Stephen MalkmusBest Stephen Malkmus Albums Ranked
7.6
Avg Score
14
Opinions
5
Albums
7
Reviewers
Summary from 14 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Stephen Malkmus's catalog across 5 albums from 14 opinions, with an overall average of 7.6/10. The top-rated Stephen Malkmus album is Traditional Techniques (2020) with a 7.7/10 average from 7 ratings, followed by Stephen Malkmus and Groove Denied. The discography on Wavelength spans 2001 to 2020.
Traditional Techniques
“Traditional Techniques proves that Stephen Malkmus could be up to anything”
Traditional Techniques
“The feeling that you might’ve put on the wrong record looms large over the first minute or so of Stephen Malkmus’ third(ish) solo album, as lush, drowsy drones creep into earshot amid gently noodling middle-eastern instrumentation and fluttering flute — particularly if the stock image of Malkmus in your head is of the ironically deadpan King Slacker at the head of Pavement, or even the calmly self”
Groove Denied
“Much has been made of Stephen Malkmus’s long-rumoured electronic album since its existence was confirmed in January. Buzzwords like ‘Ableton’ and ‘plug-ins’ have been whispered through palm-obscured lips, while the fact that a chunk of it was written in Berlin has been cited as actually meaning something. In reality, the narrative doesn’t fit, with at least half of the album rooted firmly in the l”
Traditional Techniques
“The former Pavement frontman—never someone who seemed interested in making a straightforward acoustic album—comes through with an unexpectedly deft and learned folk record.”
Stephen Malkmus
“I'm not the first to imagine a parallel-universe version of *Being John Malkovich* entitled *Being Stephen Malkmus*-- that credit goes to weblogger Adam Kempa, although he neglected to take the concept to its logical extreme and consider the ramifications of Malkmus going through his own portal. Of course, one would expect there'd be a lot of "Malkmus Malkmus Malkmus. Malkmus? Malkmus, Malkmus!"-t”
Groove Denied
“Stephen Malkmus takes a welcome sidestep on Groove Denied”
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