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Pavement

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Pavement is perhaps the defining American indie rock band of the 1990s, the group that captured the slacker zeitgeist of the alt-rock era. Standing detached from the tumult of grunge, Pavement seemed laconic, sometimes lazy, as they threaded their love of underground American rock and British post-punk, dressing their winding melodies with squalls of feedback and shambolic rhythms. Initially conceived as a studio project between guitarists/vocalists Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg in 1989, Pavement released a series of EPs that were foundational texts in the lo-fi movement of the '90s before breaking through to the college rock mainstream with their 1992 debut album, Slanted & Enchanted. Shortly after that record became an indie sensation, the band's classic lineup featuring Malkmus and Kannberg, along with bassist Mark Ibold, percussionist Bob Nastanovich, and drummer Steve West gelled, and they debuted on the 1994 album Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. Buoyed by the alt-rock explosion of the '90s, the release gave Pavement their lone modern rock hit with "Cut Your Hair," but the band always felt more at home on the fringes of the mainstream, indulging in their odd obsessions on Wowee Zowee (1995), then trying to tie up loose ends on Brighten the Corners (1997). Pavement called it a day after 1999's Terror Twilight, but their deep influence was apparent in generations of indie rock bands in the 21st century, a legacy the group celebrated with archival releases and the occasional reunion tour.

Stephen Malkmus (vocals, guitar) had finished studying history at the University of Virginia and returned to Stockton, California, when he formed Pavement with childhood friend Scott Kannberg (guitar, vocals) in 1989. Pavement had released their first 7" EP, Slay Tracks: (1933-1969), by the summer of 1989. Recorded for 800 dollars at the small local studio Louder Than You Think -- which was owned by Gary Young, a fortysomething drummer who appeared on the EP -- and released on the duo's own indie label, Treble Kicker, Slay Tracks demonstrated sonic debts to the Fall, R.E.M., the Pixies, and Sonic Youth. While there were only a couple hundred copies pressed of the EP, it managed to work its way to several influential people within the underground industry, including British DJ John Peel. Furthermore, the EP, which was credited only to "S.M." and "Spiral Stairs," became something of an enigma, since it was supported by no press releases or information about the band. By the 1990 release of Demolition Plot J-7, the group had begun to forge these influences into their own signature sound. Pavement moved to Drag City Records and added Young as a member during the recording of Demolition Plot J-7, but the band didn't perform any concerts until after the 1991 release of Perfect Sound Forever.

During preparation for their first concerts in 1991, Pavement added bassist Mark Ibold and, in order to bolster Young's shaky timekeeping, a second drummer named Bob Nastanovich, who had attended college with Malkmus. The new lineup appeared on the band's first full-length album, Slanted & Enchanted, although the group didn't record any of the album as a full band; instead, it was pieced together by Malkmus and Kannberg. Prior to its release on Matador Records in the spring of 1992, Slanted & Enchanted created extremely good word-of-mouth praise; before the album was even available promotionally, critics were lavishly praising it in the press. Initially, the band's following was based upon critics and fellow musicians, but soon word began to spread on the street as well. Pavement supported the album with their first national tour, and while it didn't reach many cities, it became notorious for the band's sloppy sound and Young's grandstanding. He would greet the audience at the door, shake their hands, perform handstands during the show, hand out salads, and occasionally collapse drunk. Young was asked to leave the band during 1993; his last release with the group was the EP Watery, Domestic, which came out in the fall of 1992. He was replaced by Steve West, a friend of Nastanovich. After West joined the band, their early EPs were compiled on Drag City's 1993 collection Westing (By Musket and Sextant).

Pavement's sound was cleaned up somewhat after Young's departure; it was a combination of having a steady drummer and recording in real studios. Some pundits predicted that Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, the 1994 follow-up to Slanted & Enchanted, would be Pavement's breakthrough into the mainstream. To a certain extent, it was. The album debuted on the U.S. charts at 121, and "Cut Your Hair" became a Top Ten modern rock and MTV hit. But despite the LP's overwhelmingly positive reviews, Crooked Rain simply expanded Pavement's cult dramatically, confirming their status as underground, not mainstream, stars. Following the release of Crooked Rain, the band recorded sporadically in 1994; Malkmus and Nastanovich also contributed to Starlite Walker, the full-length debut by the Silver Jews, which was led by their college friend David Berman.

Pavement returned with their third album, Wowee Zowee, in the spring of 1995. More sprawling and eclectic than either of its predecessors, the record proved once again that Pavement was a leader of the underground instead of alternative rock's Next Big Thing. Despite the mixed response Wowee Zowee received from critics -- which sparked a Pavement backlash in the press that continued for the next two years -- most of the group's die-hard fans embraced the album. The band also landed a spot on the fifth Lollapalooza tour, which featured likeminded artists such as Beck and Sonic Youth. Though it may have been financially lucrative, the gig proved frustrating for the band; sandwiched in the middle of the main stage's bill, Pavement found themselves playing to fewer people than they might have had they headlined the second stage.

The group began 1996 with the release of the Pacific Trim EP and spent the rest of the year recording their fourth album with producer Mitch Easter. Released in early 1997, Brighten the Corners was seen as a return to the group's more accessible, Crooked Rain-like sound; it was greeted with positive reviews and debuted at number 70 on the American charts. After extensive touring in the U.S. and worldwide, Pavement took a break for the first half of 1998. That summer, among the bandmembers' off-duty activities, both Malkmus and Kannberg performed solo gigs: Malkmus introduced new Silver Jews and Pavement songs at the two L.A. dates he played with Scarnella (Nels Cline and the Geraldine Fibbers' Carla Bozulich's side project), while Kannberg played drums with Half Five Quarter to Six (an impromptu '80s cover band featuring other San Francisco-based musicians) at a charity event called One Night Stand. Kannberg also started his own label, Pray for Mojo (later renamed Amazing Grease), which featured bands like the psych-pop combo Oranger.

That fall, Pavement regrouped and recorded Terror Twilight with producer Nigel Godrich, whose intricate, polished style graced albums by Natalie Imbruglia, Beck, and, most famously, Radiohead. That group's guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, played harmonica on the album's sessions. When Terror Twilight arrived in the summer of 1999, it won uniformly positive reviews, but its bigger, cleaner sound and lack of any Kannberg songs made it feel suspiciously like a disguised Stephen Malkmus solo album. The Major Leagues EP did feature songs from Kannberg -- which he recorded with Gary Young at Louder Than You Think -- but this did little to dispel the breakup rumors Pavement had been dodging since Malkmus' solo gigs, during which he admitted that the bandmembers' desires to live outside of Pavement could spell the group's end. He announced that the band was indeed finished at their November 20, 1999, date at the London Brixton Academy: with a set of handcuffs hanging from his mike stand -- which he said symbolized being a part of a band -- Malkmus thanked Pavement's fans "for coming all these years."

However, the official word from the band and Matador Records was that Pavement were merely on hiatus. But, in the spring of 2000, word got out that both Kannberg and Malkmus were readying solo projects: Kannberg's, named the Preston School of Industry, reunited him with Gary Young; Malkmus' was initially called the Jicks, then rechristened Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, and included drummer John Moen, formerly of the Dharma Bums and the Fastbacks, and bassist Joanna Bolme, who had also worked with the Minders. An interview with Malkmus in the November 2000 issue of Spin confirmed Pavement's breakup for once and all. Ibold, West, and Nastanovich also stayed busy during the group's "hiatus": Ibold started his own label, West toured and recorded with his project Marble Valley, and Nastanovich maintained his horse-racing tip sheet Lucky Lavender. Late in 2000, it was announced that Malkmus' solo album -- which had the working title of Swedish Reggae -- would be known simply as Stephen Malkmus, and that he and the Jicks would tour in the spring of 2001 with Elastica's Justine Frischmann joining as an additional guitarist and Nastanovich as their road manager. Kannberg and his group also began playing dates in early 2001.

Despite the band's somewhat confusing and frustrating end, Pavement helped steer the course of '90s indie rock in a consistently intelligent, unpredictable -- and even fun -- direction. In late October 2002, Matador released a massively expanded version of the seminal Slanted & Enchanted. The version contained an astounding 36 bonus tracks ranging from an entire live performance to revealing B-sides. A retrospective double-DVD set entitled Slow Century was welcomed concurrently. Matador then released a similarly expanded edition of Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain in 2004 and Wowee Zowee in 2006, all the more confirming Pavement's legacy as indie rock trailblazers. In 2009, the band announced a series of 2010 benefit shows in New York City's Central Park and the U.K. that evolved into a full-fledged reunion tour in 2010. That year also saw the release of a compilation album called Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement. Following this burst of activity, the bandmembers once again went their separate ways.

In 2015, Pavement reactivated their archival project with the release of Secret History, Vol. 1, a compilation that issued rarities from the 2002 Slanted & Enchanted [Luxe & Reduxe] reissue on vinyl. The band planned to mount a second reunion tour in 2020, but plans were scrapped thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group were finally able to hit the road in 2022, the same year they released an expanded version of Terror Twilight subtitled Farewell Horizontal. Upon Young's death in August 2023, Pavement's surviving members paid tribute to their founding drummer. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Heather Phares, Rovi

Total plays

632.8 million
Updated on 2024-11-05

Monthly listeners

2,225,539

Followers

653,848

Top Cities

  1. United States
    36,891 listeners
  2. United Kingdom
    31,555 listeners
  3. United States
    33,289 listeners
  4. United States
    29,315 listeners
  5. Australia
    23,708 listeners

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Cut Your Hair
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Range Life
Range Life
33,075,986 4:55 1994-02-14
Gold Soundz
Gold Soundz
28,971,021 2:40 1994-02-14
Spit on a Stranger
Spit on a Stranger
18,207,268 3:04 1999-01-01
Spit On A Stranger - Remastered
Spit On A Stranger - Remastered
18,207,268 3:02 2010-03-09
Stereo
Stereo
12,662,556 3:07 1997-02-11
Zürich Is Stained
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Shady Lane/J Vs. S
Shady Lane/J Vs. S
11,534,720 3:51 2008-12-09
Shady Lane
Shady Lane
11,534,720 3:51 1997-02-11
Grounded
Grounded
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Father To A Sister Of Thought
Father To A Sister Of Thought
9,436,466 3:30 2006-11-07
Father to a Sister of Thought
Father to a Sister of Thought
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The Killing Moon - BBC Evening Session January 15, 1997
The Killing Moon - BBC Evening Session January 15, 1997
8,862,383 5:17 2008-12-09
Summer Babe - Winter Version
Summer Babe - Winter Version
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Summer Baby - 7" Version
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8,695,683 3:14 2002-10-22
Grave Architecture
Grave Architecture
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Here
Here
7,095,299 3:56 1995-03-28
Here
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Black Out
Black Out
7,068,353 2:10 1995-04-11
In The Mouth A Desert
In The Mouth A Desert
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Frontwards - Remastered
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Silence Kid
Silence Kid
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Elevate Me Later
Elevate Me Later
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You Are a Light
You Are a Light
4,130,289 3:54 1999-06-08
We Dance
We Dance
3,944,801 3:01 1995-04-11
Unfair
Unfair
3,794,290 2:33 1994-02-14
Major Leagues
Major Leagues
3,723,663 3:25 1999-06-08
Harness Your Hopes - BBC Evening Session January 15, 1997
Harness Your Hopes - BBC Evening Session January 15, 1997
3,612,099 2:42 2008-12-09
Starlings of the Slipstream
Starlings of the Slipstream
3,564,221 3:08 1997-02-11
Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :17
Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :17
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Blue Hawaiian
Blue Hawaiian
3,410,814 3:34 1997-02-11
Carrot Rope - 2022 Remaster
Carrot Rope - 2022 Remaster
3,283,646 3:50 2022-04-08
...And Carrot Rope
...And Carrot Rope
3,283,646 3:53 1999-06-08
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Date w/IKEA
3,204,172 2:39 2008-12-09
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Date with Ikea
3,204,172 2:39 1997-02-11
Date w/ IKEA - Remastered
Date w/ IKEA - Remastered
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Stop Breathin
Stop Breathin
3,114,538 4:28 1994-02-14
Transport Is Arranged
Transport Is Arranged
2,848,766 3:52 1997-02-11
The Hexx
The Hexx
2,819,351 5:39 1999-06-08
Old To Begin
Old To Begin
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Old to Begin
Old to Begin
2,724,156 3:23 1997-02-11
Rattled By The Rush
Rattled By The Rush
2,624,071 4:17 2006-11-07
Rattled by the Rush
Rattled by the Rush
2,624,071 4:17 1995-04-11
Cream of Gold
Cream of Gold
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Shoot The Singer (1 Sick Verse)
Shoot The Singer (1 Sick Verse)
2,496,830 3:15 1992-11-25
Embassy Row
Embassy Row
2,421,122 3:51 1997-02-11
AT&T
AT&T
2,386,331 3:33 1995-04-11
Newark Wilder
Newark Wilder
2,305,119 3:54 1994-02-14
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5-4=Unity
2,274,703 2:10 1994-02-14
Heaven Is a Truck
Heaven Is a Truck
2,212,473 2:31 1994-02-14
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Heaven Is A Truck - Remastered
2,212,473 2:30 2010-03-09
Box Elder
Box Elder
2,077,946 2:26 1993-03-22
Type Slowly
Type Slowly
2,026,469 5:20 1997-02-11
Two States
Two States
2,025,949 1:47 1992-04-20
Folk Jam
Folk Jam
1,753,629 3:35 1999-06-08
Loretta's Scars
Loretta's Scars
1,670,839 2:55 1992-04-20
Fillmore Jive
Fillmore Jive
1,501,945 6:38 1994-02-14
No Life Singed Her
No Life Singed Her
1,496,805 2:09 1992-04-20
Fight This Generation
Fight This Generation
1,489,648 4:23 1995-04-11
Kennel District
Kennel District
1,486,972 2:60 1995-04-11
Conduit For Sale!
Conduit For Sale!
1,463,382 2:52 1992-04-20
Perfume-V
Perfume-V
1,330,051 2:10 1992-04-20
Passat Dream
Passat Dream
1,299,330 3:52 1997-02-11
Exit Theory
Exit Theory
1,250,752 1:00 2004-10-26
We Are Underused
We Are Underused
1,207,081 4:13 1997-02-11
Hit the Plane Down
Hit the Plane Down
1,167,777 3:37 1994-02-14
Mellow Jazz Docent - Remastered
Mellow Jazz Docent - Remastered
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Fin
Fin
1,110,561 5:25 1997-02-11
Frontwards
Frontwards
1,110,273 3:16 1992-11-25
Serpentine Pad
Serpentine Pad
1,086,670 1:16 1995-04-11
Be the Hook
Be the Hook
1,086,246 2:46 2022-01-11
Brinx Job
Brinx Job
1,055,071 1:32 1995-04-11
Ann Don't Cry
Ann Don't Cry
1,046,464 4:10 1999-06-08
Motion Suggests Itself
Motion Suggests Itself
1,040,063 3:15 2006-11-07
Motion Suggests
Motion Suggests
1,040,063 3:15 1995-04-11
Chesley's Little Wrists
Chesley's Little Wrists
1,024,203 1:16 1992-04-20
Platform Blues
Platform Blues
980,618 4:42 1999-06-08
Fame Throwa
Fame Throwa
900,789 3:22 1992-04-20
Billie
Billie
881,424 3:44 1999-06-08
Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence
Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence
874,350 3:51 2004-10-26
Best Friend's Arm
Best Friend's Arm
867,392 2:20 2006-11-07
Best Friends Arm
Best Friends Arm
867,392 2:19 1995-04-11
Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era
Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era
857,306 3:22 1992-04-20
Flux = Rad
Flux = Rad
856,175 1:45 1995-04-11
Extradition
Extradition
837,515 2:12 1995-04-11
Our Singer
Our Singer
823,450 3:12 1992-04-20
Debris Slide
Debris Slide
811,921 1:56 1993-03-22
Pueblo
Pueblo
781,442 3:25 1995-04-11
Starlings Of The Slipstream
Starlings Of The Slipstream
754,036 3:08 2008-12-09
Speak, See, Remember
Speak, See, Remember
741,230 4:20 1999-06-08
Half A Canyon
Half A Canyon
686,066 6:10 2006-11-07
Half a Canyon
Half a Canyon
686,066 6:10 1995-04-11
Give It A Day
Give It A Day
638,146 2:39 2006-11-07
I Love Perth
I Love Perth
499,876 1:05 2006-11-07
Roll With The Wind - B-side
Roll With The Wind - B-side
489,761 3:19 1999-01-01
Texas Never Whispers
Texas Never Whispers
481,882 3:09 1992-11-25
Lions (Linden)
Lions (Linden)
462,005 1:50 1992-11-25
Western Homes
Western Homes
458,715 1:50 1995-04-11
And Then (The Hexx) - Extended Version of B-side
And Then (The Hexx) - Extended Version of B-side
440,957 7:02 2008-12-09
The Classical - BBC John Peel session August 21, 1997
The Classical - BBC John Peel session August 21, 1997
431,910 3:27 2008-12-09
Westie Can Drum - B-side
Westie Can Drum - B-side
422,992 4:11 2008-12-09
Strings Of Nashville
Strings Of Nashville
415,406 3:46 2004-10-26
No Tan Lines - B-side
No Tan Lines - B-side
414,083 3:09 2008-12-09
Easily Fooled - B-Side
Easily Fooled - B-Side
412,696 3:05 2006-11-07
Heckler Spray
Heckler Spray
405,234 1:06 1993-03-22
Circa 1762 - John Peel Session #1
Circa 1762 - John Peel Session #1
399,103 3:27 2002-10-22
Beautiful As A Butterfly - Unreleased Song
Beautiful As A Butterfly - Unreleased Song
397,875 3:38 2008-12-09
Cataracts - Unreleased Song
Cataracts - Unreleased Song
390,691 4:16 2008-12-09
Birds In The Majic Industry - B-side
Birds In The Majic Industry - B-side
369,298 3:56 2008-12-09
Camera
Camera
354,479 3:45 2004-10-26
Wanna Mess You Around - B-side
Wanna Mess You Around - B-side
353,696 1:26 2008-12-09
No More Kings
No More Kings
343,338 4:22 1996-04-09
Harness Your Hopes - Sped Up
Harness Your Hopes - Sped Up
321,097 3:14 2024-04-19
Winner Of The - B-side
Winner Of The - B-side
306,923 2:49 2008-12-09
Raft
Raft
300,380 3:34 2004-10-26
Slowly Typed - B-side
Slowly Typed - B-side
300,134 2:53 2008-12-09
And Then (The Hexx) - BBC Evening Session January 15, 1997
And Then (The Hexx) - BBC Evening Session January 15, 1997
289,925 5:08 2008-12-09
Cherry Area - B-side
Cherry Area - B-side
286,408 1:35 2008-12-09
Coolin' By Sound
Coolin' By Sound
285,432 2:50 2004-10-26
Stare
Stare
276,145 2:52 2004-10-26
Painted Soldiers
Painted Soldiers
234,161 2:55 1996-04-09
Painted Soldiers - From 'Brain Candy'
Painted Soldiers - From 'Brain Candy'
234,121 2:54 2006-11-07
Nigel - Unreleased Song
Nigel - Unreleased Song
233,287 3:45 2008-12-09
You're Killing Me
You're Killing Me
231,907 3:20 1993-03-22
All My Friends
All My Friends
223,869 5:12 2004-10-26
Kneeling Bus
Kneeling Bus
222,290 1:34 2004-10-26
Range Life
Range Life
212,924 4:11 2004-10-26
Haunt You Down
Haunt You Down
211,798 4:52 2004-10-26
Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent
Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent
206,671 2:31 1993-03-22
Gangsters & Pranksters
Gangsters & Pranksters
204,825 1:31 2006-11-07
Chevy (Old To Begin) - Alternate Mix
Chevy (Old To Begin) - Alternate Mix
199,832 3:49 2008-12-09
Price Yeah!
Price Yeah!
199,568 3:00 1993-03-22
Winner Of The - BBC Evening Session January 15, 1997
Winner Of The - BBC Evening Session January 15, 1997
198,932 2:50 2008-12-09
Ell Ess Two
Ell Ess Two
193,353 2:45 2004-10-26
Grounded
Grounded
190,257 3:36 2004-10-26
5-4 Vocal
5-4 Vocal
187,489 2:08 2004-10-26
Embassy Row Psych Intro - Unreleased Song
Embassy Row Psych Intro - Unreleased Song
186,719 1:06 2008-12-09
Baptist Blacktick
Baptist Blacktick
186,460 2:03 1993-03-22
Roll With The Wind (Roxy) - Alternate Mix
Roll With The Wind (Roxy) - Alternate Mix
177,095 3:22 2008-12-09
Grave Architecture - BBC John Peel session August 21, 1997
Grave Architecture - BBC John Peel session August 21, 1997
174,782 4:10 2008-12-09
Jam Kids
Jam Kids
170,029 4:55 2004-10-26
Stop Breathing
Stop Breathing
164,645 3:55 2004-10-26
Type Slowly - Live From “Tibetan Freedom Concert“
Type Slowly - Live From “Tibetan Freedom Concert“
164,618 6:48 2008-12-09
Here - John Peel Session #1
Here - John Peel Session #1
164,181 3:49 2002-10-22
Space Ghost Theme II - WFNX February 12, 1997
Space Ghost Theme II - WFNX February 12, 1997
159,966 2:51 2008-12-09
Kennel District
Kennel District
157,773 3:24 2004-10-26
Nail Clinic
Nail Clinic
155,386 2:26 2004-10-26
Secret Knowledge Of Backroads - John Peel Session #1
Secret Knowledge Of Backroads - John Peel Session #1
151,951 3:27 2002-10-22
It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl - Recorded live at KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic program February 25, 1997
It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl - Recorded live at KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic program February 25, 1997
147,537 2:57 2008-12-09
Mercy Snack: The Laundromat
Mercy Snack: The Laundromat
146,913 1:39 1993-03-22
Soiled Little Filly
Soiled Little Filly
146,308 2:08 2004-10-26
Greenlander
Greenlander
145,307 3:11 2002-10-22
Maybe Maybe
Maybe Maybe
144,608 2:15 1993-03-22
Neil Hagerty Meets Jon Spencer In A Non-Alcoholic Bar - Recorded Live at KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic program February 25, 1997 KCRW February 25,1997
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143,426 2:37 2008-12-09
Spizzle Trunk
Spizzle Trunk
142,887 1:24 1993-03-22
Date w/IKEA - BBC John Peel session August 21, 1997
Date w/IKEA - BBC John Peel session August 21, 1997
142,771 2:35 2008-12-09
My First Mine
My First Mine
140,432 2:21 1993-03-22
Forklift
Forklift
139,158 3:28 1993-03-22
Hands Off The Bayou
Hands Off The Bayou
138,865 2:44 2004-10-26
Same Way Of Saying
Same Way Of Saying
138,855 4:35 2004-10-26
Destroy Mater Dei - Recorded live at KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic program February 25, 1997
Destroy Mater Dei - Recorded live at KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic program February 25, 1997
138,382 1:42 2008-12-09
Fin - BBC John Peel session August 21, 1997
Fin - BBC John Peel session August 21, 1997
133,554 5:10 2008-12-09
Space Ghost Theme I - WFNX February 12, 1997
Space Ghost Theme I - WFNX February 12, 1997
133,221 1:43 2008-12-09
Sensitive Euro Man - From 'I Shot Andy Warhol'
Sensitive Euro Man - From 'I Shot Andy Warhol'
131,353 3:17 2006-11-07
She Believes
She Believes
128,988 3:02 1993-03-22
Kentucky Cocktail - John Peel Session #1
Kentucky Cocktail - John Peel Session #1
128,279 3:34 2002-10-22
So Stark (You're A Skyscraper)
So Stark (You're A Skyscraper)
127,435 3:01 2002-10-22
False Skorpion - B-Side
False Skorpion - B-Side
127,258 2:03 2006-11-07
Mussle Rock (Is A Horse In Transition) - B-Side
Mussle Rock (Is A Horse In Transition) - B-Side
125,457 3:26 2006-11-07
Flux = Rad
Flux = Rad
122,101 2:12 2004-10-26
Pueblo (Beach Boys)
Pueblo (Beach Boys)
121,427 3:48 2004-10-26
The Sutcliffe Catering Song
The Sutcliffe Catering Song
119,573 3:22 2004-10-26
Kris Kraft - B-Side
Kris Kraft - B-Side
116,306 2:47 2006-11-07
Heaven Is A Truck (Egg Shell)
Heaven Is A Truck (Egg Shell)
115,808 2:21 2004-10-26
Maybe Maybe - Recorded live at KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic program February 25, 1997
Maybe Maybe - Recorded live at KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic program February 25, 1997
115,644 2:02 2008-12-09
Nothing Ever Happens
Nothing Ever Happens
115,541 2:31 2002-10-22
Stub Your Toe - 2022 Remaster
Stub Your Toe - 2022 Remaster
114,180 2:34 2022-04-08
Your Time to Change - 2022 Remaster
Your Time to Change - 2022 Remaster
112,927 3:11 2022-04-08
Oddity - From “God Save The Clean“
Oddity - From “God Save The Clean“
112,655 2:59 2008-12-09
Strings Of Nashville - Instrumental
Strings Of Nashville - Instrumental
112,461 3:51 2004-10-26
Here - Alternate Mix
Here - Alternate Mix
112,278 3:58 2002-10-22
Brink Of The Clouds - B-Side
Brink Of The Clouds - B-Side
108,798 2:26 2006-11-07
Nail Clinic
Nail Clinic
107,261 2:28 1994-10-24
Major Leagues - Demo Version - 2022 Remaster
Major Leagues - Demo Version - 2022 Remaster
106,737 3:08 2022-04-08
Bad Version Of War
Bad Version Of War
106,132 3:27 2004-10-26
Sue Me Jack
Sue Me Jack
103,341 3:01 2002-10-22
JMC Retro
JMC Retro
101,305 0:52 2004-10-26
The Porpoise and the Hand Grenade
The Porpoise and the Hand Grenade
97,766 2:48 1999-01-01
Perfect Depth
Perfect Depth
97,656 2:45 1993-03-22
Fucking Righteous
Fucking Righteous
96,641 2:48 2004-10-26
Decouvert de Soleil - 2022 Remaster
Decouvert de Soleil - 2022 Remaster
95,893 2:07 2022-04-08
Pueblo Domain
Pueblo Domain
95,885 4:18 2004-10-26
Colorado
Colorado
95,248 1:14 2004-10-26
Rain Ammunition - John Peel Session #2
Rain Ammunition - John Peel Session #2
92,513 3:25 2002-10-22
Saganaw
Saganaw
90,396 3:32 2006-11-07
Home
Home
90,144 2:24 1993-03-22
Dark Ages
Dark Ages
88,365 2:40 2004-10-26
Summer Babe - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
Summer Babe - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
87,314 3:21 2002-10-22
Box Elder - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
Box Elder - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
86,620 2:45 2002-10-22
Internal K-Dart
Internal K-Dart
84,947 1:49 1993-03-22
Instrumental
Instrumental
83,507 3:41 2004-10-26
Recorder Grot
Recorder Grot
81,407 2:08 1993-03-22
Flood Victim
Flood Victim
81,253 1:17 2004-10-26
Rug Rat
Rug Rat
80,487 3:05 2004-10-26
Rooftop Gambler - Jessamine
Rooftop Gambler - Jessamine
80,171 2:53 2022-04-08
Ed Ames - John Peel Session #2
Ed Ames - John Peel Session #2
79,908 3:22 2002-10-22
From Now On
From Now On
79,886 2:04 1993-03-22
Black Out - Alternate Version
Black Out - Alternate Version
76,728 2:22 2024-03-13
Brink Of The Clouds
Brink Of The Clouds
75,633 3:48 2004-10-26
Frontwards - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
Frontwards - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
74,730 3:18 2002-10-22
Stray Fire - Wowee Zowee Session Outtake
Stray Fire - Wowee Zowee Session Outtake
72,589 2:47 2006-11-07
Drunks With Guns - John Peel Session #2
Drunks With Guns - John Peel Session #2
71,390 1:42 2002-10-22
In The Mouth A Desert - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
In The Mouth A Desert - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
71,202 3:60 2002-10-22
Home - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
Home - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
69,028 3:15 2002-10-22
Cream of Gold Intro - Jessamine
Cream of Gold Intro - Jessamine
68,751 0:44 2022-04-08
Tartar Martyr
Tartar Martyr
68,720 3:13 2004-10-26
It's a Hectic World
It's a Hectic World
66,734 1:02 1995-01-01
It's A Hectic World - From Homage to Descendents Tribute
It's A Hectic World - From Homage to Descendents Tribute
66,723 1:03 2006-11-07
Rooftop Gambler
Rooftop Gambler
66,346 3:21 1999-01-01
Shagbag
Shagbag
65,661 1:09 2022-04-08
Box Elder - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
Box Elder - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
64,905 5:16 2006-11-07
Billy - SM Demo
Billy - SM Demo
64,407 2:35 2022-04-08
Unfair - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
Unfair - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
60,684 2:40 2006-11-07
Shady Lane - Live Europaturnén MCMXCVII
Shady Lane - Live Europaturnén MCMXCVII
58,878 3:13 2009-04-18
Fight This Generation - Recorded March 3, 1994 at Hilversum, Holland
Fight This Generation - Recorded March 3, 1994 at Hilversum, Holland
57,278 8:11 2006-11-07
Baby Yeah - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
Baby Yeah - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
57,192 2:45 2002-10-22
We Dance - Alternate Mix Wowee Zowee Session Outtake
We Dance - Alternate Mix Wowee Zowee Session Outtake
57,185 3:03 2006-11-07
Dancing With The Elders - From Medusa Cyclone/Pavement Split 7"
Dancing With The Elders - From Medusa Cyclone/Pavement Split 7"
56,300 4:15 2006-11-07
Easily Fooled - Recorded March 3, 1994 at Hilversum, Holland
Easily Fooled - Recorded March 3, 1994 at Hilversum, Holland
55,003 3:43 2006-11-07
Heaven Is A Truck - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
Heaven Is A Truck - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
54,971 4:03 2006-11-07
Half A Canyon - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
Half A Canyon - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
54,930 5:28 2006-11-07
I Love Perth - BBC In-Studio, Steve Lamacq Evening Session, March 15, 1995
I Love Perth - BBC In-Studio, Steve Lamacq Evening Session, March 15, 1995
54,891 1:11 2006-11-07
Easily Fooled - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
Easily Fooled - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
54,228 3:25 2006-11-07
Brink Of The Clouds/Candylad - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
Brink Of The Clouds/Candylad - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
54,201 3:60 2006-11-07
Krell Vid-User
Krell Vid-User
52,500 1:27 1993-03-22
Best Friend's Arm - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
Best Friend's Arm - Live, Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994
52,412 3:53 2006-11-07
The List Of Dorms - John Peel Session #2
The List Of Dorms - John Peel Session #2
51,617 2:25 2002-10-22
Conduit For Sale! - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
Conduit For Sale! - Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
51,331