Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: L.A.'s Desert Origins

Primary Artist
Pavement
Album Title
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: L.A.'s Desert Origins
Release Date
October 26, 2004 
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Pavement's expanded double-disc 2002 reissue of Slanted & Enchanted -- dubbed Luxe & Reduxe in its deluxe incarnation -- was a landmark for expanded reissues, not just because it was the first time an indie rock band was subjected to such an exhaustive exhumation of the vaults, but because it was excellent in both its execution and material. Peel Sessions, heavily bootlegged live concerts, B-sides, and EPs were collected on a package that raised the bar on reissues of '90s alt-rock classics. Read More