Stephen Malkmus sparkles hard on new LP, talks "Middle America" and Pavement

By Kyle Meredith

Published March 26, 2018 at 7:22 PM EDT

Kyle Meredith With... is presented by Consequence of Sound and 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks will play Zanzabar on June 22nd!

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks are about to deliver one of the best album titles of the year with Sparkle Hard. The former Pavement frontman gave Kyle Meredith a call to talk about some of the politics of the single "Middle America," the story on the new single "Shiggy," and his thoughts on a 30th anniversary Pavement reunion.

Listen to the interview above and then check out "Middle America" and "Shiggy" below!

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Pavement fans should also take a listen to Kyle Meredith's interview with Spiral Stairs.

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