Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Mirror Traffic (Day 17)

The song 'Tigers' is a great way to start the album.  Beck Hansen acted as producer for this album, and I see Beck's influence ever so slightly in various touches on the album.  3 minutes into 'No One Is' sounds very much like something from Beck's album Mutations.  The album is solid throughout with nice little ditties like 'Jumble Gloss' peppered amongst the solid tracks like 'Senator' and 'Georgeous Georgie'.  There is a great transition between 'Asking Price' and 'Stick Figures in Love' - both of which are excellent songs.  'Stick Figures in Love' may actually be my favorite, because I find myself repeating that track most often.  This is a strong album that is worth a lot of listens.