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13 April 2020

Californian slacker rockers PAVEMENT, with mastermind Stephen Malkmus in control, released their third longplayer WOWEE ZOWEE, one of their best efforts, on 11 April 1995, 25 years ago. Malkmus revealed the success of the album saying that while his judgment may have been influenced by his appetite for marijuana usage, the songs ‘sounded like hits‘ to him.

AllMusic wrote: “With its vast array of musical styles, Wowee Zowee isn’t as accessible
as ‘Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain’ or as immediate as the bracing, noisy pop of ‘Slanted & Enchanted’. Pavement never abandon their warped pop aesthetic, they simply expand it, incorporating elements of folk-rock, English music hall, soul, jazz and country… After
repeated listens, the songs play off each other, creating a dense collage of ’90s rock & roll
that recasts the past and present into one rich, kaleidoscopic, and blissfully cryptic world
view.” Full review here. Score 4.5/5

Album in full…

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