Real Emotional Trash

Infobox Album


Name = Real Emotional Trash
Type = Album
Artist = Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Released = flagicon|US March 4, 2008
Recorded = April 2007 and June 2007 at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, Montana and Foxtrot Studio in Chicago, Illinois.
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 55:05
Label = Matador Records
Producer = Stephen Malkmus
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:w9fwxzwjld0e link]
*The A.V. Club (B+) [http://www.avclub.com/content/music/stephen_malkmus_jicks link]
*Bearded Rating|4|5 [http://beardedmagazine.co.uk/wp/?p=32 link]
*"Crawdaddy!" (favorable) [http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=6062 link]
*Pitchfork Media (6.8/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/49042-real-emotional-trash link]
*PopMatters rating-10|6 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/54029/stephen-malkmus-and-jicks-real-emotional-trash/ link]
*QRO Magazine (8.1/10) [http://www.qromag.com/reviews/album_reviews/stephen_malkmus_%26_the_jicks_:_real_emotional_trash/ link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/18444729/review/18689578/real_emotional_trash?source=album_reviews_rssfeed 3/6/2008]
*Twisted Ear Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.twistedear.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1628&Itemid=31 link]
*Uncut Rating|4|5 [http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/stephen_malkmus/reviews/11210 link]
Last album = "Face the Truth"
(2005)
This album = "Real Emotional Trash"
(2008)
Next album =

"Real Emotional Trash" is the fourth album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. The album was released on March 4, 2008 by Matador Records.cite web|title=Malkmus/Jicks Reveal Emotional Trash Tracklist|author=Matthew Solarski|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=2007-12-06|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47508-malkmusjicks-reveal-iemotional-trashi-tracklist|accessdate=2008-03-08] The album was leaked on to the internet January 13 2008. The album peaked #64 on the Billboard 200.

The album is the Jicks' first to feature Quasi and former Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss.

The album was recorded at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, Montana [http://www.snowghostmusic.com] and Wilco's Foxtrot Studio in Chicago, Illinois.

Track listing

# "Dragonfly Pie" - 5:08
# "Hopscotch Willie" - 6:56
# "Cold Son" - 3:43
# "Real Emotional Trash" - 10:09
# "Out of Reaches" - 4:51
# "Baltimore" - 6:37
# "Gardenia" - 2:54
# "Elmo Delmo" - 6:42
# "We Can't Help You" - 3:04
# "Wicked Wanda" - 5:06;Bonus tracks
#

"Walk Into the Mirror" - 3:39
# "Mr. Jolly" - 3:44

Personnel

*Stephen Malkmus - guitar, vocals
*Joanna Bolme - bass, background vocals, synthesizer
*Janet Weiss - drums
*Mike Clark - keyboards, guitar, synthesizer

Credits

*Mixed by Nicolas Vernhes and The Jicks at the Rare Book Room, Brooklyn, New York
*Recorded by TJ Doherty and Brett Allen (assistant)
*Additional Recording by Sean Flora and Zach Okun

Album covers

There are several cover designs, all using the same image, but with differences in the artist / band name (using different colours). Examples are STEPHEN MALKMUS & JICKS (with white and/or blue text) [http://www.matadorrecords.com/stephen_malkmus/] [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47860-malkmus-ireal-emotional-trashi-album-cover-revealed] , SM & JICKS [http://jandemessemaeker.net/music/?album=101] , and MALKMUS & JICKS [http://amiestreet.com/artist/29519] .

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