Steve Malkmus needs help writing an FCC-friendly “Senator.” The line that needs shifting’s the oft repeated “I know what the senator wants — what the senator wants is a blowjob.” Your job is to figure out a replacement for “blowjob.” If your entry’s chosen, Malkmus...

Last month we shared “Senator,” from Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks’ forthcoming Beck-produced Mirror Traffic. Now the LP’s opening track “Tigers” has premiered on Cerys Matthews’ BBC 6 Music program. Take a listen: Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks – “Tig...

You can download a free preview track from 'Mirror Traffic' now

You might’ve heard “Senator” live at a Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks show at some point. Here’s the studio version from the forthcoming Mirror Traffic, the new album recorded by Beck in L.A. over the past couple of years/drummer Janet Weiss’s last stand. The track sort of goes out to Anthony Wein...

Matador announced Stephen Malkmus’s latest album with The Jicks today via their Matablog. The record’s called Mirror Traffic, and it was produced by Beck Hansen. Malkmus and Hansen recorded the album in early 2010, but because of Pavement’s touring schedule, they put Mirror Traffic on hold until they had more time. ...