Real Emotional Trash Explained

Real Emotional Trash
Type:Album
Artist:Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Cover:real_emotional_trash.jpg
Released:March 4, 2008 (U.S.)
Recorded:April 2007 and June 2007 at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, Montana and Foxtrot Studio in Chicago, Illinois.
Genre:Indie rock
Length:55:05
Label:Matador Records (U.S.)
Domino Records (UK)
Producer:Stephen Malkmus
Prev Title:Face the Truth
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Mirror Traffic
Next Year:2011

Real Emotional Trash is the fourth album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. The album was released on March 4, 2008, by Matador Records.[1] It was leaked on to the internet January 13, 2008.[2] The album peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard 200.[3]

The album features Quasi and Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss.[4]

The album was recorded at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, Montana, and Wilco's Foxtrot Studio in Chicago, Illinois.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Dragonfly Pie" - 5:08
  2. "Hopscotch Willie" - 6:56
  3. "Cold Son" - 3:43
  4. "Real Emotional Trash" - 10:09
  5. "Out of Reaches" - 4:51
  6. "Baltimore" - 6:37
  7. "Gardenia" - 2:54
  8. "Elmo Delmo" - 6:42
  9. "We Can't Help You" - 3:04
  10. "Wicked Wanda" - 5:06
Bonus tracks
  1. "Walk Into the Mirror" - 3:39
  2. "Mr. Jolly" - 3:44

Personnel

Credits

Album covers

There are several cover designs, all using the same image, but with differences in the artist / band name (using different colours). Examples are STEPHEN MALKMUS & JICKS (with white and/or blue text)http://www.matadorrecords.com/stephen_malkmus/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47860-malkmus-ireal-emotional-trashi-album-cover-revealed, SM & JICKS http://jandemessemaeker.net/music/?album=101, and MALKMUS & JICKS http://amiestreet.com/music/stephen-malkmus/real-emotional-trash/. The cover image incorporates elements from a 1973/4 issue of Graphis Annual.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malkmus/Jicks Reveal Emotional Trash Tracklist. Matthew Solarski. Pitchfork Media. 2007-12-06. 2008-03-08. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307003425/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47508-malkmusjicks-reveal-iemotional-trashi-tracklist. 2008-03-07.
  2. Web site: Brodeur . Scott . Malkmus Leaking All Over . Mass Live . 15 January 2008 . Advance Local Media . 11 September 2023.
  3. Delerme . Felipe . Meeting of the Minds: Stephen Malkmus Taps Beck For 'Mirror Traffic' . Billboard . Billboard Media, LLC . 11 September 2023.
  4. Greenblatt . Leah . Real Emotional Trash . Entertainment Weekly . Dotdash Meredith . 11 September 2023.
  5. Cohen . Jonathan . Malkmus In An 'Emotional' State On New Album . Billboard . Billboard Media LLC . 11 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Graphis Annual 197374 - Design Reviewed . 2023-08-26 . en-US.