Gen X parents, Gen Z kids rejoice: Pavement has a new gold record
Los Angeles Times -

If TikTok is eventually banned in the U.S., at least Pavement will have a gold record to show for it. The acerbic Stockton indie rockers, beloved for their spiky guitar interplay and frontman Stephen Malkmus' bone-dry wit, released a number of rock-critic-beloved albums in the '90s for indie label Matador, and returned as festival favorites in the 2010s. The group's influence far outstripped its record sales, though, until the distant hand of the algorithm decided that Gen Z was primed for the...

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