Pavement: Wowee Zowee (1995)

This album was such a huge disappointment when I first heard it (apparently 25 years ago today). Their first album, Slanted & Enchanted, was on my "this-record-changed-my-life" shortlist (and indeed, I gave it it's own chapter in my book, which I'd still love for you to check out if you haven't yet). The follow-up, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, was nearly as great, perhaps marginally less novel and stunning but with some sweeping high points.


But Wowee Zowee was a mess.  A much longer...