| Wig Out at Jagbags | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks |
| Cover: | The Jicks - Wig Out at Jagbags.jpg |
| Released: | January 7, 2014 |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Length: | 41:34 |
| Label: | Matador (U.S.) Domino (U.K.) |
| Producer: | Remko Schouten |
| Prev Title: | Mirror Traffic |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Sparkle Hard |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
Wig Out at Jagbags is the sixth studio album by American rock band Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. It was released on January 7, 2014, by Matador Records.[1]
The album's name is a reference to Wig Out at Denko's, the second long-player by Dag Nasty, 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.[2]
Upon initial release the album generally received positive reviews, attaining an aggregated score of 74 out of 100 on Metacritic. At Alternative Press, Jeff Rosenstock wrote that although "[f]earlessly 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."[3]