Stephen Malkmus is the debut album by the group Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks is a rock band consisting of Stephen Malkmus, Mike Clark, Joanna Bolme, and Jake Morris. Malkmus was the main singer and songwriter behind the influential 1990s indie rock band Pavement.-History:...

. It was released by Matador Records

Matador Records

Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...

on February 13, 2001. Malkmus had planned to create the record by himself, or through a smaller, local label, but eventually accepted the offer Matador asked, and he released it. It peaked at #124 in the U.S. and #49 in the UK.

Track listing

1. "Black Book" – 4:23
2. "Phantasies" – 2:40
3. "Jo Jo's Jacket" – 4:01
4. "Church on White" – 3:20
5. "The Hook" – 3:03
6. "Discretion Grove" – 3:14
7. "Troubbble" – 1:40
8. "Pink India" – 5:54
9. "Trojan Curfew" – 4:06
10. "Vague Space" – 2:56
11. "Jenny and the Ess-Dog" – 2:45
12. "Deado" – 3:37

Brazilian edition includes the bonus tracks "Sin Taxi" and "Leisurely Poison", originally b-sides from "Discretion Grove" single.