Badlittlekitten's top 50 indie/alternative tracks of this century so far.

Badlittlekitten · 12-15-2010, 04:01 PM

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Stephen Malkmus - Church On White
Stephen Malkmus
2001
Everybody make way please. Legend coming through.
In 2001 Malkmus had split from scruffy, influential, lo-fi mavericks Pavement, and released his overlooked solo album. Stephen Malkmus is a warm and cosy ride, full of 70's tinged folk rock loveliness, melded with a soul that was lacking in Pavement's restless rumble. This just about edged out a few other tracks from the album and is here partly because it's a lovely breezy thing which I can imagine myself listening to when I'm old and withered, rocking back and forth on my garden chair, reflecting in the sun, and dusting off my favourite beer as Malkmus whispers through the trees, "Carry on, it’s a marathon, take me off the list. I don’t want to be missed" and his band, the Jicks, stroll along in 3/4 time while the timid air cuts through the blades of grass around me. But this song is mostly here because of the guitar, which is just dam exquisite throughout. And it gets even better from about two minutes in, where Malkmus overdubs himself and we get gorgeous twin guitar flourishes that are up there with anything on Television's Marquee Moon. Just listen to it. And save me from spewing any more pretentious babel.

12-15-2010, 04:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
Badlittlekitten And then there was music Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Near Wild Heaven Posts: 287	43 Stephen Malkmus - Church On White Stephen Malkmus 2001 Everybody make way please. Legend coming through. In 2001 Malkmus had split from scruffy, influential, lo-fi mavericks Pavement, and released his overlooked solo album. Stephen Malkmus is a warm and cosy ride, full of 70's tinged folk rock loveliness, melded with a soul that was lacking in Pavement's restless rumble. This just about edged out a few other tracks from the album and is here partly because it's a lovely breezy thing which I can imagine myself listening to when I'm old and withered, rocking back and forth on my garden chair, reflecting in the sun, and dusting off my favourite beer as Malkmus whispers through the trees, "Carry on, it’s a marathon, take me off the list. I don’t want to be missed" and his band, the Jicks, stroll along in 3/4 time while the timid air cuts through the blades of grass around me. But this song is mostly here because of the guitar, which is just dam exquisite throughout. And it gets even better from about two minutes in, where Malkmus overdubs himself and we get gorgeous twin guitar flourishes that are up there with anything on Television's Marquee Moon. Just listen to it. And save me from spewing any more pretentious babel. __________________ 'Said do you feel it? Do you feel it when you TOUCH ME?. THERE'S A FIRE! THERE'S A FIRE!' The Stooges. Dirt. https://soundcloud.com/bad-little-kittens My Top 100 LPs My Top 52 Indie Tracks Of The 21st Century (incomplete) Last edited by Badlittlekitten; 12-15-2010 at 04:13 PM.