Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain [LP]

Pavement's second album, released by Matador in 1994, tidied up the lo-fi clatter of Slanted and Enchanted without sanding off any of its charm. Stephen Malkmus's sly, oblique lyrics ride over jangling, slightly off-kilter guitars on "Cut Your Hair," the band's unlikely MTV hit, and the gorgeous "Gold Soundz," while the country-tinged "Range Life" took memorable shots at their alt-rock peers. Loose, funny and quietly affecting, it remains a defining record of '90s indie rock, presented here as twelve tracks on a single LP from Matador Records.

Track listing

1. Silence Kit
2. Elevate Me Later
3. Stop Breathin'
4. Cut Your Hair
5. Newark Wilder
6. Unfair
7. Gold Soundz
8. 5-4=Unity
9. Range Life
10. Heaven Is a Truck
11. Hit the Plane Down
12. Fillmore Jive

Edition details

LP