Mirror Traffic

Mirror Traffic
Mirror Traffic
Studio album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Released August 23, 2011
Genre Indie rock, Alternative rock
Length 50:35
Label Matador (U.S.)
Domino (U.S.)
Producer Beck
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks chronology
Real Emotional Trash
(2008)
Mirror Traffic
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Pitchfork (7.7/10)[2]
Slant Magazine 3.5/5 stars[3]
Rockfreaks.net 8.5/10 stars[4]
Spin (8/10)[5]

Mirror Traffic is an album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. It was released on August 23, 2011 by Matador Records. It is the first collaboration between Malkmus and producer Beck and the last Jicks album to feature drummer Janet Weiss, now a member of Wild Flag. [6]

Critical Response

"Mirror Traffic" has received generally positive reviews. Spin gave the album a score of 8/10, calling it, "a patient, inviting album that feels like a fresh start from a guy whose recording career spans multiple boom-and-bust cycles, both for indie rock and the economy."[5]

Track listing

  1. "Tigers" - 2:24
  2. "No One Is (As I Are Be)" - 3:58
  3. "Senator" - 4:25
  4. "Brain Gallop" - 5:02
  5. "Jumblegloss" - 1:13
  6. "Asking Price" - 2:41
  7. "Stick Figures In Love" - 3:45
  8. "Spazz" - 2:38
  9. "Long Hard Book" - 2:48
  10. "Share The Red" - 5:19
  11. "Tune Grief" - 2:19
  12. "Forever 28" - 3:35
  13. "All Over Gently" - 3:10
  14. "Fall Away" - 2:18
  15. "Gorgeous Georgie" - 5:00

References

  1. ^ Mirror Traffic - Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks | Allmusic
  2. ^ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Mirror Traffic
  3. ^ Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Mirror Traffic | Slant
  4. ^ Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Mirror Traffic Rockfreaks.net review
  5. ^ a b Hogan, Mark. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, 'Mirror Traffic'. Spin.
  6. ^ First Listen: Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks: NPR

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