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82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critics What's this?

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8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

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  • Summary: The debut solo release from the former leader of indie-rock legends Pavement.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Sonicnet
    100
    Stephen Malkmus sounds like a great unmade Pavement album polished to within an inch of its life.
  2. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    91
    Exactly the unpredictable effort you'd expect, it utilizes a new bunch of Portland buddies to render the old noises into background music as it explores such themes as Yul Brynner's makeover and piracy on the coast of Montenegro.
  3. Q Magazine
    60
    Strangely engaging.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. franziskas
    10
    i love that album and i can´t understand why so many people find it and S.M. boring. i think he´s and will never be boring!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. DaveC.
    10
    Frees malkmus of the limitations of being in Pavement with definitely a more personal sound (guitar solo's et al)
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. time
    3
    It's not Pavement. And that's exactly why I'm giving it a better score than anything I'd ever give Pavement. On the other hand he will never he come close to capturing what the Reid Brothers, the Pixies and Sonic Youth had on even their worst day. Pavement was only acclaimed because we needed something to fill the void the Pixies left behind in the early 90s. Durpa! Durpa! Cut Your Hair! I'd rather cut my own throat than listen to Pavement! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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