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Matador Records will release Hecklers Choice, Pavement’s second-ever 'best of' compilation. Look, it’s been more than a decade.Back when Quarantine the Past came out in 2010, TikTok wasn’t a thing. This newly revamped track-list accounts for any/all viral sensations that have emerged hence (â€...

Compiled by Pavements producer/editor Robert Greene and the band, the soundtrack ropes together disparate elements of the film – dialogue snippets, scenes from the fake Oscar-bait biopic Range Life, and cast recordings from the Slanted! Enchanted! jukebox musical as well as live and rehearsal reco...

“An exquisitely focused portrait of the most consistent band of the decade" - Rolling Stone “Rich, fascinating, and consistently awesome, Pavement’s grand, twisted finale" - Stereogum

Slanted & Enchanted remains a truly monumental album – one that defined/ruined a generation and a genre, depending on who you ask.Available on 30th anniversary limited red and white splatter vinyl and standard black vinyl.Tracklist:- Summer Babe (Winter Version)- Trigger Cut / Wounded Kite At :17...

Originally released in 1994, this was Pavement's second album, and it signalled the end of Pavement seeing themselves as a recording experiment and the beginning of Pavement as a full-time touring band.One of the casualties of this change was the eccentric and usually drunk drummer Gary Young , whom...

“Pavement has found its place in the pop landscape and has refused to move an inch. It protects its core of mystery, which is also a kind of blazing innocence" - New Yorker“A trove of effortless pleasures" - Entertainment Weekly

After the success of Slanted And Enchanted on Matador Records, Drag City compiled Pavement 's Slay Tracks: 1933 - 1969, Demolition Plot J-7, Perfect Sound Forever , and Summer Babe EPs, “My First Mine" (originally on a flexidisc from issue #8 of Ablaze! Magazine ), and “My Radio" (from the Chemical Imbalance Vol. 2, No. 3 compilation).

2 x Vinyl LP

Where 1997's “Brighten The Corners" saw Stephen Malkmus and his merry band of indie rock pranksters shine a light on the band's rock-centric qualities, “ Terror Twilight " harkens back to 95's “Wowee Zowee", when Pavement were all about the shambolic sprawl of Alternative possibility. Track Li...

For a band that often seemed be on the verge of a commercial breakthrough, Pavement made all the right moves-- they just did them in the wrong order. With its crystalline production (courtesy of R.E.M. architect Mitch Easter and Bryce Goggin) and more refined songcraft, Pavement's 1997 release‚ Br...

A compilation of Pavement’s early EPs Slay Tracks (1933-1969), Demolition Plot J-7 and Perfect Sound Forever , together with the three tracks from the Summer Babe single, and two further tracks that had only previously appeared on compilations.Tracklisting- You're Killing Me- Box Elder- Maybe Mayb...

An expanded edition of Pavement’s Spit On A Stranger EP.On vinyl for the first time, the EP coincides with the long-awaited release of the 5xLP box Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal and the announcement of several months of North American and European touring. Spit On A Stranger includes the vi...

Double LP version“A masterpiece" - Rolling Stone“This album — and this band — is monument to camaraderie, absurdity, and the beauty of creation for creation’s sake" - Stereogum"Wowee Zowee", originally released by Matador in April 1995 on the eve of Pavement's infamous mud-bespattered main...

When Pavement reunited and toured in 2010, came a 23-tracks greatest-hits compilation chosen by the band members.Quarantine the Past doesn't replace the albums, but it's a highly listenable alternative that is as much a treat for nostalgic older fans as it is a valuable gateway for new listeners.Tra...