Stephen Malkmus

Entertainment Weekly - "...Full of humor and energy....it's a welcome return to the giddy wit that had dimmed as Pavement tried to contort itself into a conventional rock band..." - Rating: A- Q - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Strangely engaging....as queer and entertaining as anything by his old band..." Uncut - 4 stars out of 5 - "...There's a fiendish brain at play throughout this captivating opus....Call it American psycho-beauty: a feast of Stephen..." Alternative Press - 4 out of 5 - "...Malkmus sounds like he's having more fun than he has in years....everything here is so enjoyable..." Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...His most playful, lighthearted tunes since WOWEE ZOWEE....mapping out his adult style of indie slop with casual grace..." NME - 8 out of 10 - "...His brightest, funniest, quite possibly best set of songs since 1994's outstanding CROOKED RAIN..." NME - Ranked #21 in NME's 50 "Albums Of the Year 2001". Mojo - "...The best songs have that rare power which picks up and carries along the happy Walkman listener, legs dangling...gravity-defying...above the ground..." CMJ - "...Another bunch of great numbers that wouldn't have seemed out of place on TERROR TWILIGHT or BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS..."

Debut album from the former 'Pavement' frontman Stephen Malkmus. Malkmus reverts back to the early Pavement sound, with an album of quirky pop tunes and bizarre lyrical tales. Also features the single 'Discretion Grove'|