesEP
- 1997Brighten the CornersAlbum
- 1997Shady LaneEP
- 1996Pacific TrimEP
- 1995Wowee ZoweeAlbum
- 1994Crooked Rain, Crooked RainAlbum
- 1992Watery, DomesticEP
- 1992Slanted and EnchantedAlbum
- 1991Perfect Sound ForeverEP
- 1990Demolition Plot J-7EP
- 1989Slay Tracks: 1933–1969EP
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