Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Single of the month: Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks’ ‘Senator’

James Morrison feat. Jessie J, Erasure, Kelly Rowland, Vaccines and more also reviewed

15 Nov 2011

At last, the collaboration we’ve all been waiting for! Yes, it’s James Morrison feat. Jessie J ‘Up’ (Island) ●● and it’s astonishing that they’ve come up with a lump of saccharine X-Factor duet fodder and not the greatest song you’ve ever heard. What…

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Mirror Traffic

Expansive treat from ever-original American artist produced by Beck

16 Aug 2011

(Domino) There’s a fine line between playing to the crowd and finding your groove, and sometime Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus appears to be walking it. His new album bestrides most genres known to man, bouncing between the familiar (the cheery…

Single of the week: Tigers by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Bombay Bicycle Club and Alpines among singles & downloads

16 Aug 2011

What’s to be found in this week’s musical sack of treasures? Some whining, some honky tonk and some mildly threatening Mafia references, as it turns out. Nerina Pallot’s ‘Turn Me On Again’ (Geffen) is an ode to sexual tension, favouring a trite rhyming…

Hydro Connect festival line up 2008

17 Jun 2008

The Hydro Connect Festival takes place in the stunning countryside around Loch Fyne within the grounds of Inverarary Castle between Friday 29th and Sunday 31st August 2008.

Hydro Connect festival announces further additions to bill

22 May 2008

Hydro Connect, which takes place in Inveraray between the 29th and 31st of August 2008, has announced the addition of Joan as Policewoman, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks and Black Lips to the bill. DJ’s from Soma and Optimo have also been confirmed as…

Indie record stores unite

10 Apr 2008

Glasgow and Edinburgh's independent record store Avalanche Records is to head up the Coalition of UK Indie Stores, a trade body which will fight for the interests of independent music shops across the UK. The initial grouping includes 15 of the…

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Real Emotional Trash

28 Feb 2008

ROCK (Domino) Former Pavement man Malkmus has seemingly spent the last few years trying to alienate fans of his former band, as he’s crawled further and further up where the sun don’t shine. On this fourth solo album, that effort reaches a zenith…