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The Alternative-Rock Indie-Rock outfit Pavement were formed in 1989 in Stockton, California USA, by two long-time friends singer+guitarist & songwriter Stephen Malkmus and guitarist+vocalist Scott Kannberg.

They soon released their 7" debut entitled "Slay Tracks", followed a year by an EP, "Demolition Plot J-7" and 1991's "Perfect Sound Forever"; the pair toured throughout the East Coast and in the process, extended the line-up to include percussionist Gary Young who became notorious for performing countless handstands on stage, bassist Mark Ibold and a second drummer, Bob Nastanovich.
The band, then recorded its debut full-length album, "Slanted And Enchanted", which was finally issued in May 1992 on Matador Records.
During 1993 Young was replaced by Steve West and a compilation of the group's early EPs singles, "Westing (By Musket And Sextant)", was released on the Drag City label.
The following year Pavement delivered their breakthrough album, "Crooked Rain Crooked Rain", it debuted at #2 on The Billboard Top Heatseekers list and reached the #121 on the Official Top 200 Pop chart while the main single, "Cut Your Hair", became their first-ever Modern Rock chart entry at #10; the second single off of the CD, "Gold Soundz", missed the charts entirely.
In the spring of 1995 the band released its third full-length album, "Wowee Zowee!", that established Pavement as Lo-Fi college-Rock force; the record failed to break into mainstream audiences and stalled at #117 on The Billboard Top 200 chart; both the singles taken from this album, "Rattled By The Rush" and "Father To A Sister Of Thought", never hit the charts.
They returned in February 1997, with "Brighten The Corners", it peaked at #70 on The Billboard Top 200 becoming their highest-charting albums; meanwhile the two founder members went on to pursue individual projects.
Two years later Pavement got back together to record their fifth album, "Terror Twilight", which was released in June 1999 and reached the #95 slot in U.S. Top 200.

After the band was put on indefinite hiatus, Steve Malkmus began the inevitable solo career and Scott Kannberg formed a new band bringing in Gary Young.
Pavement's breakup was finally confirmed in late 2000.

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Slanted And Enchanted

(1992)

1. Summer Babe
2. Trigger Cut / Wounded-Kite At:17
3. No Life Singed Her
4. In The Mouth A Desert
5. Conduit For Sale!
6. Zurich Is Stained
7. Chesley's Little Wrists
8. Loretta's Scars
9. Here
10. Two States
11. Perfume-V
12. Fame Throwa
13. Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era
14. Our Singer

 

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

(1994)

1. Silence Kit
2. Elevate Me Later
3. Stop Breathin'
4. Cut Your Hair
5. Newark Wilder
6. Unfair
7. Gold Soundz
8. 5 - 4 = Unity
9. Range Life
10. Heaven Is A Truck
11. Hit The Plane Down
12. Fillmore Jive

 

Wowee Zowee!

(1995)

1. We Dance
2. Rattled By The Rush
3. Black Out
4. Brinx Job
5. Grounded
6. Serpentine Pad
7. Motion Suggests
8. Father To A Sister Of Thought
9. Extradition
10. Best Friends Arm
11. Grave Architecture
12. AT & T
13. Flux = Rad
14. Fight This Generation
15. Kennel District
16. Pueblo
17. Half A Canyon
18. Western Homes

 

Brighten The Corners

(1997)

1. Stereo
2. Shady Lane
3. Transport Is Arranged
4. Date With Ikea
5. Old To Begin
6. Type Slowly
7. Embassy Row
8. Blue Hawaiian
9. We Are Underused
10. Passat Dream
11. Starlings Of The Slipstream
12. Fin

 

Terror Twilight

(1999)

1. Spit On A Stranger
2. Folk Jam
3. You Are A Light
4. Cream Of Gold
5. Major Leagues
6. Platform Blues
7. Ann Don't Cry
8. Billie
9. Speak, See, Remember
10. The Hexx
11. Carrot Rope

 

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