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First Listen: Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

Hear ''Cold Son,'' from the upcoming album ''Real Emotional Trash''

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Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

By Leah Greenblatt

Stephen Malkmus, the erudite ex-frontman of '90s indie-rock gods Pavement, returns with a leadoff track from his upcoming album, Real Emotional Trash (due March 4). The only guy with the ability to get away with a deadpan read on lines like ''I feel like a nympho/Stuck in a cloister'' also has a new Jick on the regular roster — former Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss! To hear ''Cold Son,'' use the player below.

Posted Feb 06, 2008 | Published in issue #978 Feb 15, 2008 | Order Article Reprints