If you can accept the fact that anything Stephen Malkmus does is going to sound a lot like Pavement, you'll like this record. This time around, it's backing band Jicks who supply the ambiguous blues-y jam rock that serves to showcase Malkmus' ever quirky lyrics.
Supposedly, Real Emotional Trash has been hailed as one of the best releases of 2008 and among the greatest things Malkmus has ever recorded (including Pavement). That's well out of order. At best, it's sub-prime Pavement and most tracks run way too long. But there are a few gems on there. Probably best suited for Pavement fans and 90's slacker rock devotees.
What next?More by Stephen Malkmus & Jicks? More reviews? More indie, or rock, or progressive?