Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Solid Silk (Live at The Current)

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks perform "Solid Silk" from their album "Sparkle Hard," in The Current's small studio.
Watch "Middle America" from the same session: • Stephen Malkmus and th...
Does the best music comes as a reaction to something else?
Malkmus: "Not really. I mean, usually it's coming from inspiration with your friends or something's happening. Yeah, punk rock, I assume people thought of it as 'We're tired of all this extensive solos and it's all BS and we don't want that anymore!' That's true, but it was also positive, in that it was 'We just want to be ourselves and we like this new fashion.'"

[@styrmugnsell4560]

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: please come back to us!! We need you!! 🙂

[@mattjarrels4594]

So warm and pretty, especially the studio version with strings

[@ArcaneRez]

I've been a fantastic fan for like ten years digging in the crates of Pavement loyal to the extended fam. Keep rocking! Slow melodic jams always welcome

[@Haansnews]

The prettiest tune i ever heard

[@Haansnews]

By far

[@lalaland2797]

Sure you guys are just really feeling the jam in the moment right now, I see you

[@dianwilson4840]

fascinating how many ways this song can be performed

[@finaldelay18]

great song jicks!!!!

[@roberth1553]

Nice work Jicks

[@ThatJingleJangleFeeling]

the best

[@vargaso]

This is such a good song and a great performance. His Jicks stuff is light years better than the Pavement stuff.