''Real Emotional Trash'' is the fourth

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. The album was released on March 4, 2008, by

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. It was leaked on to the internet January 13, 2008. The album peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard 200. The album features

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. The album was recorded at SnowGhost Music in

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Track listing

# "Dragonfly Pie" - 5:08 # "Hopscotch Willie" - 6:56 # "Cold Son" - 3:43 # "Real Emotional Trash" - 10:09 # "Out of Reaches" - 4:51 # "Baltimore" - 6:37 # "Gardenia" - 2:54 # "Elmo Delmo" - 6:42 # "We Can't Help You" - 3:04 # "Wicked Wanda" - 5:06 ;Bonus tracks #

"Walk Into the Mirror" - 3:39 # "Mr. Jolly" - 3:44

Personnel

Stephen Malkmus Stephen Joseph Malkmus ( ; born May 30, 1966) is an American musician best known as the primary songwriter, lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Pavement, The ...

- guitar, vocals * Joanna Bolme - bass, background vocals, synthesizer *

- drums * Mike Clark - keyboards, guitar, synthesizer

Credits

*Mixed by Nicolas Vernhes and The Jicks at the Rare Book Room, Brooklyn, New York *Recorded by TJ Doherty and Brett Allen (assistant) *Additional Recording by Sean Flora and Zach Okun

Album covers

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and MALKMUS & JICK

The cover image incorporates elements from a 1973/4 issue of '' Graphis Inc., Graphis Annual''.

References

{{Authority control Stephen Malkmus albums 2008 albums Matador Records albums Domino Recording Company albums