Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain [Vinyl LP]

Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain [Vinyl LP]

Format: LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo + Insert
Label: Matador Records (US)
Catalogue Number: OLE 100790
Barcode: 744861007906
Released: 17th March 2010 Originally 14 February 1994
Genre: Indie Rock / Lo-Fi / Alternative
Condition: New & Sealed

Description

Pavement’s sophomore LP is a slacker-pop masterpiece that redefined indie rock’s trajectory in the mid-’90s. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain trades the abrasive lo-fi of Slanted and Enchanted for a more melodic, ironic, and emotionally resonant sound—without losing the band’s off-kilter charm. This Matador US pressing includes a full-colour glossy insert featuring artwork, credits, and cryptic liner notes.

From the sardonic anthem Cut Your Hair to the wistful Gold Soundz and the sprawling closer Fillmore Jive, Stephen Malkmus and crew deliver hooks, wit, and a sideways glance at rock’s fading grandeur. The insert includes alternate track titles and production credits like “Produced by no one else,” underscoring the band’s DIY ethos.

Tracklist Overview

Side A

• Silence Kid
• Elevate Me Later
• Stop Breathin
• Cut Your Hair
• Newark Wilder
• Unfair

Side B

• Gold Soundz
• 5-4=Unity
• Range Life
• Heaven Is a Truck
• Hit the Plane Down
• Fillmore Jive

Credits & Notes

• Vocals/Guitar: Stephen Malkmus
• Bass: Mark Ibold
• Drums: Steve West
• Percussion: Bob Nastanovich
• Engineered by Mark Venezia
• Mixed by Bryce Goggin
• Recorded at Random Falls, NYC (Aug–Sept 1993)