Real Emotional Trash | ||||
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Studio album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks | ||||
Released | March 4, 2008 (U.S.) | |||
Recorded | April 2007 and June 2007 at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, Montana and Foxtrot Studio in Chicago, Illinois. | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 55:05 | |||
Label |
Matador Records (U.S.) Domino Records (UK) |
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Producer | Stephen Malkmus | |||
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
The A.V. Club | (B+) |
Bearded | |
Crawdaddy! | (favorable) |
Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10) |
PopMatters | |
Rolling Stone | |
Twisted Ear | |
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Real Emotional Trash is the fourth album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. The album was released on March 4, 2008 by Matador Records. The album was leaked on to the internet January 13, 2008. The album peaked #64 on the Billboard 200.
The album is the Jicks' first to feature Quasi and former Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss.
The album was recorded at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, Montana [1] and Wilco's Foxtrot Studio in Chicago, Illinois.
There are several cover designs, all using the same image, but with differences in the artist / band name (using different colours). Examples are STEPHEN MALKMUS & JICKS (with white and/or blue text)[2][3], SM & JICKS [4], and MALKMUS & JICKS [5].