Pavement- Crooked Rain, Crooked RainLabel: Matador Reissued, Originally released 1994 Tuneful without being soft, confident without being pompous, hip without being inaccesible, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain was a huge leap for PAVEMENT up the rock & roll evolution cycle. They may have gained some pop smarts, but a casual listen to the dissonant guitar solo of "Cut Your Hair" proves that the seeds planted with 1989's first Slay Tracks EP have come to their logical fruition. STEPHEN MALKMUS

"I feel like I'm writing pop music

Metallica was no longer the biggest thrash metal band in the world-they were the biggest rock band in the world

Nada Cambia

In this case

world music

Zachary's Legacy

The Dog/The Body

Lost In The Cold Sun

Fun In Hi Skool

Side A plays from the inside to the outside of the disc

HELLMODE is yet another exciting glimpse into Rosenstock's powerful and emotionally resonant music

Fresh Depression