Stephen Malkmus (album)

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Stephen Malkmus
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Studio album by
Stephen Malkmus
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2001
RecordedMay–August 2000
Genre Indie rock
Length41:37
Label Matador
Producer Clarence Skiboots
Stephen Malkmus chronology
Stephen Malkmus
(2001)		 Pig Lib
(2003)

Stephen Malkmus is the debut album by Stephen Malkmus, released on February 13, 2001 by Matador Records. Malkmus had planned to create the record by himself, or through a smaller, local label, but eventually accepted the offer Matador made, and he released it. Pre-release promotional CDs of the album exist under the working titles Jicks and Swedish Reggae. Malkmus intended to release the album as The Jicks, but Matador insisted that the album be released under his own name.[ citation needed ] The album peaked at number 124 in the US and number 49 in the UK. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Alternative Press 4/5 [4]
Entertainment Weekly A− [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 8/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The Village Voice A− [12]

Stephen Malkmus received positive reviews from music critics. Rob Sheffield, writing for Rolling Stone , compared the album favorably to the solo debuts by Television's Tom Verlaine and The Velvet Underground's Lou Reed, commenting: "Freed from the constraints of a band that didn't constrain him all that much, [Malkmus] grapples with the problem of what to do with all the empty spaces in the music". [9] Similarly, Pitchfork reviewer Nick Mirov opined that Malkmus "has regained his songwriting stride, and he sounds more confident than he's been in a long time". [8] The album appeared at number 28 in The Village Voice 's Pazz & Jop critics' poll for 2001. [13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Black Book"4:23
2."Phantasies"2:40
3."Jo Jo's Jacket"4:01
4."Church on White"3:20
5."The Hook"3:03
6."Discretion Grove"3:14
7."Troubbble"1:40
8."Pink India"5:54
9."Trojan Curfew"4:06
10."Vague Space"2:56
11."Jenny and the Ess-Dog"2:45
12."Deado"3:37
Total length:41:37

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Stephen Malkmus
Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 93
French Albums (SNEP) [15] 113
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 49
US Billboard 200 [1] 124
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [1] 5

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