''Mirror Traffic'' is the fifth studio album by

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks is an American rock band consisting of Stephen Malkmus, Mike Clark, Joanna Bolme and Jake Morris. Malkmus is the main singer and songwriter behind the influential 1990s indie rock band Pavement. History The Jick ...

, released on August 23, 2011, by

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. It is the first collaboration between

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and producer

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and also the last album to feature drummer

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, who moved on to become a member of

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Critical response

''Mirror Traffic'' has received positive reviews. ''

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'' called it "a patient, inviting album that feels like a fresh start from a guy whose recording career spans multiple boom-and-bust cycles, both for indie rock and the economy."

Track listing

References

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