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- Summary: The former Pavement singer returns with his latest album with the Jicks.
- Record Label: Matador
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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I kinda like the way you dot your J's with giant circles of naivety the kind of circles include everything don't mean to damn you with the faintest... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 36
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Mixed: 11 out of 36
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Negative: 0 out of 36
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FilterThe seasoned professional executes discipline on a record that seems entirely natural--layered to the top, but never giving in to excess. [Winter 2008, p.92]
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Real Emotional Trash features lots of long songs with prog parts ripe for '70s Camaro rides, but Malkmus' apparent glee in playing them helps keep excess at bay.
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Polished production and an ironing out of the music’s creases creates a less-relaxed feel than we’re used to hearing, but there’s also a sense of warmth which was largely missing from the previous Jicks-aided album, "Pig Lib."
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It’s a very rare, wondrous thing: prog-rock for firesides and fuzzy-slipper Sundays.
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The WireWith the Jicks now sharing the spotlight, sees Malkmus's familiar tangled lyricism and meandering tendencies offset by some tremendous group performances. [Mar 2008, p.57]
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If Real Emotional Trash falls short of "Pig Lib," it’s because we’re spending too much time in the tunnel, and not enough in the funnel to the tune.
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Q MagazineHis fourth album is another trough, low on songs and over-reliant on meandering guitar jams. [Apr 2008, p.112]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 22
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Mixed: 1 out of 22
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Negative: 1 out of 22
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Shiftybob.May 17, 2008
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DrewApr 10, 2008
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MichaelC.Mar 5, 2008One of his best releases yet
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Aug 30, 2011
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BriboF.Mar 5, 2008
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KGFReezeMar 17, 2008
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TSmithApr 14, 2008probably fun to play on. definetly not fun to listen to. but if you like jammy phish like monotony this might be your album of the year.
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