LISTEN: New album from Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

A 'try before you buy' chance today, as former Pavement mainman Stephen Malkmus sticks his new LP online for everyone to hear. Wig Out At Jagbags is Malkmus and the Jicks' first record since 2011's Beck-produced Mirror Traffic.

It goes on sale through Matador next week.

Malkmus says the record has been inspired by:

"Cologne, Germany, Mark Von Schlegell, Rosemarie Trockel, Von Spar and Jan Lankisch, Can and Gas; Stephen-Malkmus-imagined Weezer/Chili Peppers, Sic Alps, UVA in the late 80's, NYRB, Aroma Charlottenburg, inactivity, Jamming, Indie guys trying to sound Memphis, Flipper, Pete Townshend, Pavement, The Joggers, The NBA and home life in the 2010s …"

Check it out for yourself...