When was the last time you listened to Pavement’s Terror Twilight? We listened to it today, and just might be at the tippy toes of a pretty mean Pavement streak. All that weird wordplay and half-delivered deliveries. So good. I’m rattled by the rush.

Here’s something to think about Malkmus and his whole deal: He speaks in band names.

A small list of Malkmus-isms that could be the next rad local band you won’t be going to see:
01. Pacific Trim
02. Father to a Sister of Thought
03. Baptist Blacktick
04. Range Life
05. Starlings Of The Slipstream

Saw the guy at a barbeque last summer and it took everything in my being to leave him alone with his family. I’m a fan. My burden as a Portlander.

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A good day for vinyl showing up in the mail, at the house:

01. Son Volt - Trace
02. Wheat - Hope and Adams
03. Gastr Del Sol - Crookt, Crackt or Fly

Trace on vinyl? So fucking good. I will die with that record. The best Volt album of the bunch. Even after 13 years, the thing still sounds as fresh as ever to me.

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Some “fresh, young rock poster art” here. Refreshing.