The music of Stephen Malkmus can roughly be divided between his three main bands: Pavement, The Jicks, and Silver Jews. For better or for worse, Pavement tends to overshadow the other two—their rough, fuzzed-out music and enigmatic, humorous lyrics made them alt-rock darlings during the genre’s 90s heydays, and their stamp on indie rock has been felt ever since.…
The music of Stephen Malkmus can roughly be divided between his three main bands: Pavement, The Jicks, and Silver Jews. For better or for worse, Pavement tends to overshadow the other two—their rough, fuzzed-out music and enigmatic, humorous lyrics made them alt-rock darlings during the genre’s 90s heydays, and their stamp on indie rock has been felt ever since.…