• Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Jun 8, 1999
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  1. Jul 19, 2011
    10
    I didn't think they could do it again that late in their career,bearing in mind they split soon after,but low & behold Pavement suceeded ,writers block being what it is.Most of the old ingredients are there,(important for what is essentially a cult band),warped/strange world view,expressed with cryptic lyrics,odd time changes and weird arrangements.This record works well as an overallI didn't think they could do it again that late in their career,bearing in mind they split soon after,but low & behold Pavement suceeded ,writers block being what it is.Most of the old ingredients are there,(important for what is essentially a cult band),warped/strange world view,expressed with cryptic lyrics,odd time changes and weird arrangements.This record works well as an overall concept a lot like their spiritual buddies the Flaming Lips,unlike that band though ,Pavements sounds are driven through with the lo-fi ethos that has characterised their career,sonics may get big but not so big they commit that fatal error of sideshowing the songs and the performers. Expand
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  1. Though it's hard not to miss the gloriously messy sprawl of Pavement at their peak, this carefully crafted, languid recasting of their signature sound is effective and winds up as a fitting, bittersweet farewell for the best band of the '90s.