The Pavement Conundrum

Chris has invented a new word: orchesterial. Welcome it into your dictionaries. In worse news, things between Mark and Paul seem to be getting bad after a friendly start. Can our three heroes keep it together long enough to get through another eight wonderful songs?

This episode's matchups are:
Spazz vs Us // Forget Your Place vs Bike Lane // Signal Western vs Malediction // Asking Price vs Kindling For The Master.

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Made with love and respect for SM + Jicks.

Paul, Chris and Mark have most definitely broken the back of the magnificent body of work Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks have provided for them but what's important is that Mark's 100% record is finally broken and we can all just get on with our lives.

Many important points are raised in this episode including who would play Young Batman (or Bat-Man if you want to annoy comic people) and what does Enya have to do with any of this?

This episode's matchups:
Brain Gallop vs Animal Midnight // ACC Kirtan vs Flowin' Robes // Polish Mule vs Cast Off // Trojan Curfew vs The Hook.

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Made with love and respect for SM + Jicks.

The odyssey continues. Paul, Mark and Chris are in the groove but the trolling just won't stop. It's like a game of Civilisation or something. It might just hurt.

Lots to discuss in this episode and, as usual, plenty of excellent tracks to dive into.

This episode's matchups:
Forever 28 vs Black Book // J Smoov vs Walk Into the Mirror // Sheets vs Leisurely Poison // Vague Space vs Kite.

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Made with love and respect for SM + Jicks.

Who would have thought that these three hosts could actually have a deep and meaningful conversation about lyrics and politics? Well, believe your ears because in this episode, Chris, Mark and Paul keep the shadiness to a minimum and delve deep into eight more SM + Jicks classics.

Plus, more never-before-heard studio chat from the Mirror Traffic sessions which are 100% definitely real.

This episode's matchups are:
Pencil Rot vs Ramp of Death // Gorgeous Georgie vs The Greatest Own in Legal History // We Can't Help You vs Old Jerry // Water and a Seat vs Stick Figures in Love.

Made with love and respect for SM+Jicks.

It's time for another episode of the only podcast that puts Stephen Malkmus songs up against each other and, this time, the gloves are off. Can Paul, Mark and Chris maintain some sense of decorum while (mostly) agreeing on how much they love these songs?

This episode contains four more terrific matchups, another exclusive, behind-the-scenes expose on what really went down when Mirror Traffic was recorded and an underwhelming story about a melon throwing in the absolutely awful west end of Glasgow. This podcast truly has everything.

This episode's matchups are:
Tune Grief vs Middle America // Fall Away vs Scattegories // Hopscotch Willie vs (Do Not Feed The) Oyster // Future Suite vs Surreal Teenagers.

Made with love and respect for SM+Jicks.

Three Stephen Malkmus fans continue their journey through the music of their favourite person, Stephen Malkmus (AND The Jicks) in order to determine what their collective favourite song is.

There's a lot going on already and it's only episode 2. Alliances are formed, enemies are made and one can only imagine how salty it's going to get by episode 22.

Thankfully, there are eight wonderful songs to discuss, with a Face the Truth-off, arguably the best b-side of all time and another argument about Real Emotional Trash.

This episode's matchups are:
Freeze the Saints vs Baby C'mon // Loud Cloud Crowd vs Witch Mountain Bridge // Dynamic Calories vs A Bit Wilder // Solid Silk vs Wicked Wanda.

Made with love and respect for SM+Jicks.

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Three Stephen Malkmus fans begin a long journey through the music of a great man, Stephen Malkmus, and a great band, The Jicks, in order to determine what their collective favourite song is.

In the inaugural episode, Paul Carlin, Christopher Gallagher and Mark Edwards discuss eight tracks, with four progressing to the next round.

There will be drama, there will be arguments, there will be one-upmanship; most of all, however, there will be excellent music.

This episode's matchups are:
Tigers vs Lariat // Baltimore vs Brethren // Love the Door vs Rattler // Church on White vs Rushing the Acid Frat.

Made with love and respect for SM+Jicks.

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