Pavement

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Pavement is an influential American indie rock band, formed in the late 1980s, known for its lo-fi sound, offbeat lyrics, and major impact on 1990s alternative music.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American rock band
indie rock band
activeYearsEnd 1999
activeYearsStart 1989
album Brighten the Corners
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Slanted and Enchanted
Terror Twilight
Wowee Zowee
albumReleaseYear Brighten the Corners – 1997
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain – 1994
Slanted and Enchanted – 1992
Terror Twilight – 1999
Wowee Zowee – 1995
associatedAct Silver Jews
Spiral Stairs
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: "United States"
criticalReception widely acclaimed by music critics
culturalStatus cult band
influential indie band
debutAlbum Slanted and Enchanted
formedIn 1989
formerMember Gary Young
genre alternative rock
indie rock
lo-fi
noise rock
slacker rock
hasRole Bob Nastanovich – percussion and vocals
Gary Young – drums
Mark Ibold – bass guitar
Scott Kannberg – guitar and vocals
Stephen Malkmus – lead vocals and guitar
Steve West – drums
influenced alternative rock of the 1990s
indie rock of the 1990s
member Bob Nastanovich
Mark Ibold
Scott Kannberg
Stephen Malkmus
Steve West
notableFor influence on 1990s alternative music
lo-fi sound
offbeat lyrics
origin Stockton
surface form: "Stockton, California"
recordLabel Domino Recording Company
Matador Records
reunitedIn 2010
2022
song Cut Your Hair
Gold Soundz
Range Life
Shady Lane
Stereo

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Silver Jews associatedAct Pavement
Drag City hasArtist Pavement
Sonic Youth influenced Pavement

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