The former Pavement frontman's latest release with the Jicks could mark the beginning of a miserable descent towards becoming a jam band. According to our review, Real Emotional Trash is "all jam, all the time," and that Malkmus "sounds like a Phish out of water." Tragic, I know. -- ASD Staff Report
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CD Review: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks -- Real Emotional Trash
Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 02:52:52 PM
Category: Music
The album kicks ass, why the hate?
Posted at: March 20, 2008 9:11 AM