Malkmus alert. His new disc is in record stores next Tuesday for those who are still interested. Some might say that his time is just about up. Check out the free track at the Matador website from the new record.

http://www.matadorrecords.com/stephen_malkmus/

Then compare it (unfair I know) to the free previously unreleased Pavement track that was made available on the re-package of "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain". Despite it's age (over 10 years old) and the fact it wasn't even on the original disc it still works for me.

http://www.matadorrecords.com/music/index.html

One more song you should check out and enjoy immensely at least the first two or three listens and then you'll never get it out of your head:

http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/index.html

Look for it under Thursday May 12, 2005: "Hey Now Now" by the Cloud Room. Bit of Pulp, some Echo and of course Interpol/Walkmen.

As this is the Salon site you may have to watch an ad in order to get into the site.