Pavement | Wowee Zowee | Album

Pavement "Wowee Zowee"

LP (NEW) - Vinyl, Matador, US, 2016, OLE-130-0, 0744861013006, 2xLP (3 Sides), Reissue, Gatefold Sleeve, Incl. Digital Download

Released in April 1995, Pavement’s third studio album, Wowee Zowee, remains the most freewheeling, polarizing, and brilliant "White Album" of the 1990s indie rock explosion. Spanning 18 tracks across 56 minutes, the album was a deliberate detour away from the commercial trajectory set by their melodic breakthrough, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. Critics initially dismissed it as a drug-fueled, "scattered and sloppy" retreat from success. However, time has completely vindicated Wowee Zowee, recasting it as a kaleidoscopic masterclass in underground world-building.

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