''Wig Out at Jagbags'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band

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. It was released on January 7, 2014, by

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Title

The album's name is a reference to '' Wig Out at Denko's'', the second long-player by

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, and according to press interview on BBC Radio 1 with Lauren Laverne references a night out at London venue DreamBags JaguarShoes which is referred to locally by its patrons as ‘JagBags’. Malkmus has also stated it is a Chicago term he read at a fantasy basketball message board. Malkmus has said he found both funny.

Critical response

Upon initial release the album generally received positive reviews, attaining an aggregated score of 74 out of 100 on

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wrote that although " arlessly skating all over the landscape of American rock music could lead lesser bands into a confusing disconnected record", the album "is full of so much life and melody that it stands as a refreshing alternative to the increasingly homogeneous state of indie rock."

Track listing

# "Planetary Motion" - 3:05 # "The Janitor Revealed" - 3:36 # "Lariat" - 3:06 # "Houston Hades" - 4:47 # "Shibboleth" - 2:45 # "J Smoov" - 5:07 # "Rumble at the Rainbo" - 1:42 # "Chartjunk" - 3:50 # "Independence Street" - 3:01 # "Scattegories" - 1:54 # "Cinnamon and Lesbians" - 3:02 # "Surreal Teenagers" - 5:39

References

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