You never know what you’re gonna get with each new Stephen Malkmus record - bright sunshine melodies? Noisy noodling? Bird-watching music? Mirror Traffic is a little bit of everything, though the weirdness tends to outweigh the catchiness by a ratio of about 2.5:1. Easy listening, this certainly ain’t.

Ah, I miss Pavement. Time to go on a nostalgia kick and crank up the volume on Major Leagues…