SM: Civilized Satanist

Ask and you shall receive- only two posts back did I proffer a rhetorical question regarding Stephen Malkmus's latest opus. Quoth Matador:

"On May 24, Matador will be releasing the 3rd post-Pavement album from Stephen Malkmus, 'Face The Truth', on the every popular compact disc and phonograph long player configurations."

The bad news is that Malkmus won't be doing too much touring in support of the new record, aside from a headlining spot at SXSW and a few other shows here and there. Which is disappointing, because I recall seeing SM & his Jicks May 3, 2003, the eve of my twentieth birthday. That night was momentous not just for my getting to see my (let's be honest here) idol in the flesh for the first time after memorizing a majority of his songs, but also for my vivid memory of an extremely drunk, boisterous old man who asked me if I had been in the opening band. The guy had been sloshing beer over people and laughing about it, and I had spent a solid ten minutes psyching myself up- I had decided that if that bastard spilled on me, I was going to punch him right in the nose. That moment never came, however, but I won't soon forget the adrenaline and bottled frustration which was with me that night. Oh, and some girl fell flat on her ass after a few too many puffs on her one-hitter. That was kind of funny, and kind of sad at the same time.

In any case, the new record should be swell. Here's the tracklist:

1. Invisible Bodies
2. Baby C'mon
3. Horslip
4. Mmmmm...
5. Loud Cloud Crowd
6. No More Shoes
7. Mama
8. Malediction
9. Pencil Rot
10. It Kills
11. I've Hardly Been