Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement
Pavement · 2010
73 min · 23 tracks · alternative rock
A lo-fi tapestry of jangly guitars and deadpan lyrics that encapsulates the essence of 90s indie rock.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic collection of short tracks
- wave-like pacing with variety
- for nostalgic afternoons
- quirky tunes for casual listening
- playful irreverence in deadpan delivery
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer longer cohesive pieces
- seek high-energy dance tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2010, 'Quarantine the Past' is Pavement's first compilation album, consolidating their influential work from the 1990s. This retrospective arrived nearly a decade after the band's breakup, serving to reintroduce their unconventional sound to a new generation and marking a resurgence of interest in their music.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Sonic Youth· Guided by Voices· The Fall
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Gold Soundz 2:40
- 2 Frontwards 3:01
- 3 Mellow Jazz Docent 1:52
- 4 Stereo 3:07
- 5 In the Mouth a Desert 3:48
- 6 Two States 1:48
- 7 Cut Your Hair 3:05
- 8 Shady Lane / J vs. S 3:50
- 9 Here 3:56
- 10 Unfair 2:31
- 11 Grounded 4:15
- 12 Summer Babe (Winter Version) 3:15
- 13 Range Life 4:55
- 14 Date w/ IKEA 2:37
- 15 Debris Slide 1:56
- 16 Shoot the Singer (1 Sick Verse) 3:14
- 17 Spit on a Stranger 3:01
- 18 Heaven Is a Truck 2:29
- 19 Trigger Cut / Wounded-Kite at :17 3:15
- 20 Embassy Row 3:50
- 21 Box Elder 2:24
- 22 Unseen Power of the Picket Fence 3:50
- 23 Fight This Generation 4:23
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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