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Mirror Traffic

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Released
  
August 23, 2011

Release date
  
23 August 2011

Producer
  
Beck

Length
  
50:35

Label
  
P-Vine Records

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Mirror Traffic (2011)
  
Wig Out at Jagbags (2014)

Artists
  
Stephen Malkmus, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

Genres
  
Indie rock, Alternative rock

Similar
  
Stephen Malkmus albums, Indie rock albums

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Mirror Traffic is an album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, released on August 23, 2011 by Matador Records. It is the first collaboration between Stephen Malkmus and producer Beck and also the last album to feature drummer Janet Weiss, who moved on to become a member of Wild Flag. As of November 2013, the album has sold 30,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan.

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Critical response

Mirror Traffic has received generally positive reviews. Spin gave the album a score of 8/10, calling it, "a patient, inviting album that feels like a fresh start from a guy whose recording career spans multiple boom-and-bust cycles, both for indie rock and the economy."

Track listing

  1. "Tigers" - 2:24
  2. "No One Is (As I Are Be)" - 3:58
  3. "Senator" - 4:25
  4. "Brain Gallop" - 5:02
  5. "Jumblegloss" - 1:13
  6. "Asking Price" - 2:41
  7. "Stick Figures In Love" - 3:45
  8. "Spazz" - 2:38
  9. "Long Hard Book" - 2:48
  10. "Share The Red" - 5:19
  11. "Tune Grief" - 2:19
  12. "Forever 28" - 3:35
  13. "All Over Gently" - 3:10
  14. "Fall Away" - 2:18
  15. "Gorgeous Georgie" - 5:00

Japan Bonus Track: "Polvo".

Songs

1Tigers2:23
2No One Is (As I Are Be)3:58
3Senator4:25

References

Mirror Traffic Wikipedia
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