For a whole five years there was nothing more to be heard from Stephen Malkmus and his Jicks. Now the former Pavement frontman opens a new chapter in the history of his band with "Sparkle Hard". At first glance the album doesn't seem to follow any inner logic, the songs seem as spontaneous and jumpy as an early novel by Paul Auster. And yet there is a red thread hidden in all this.
eclipsed: "Sparkle Hard" is stylistically very diverse, every song sounds different. Were these songs planned for an album from the beginning, or did you collect what you wrote in the last years?
