Rolling Stone’s Melissa Maerz says Stephen Malkmus indulges his psychedelic side on the Jicks’ latest album, Real Emotional Trash — the group’s first album with new drummer Janet Weiss from Sleater-Kinney. The results? Highly recommended. Click above for her full report, and read the review of Real Emotional Trash here.

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