Mirror Traffic | ||||
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Released | August 23, 2011 | |||
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Length | 50:35 | |||
Label | Matador (U.S.) Domino (U.K.) | |||
Producer | Beck | |||
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks chronology | ||||
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Mirror Traffic is the fifth studio album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, released on August 23, 2011 by Matador Records. It is the first collaboration between Stephen Malkmus and producer Beck and also the last album to feature drummer Janet Weiss, who moved on to become a member of Wild Flag.[1] As of November 2013, the album has sold 30,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10[3] |
Metacritic | 80/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The A.V. Club | B−[6] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[7] |
The Guardian | [8] |
Los Angeles Times | [9] |
NME | 7/10[10] |
Pitchfork | 7.7/10[11] |
Q | [12] |
Rolling Stone | [13] |
Spin | 8/10[14] |
Mirror Traffic has received positive reviews. Spin called it "a patient, inviting album that feels like a fresh start from a guy whose recording career spans multiple boom-and-bust cycles, both for indie rock and the economy."[14]
All tracks are written by Stephen Malkmus
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tigers" | 2:24 |
2. | "No One Is (As I Are Be)" | 3:58 |
3. | "Senator" | 4:25 |
4. | "Brain Gallop" | 5:02 |
5. | "Jumblegloss" | 1:13 |
6. | "Asking Price" | 2:41 |
7. | "Stick Figures in Love" | 3:45 |
8. | "Spazz" | 2:38 |
9. | "Long Hard Book" | 2:48 |
10. | "Share the Red" | 5:19 |
11. | "Tune Grief" | 2:19 |
12. | "Forever 28" | 3:35 |
13. | "All Over Gently" | 3:10 |
14. | "Fall Away" | 2:18 |
15. | "Gorgeous Georgie" | 5:00 |
Total length: | 50:35 |