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Pig Lib
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by Stephen Malkmus
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List Price: $28.49
$28.49
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on 10-2-2008.
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Japanese version featuring a bonus track
Pavement may be gone, but Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks are here -- and God willing, they're here to stay. Malkmus's second solo album irons out the assorted problems of the first, and puts his new non-Pavement music on its own unique turf. It's catchy, fun, complex, and may just be brilliant. After the quirky folk-rock opener "Water And a Seat," we're treated to melodic rock songs ("Ramp of Death," "Sheets"), polished jam sessions (the exquisitely titled "Do Not Feed the Oyster," "1% of One"), smooth multifaceted pop ("Vanessa From Queens"), and some songs that defy description (the taut, fast, scrapy "Dark Wave"). The special edition also comes with a five-song EP of previously unreleased material. Malkmus is at his best in these songs, like the catchy, fast-spinning "Dynamic Calories." The EP proceeds with the fun "Fractions and Feelings" before dipping down into the heavy, slow "Old Jerry." The way back up is surreal, as evidenced by the weird, waily "Poet and the Witch," before returning to catchy rock turf as the danceable "Shake It Around." "Pig Lib" takes the best of jamming and polished studio sound and forces them together. It's refined, but hasn't had the indie-rock sound sucked out of it. A mass of contradictions: it sounds natural and relaxed, both spontaneous and carefully crafted. At times it drops into jam-band turf, before sliding back into Pavement-like rock with complex guitar riffs and spurts of psychedelica. The guitar riffs on "Shake it Around" are like an extension of Malkmus's voice, shimmying and bouncing as he sings. Malkmus's voice both stands out and blends in. While it isn't drowned out by the music, the music seems like a natural backdrop for him, even if he seems like he's forcing the words out of his mouth. The guitars are fantastic, percussion is solid, and the lyrics are stellar (especially the who-wants-who lyrics. "I kiss and tell/and make life hell/you know what it's about..." -- how much better does it get?). Stephen Malkmus is up there with Billy Corgan and Thom Yorke as musical geniuses, who can weave complicated and beautiful music time and time again. And "Pig Lib" is a modern masterpiece of sound. A must-have for lovers of good rock.
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Pig Lib
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Price: $28.49
Updated on 10-2-2008.
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