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CD: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Mirror Traffic
CD: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Mirror Traffic
Produced by Beck, this is a pleasantly laid-back return to form
Sunday, 21 August 2011
'Mirror Traffic': 'Made me immediately replay old Pavement records'
If Pavement fans have recovered from the excitement of last year’s reunion then they may find their pulses racing once more when they hear Stephen Malkmus and the Jick’s new album which is produced by Beck (no less).
If Pavement fans have recovered from the excitement of last year’s reunion then they may find their pulses racing once more when they hear Stephen Malkmus and the Jick’s new album which is produced by Beck (no less).
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