The Ultimate Music Guide Pavement

Things, he notes, have changed. Where once Pavement were part of a US guitar music underground – all 7” singles in limited numbers, fanzine interviews, a shared headline with Polvo – that scene has changed. Whereas this music had the quality of a secret handshake, now Bob notes, it’s become a family affair – as mums and dads have helped their now teenage children see the crooked Pavement light.

Then of course, there’s “Harness Your Hopes”. It’s true, not all of us would pick it over “My First Mine” in a battle of Pavement deep cuts, but this algorithmic quirk and its many TikTok transformations has also helped turned the band from a historic, 1000-pressing limited edition concern into thriving and much-expanded contemporary cultural phenomenon.