Stephen Malkmus presents ‘Juliefuckingette,‘ an A-side-worthy B-side off of the “rich, dynamic, and pleasantly warm” (New Yorker) Traditional Techniques, his album released earlier this year on Matador. Additionally, he announces a rescheduled North American tour. As with Traditional Techniques, ‘Juliefuckingette‘ is new phase folk music for new phase folks. Malkmus’ wry lyricism unwinds over his 12-string acoustic guitar: “Abolish the fanfiction set // I don’t wanna clean up the Lagaria mess // It’s the last brand standing // You know you wanna kill it but you can’t kill that quite yet.”
Traditional Techniques presents Malkmus as attuned as ever to the rhythms of the ever-evolving lingual slipstream. Informed by a half-century of folk-rock reference points, Malkmus drew from a whole new musical palette for Traditional Techniques–including a variety of Afghani instruments–to support an ache both quizzical and contemporary. Alongside gorgeous folk music, Traditional Techniques presents occasional bursts of flute-laced swagger, straight-up commune rock, and mind-bending fuzz. He’s joined throughout by Matt Sweeney and Chris Funk.
