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<\/a>There’s a line on \u201cLariat,\u201d the buoyant lead single from Stephen Malkmus\u2019 sixth solo record, Wig Out at Jagbags<\/i> (Matador Records), which might just be the best and most telling couplet he\u2019s written in the 14 years he’s been going it alone. When he sings, \u201cWe lived on Tennyson and venison and the Grateful Dead. It was Mudhoney summer, Torch of Mystics, double bummer,\u201d he speaks to both the nostalgia he helped build and the aging hipster he has grown to be. At once he has the ability to mock Jerry, praise the Sun City Girls, and retreat to indifferent alliterations. He\u2019s going to be around whether you like it or not, and whether you are bothering to pay attention is none of his concern. By the time the album unfolds towards its end with the grooving \u201cCinnamon and Lesbians,\u201d he\u2019s even dropped in a guitar line ripped directly from Dead staple \u201cSt. Stephen.\u201d How\u2019s that for post-fatherhood irony? Again, though, he\u2019s allowed. You\u2019re allowed! It\u2019s the pass you give your favorite uncle when he wants to smoke you up and talk about seeing April Wine once at Hara Arena. Malkmus\u2019 craft comes directly from too many LPs and too many crosswords puzzles, melodious barbs and turns of phrase up-cycled over and over into a familiar milieu each time there\u2019s a new album.<\/p>\nTo that end, Wig Out at Jagbags<\/i> is totally inoffensive. It’s another grab bag of comfortable pop, with occasional gems and plenty of wisdom, with a few outright smirks and references to Obama and Slim Shady. At this point, who knows if \u201cdropping dimes\u201d are the words of a genius or downright goofy? Regardless, \u201cChartjunk\u201d is the purest song on this year\u2019s model. It has the effervescent bop of a skittering Pavement song, the thoughtful jam of the solo favorite Real Emotional Trash<\/i>, as well as a delicate arrangement of brass that seamlessly floats in and out of this version of the Jicks. That’s followed by the equally breezy \u201cIndependence Street,\u201d which is the kind of languid, country-tinged ballad that has quietly become Malkmus\u2019 bread and butter. There are also complete downers, like \u201cThe Janitor Revealed,\u201d and an out-of-bounds punk-reggae spoof on \u201cRumble at the Rainbo,\u201d but minutes later the record returns to a happy medium. He\u2019s not out to change the world, he\u2019s too old for a revolution and seems to acknowledge that much throughout Wig Out<\/i>, and that\u2019s absolutely okay. Remember, this is a guy who lives a charmed life in the afterglow of Pavement and the smooth curl of his life after the glow. There\u2019s no animosity or angst, just positive vibes and great recommendations for dim sum in Berlin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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