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Pavement - Wowee Zowee

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Wowee Zowee is the third studio album by the American indie-rock band Pavement, released in 1995. Its deliberately sprawling sequence moves among concise pop songs, noisy guitar experiments, country-rock passages, and fragmentary compositions, making it less stylistically uniform than the band's preceding albums. The record includes "Rattled by the Rush," "Father to a Sister of Thought," and "Grounded," and is intended for listeners comfortable with Pavement's loose performances and abrupt shifts in tone.

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Why does Wowee Zowee sound more sprawling than Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

Pavement recorded Wowee Zowee with a deliberately loose range of styles, moving from melodic songs such as "Rattled by the Rush" to noise, country-rock, and brief fragments. Released in 1995, it followed the more concise Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain rather than trying to repeat that album's shape.

Which songs are the main entry points into Wowee Zowee?

"Rattled by the Rush," "Grounded," and "Father to a Sister of Thought" show three accessible sides of the record. Together they cover Pavement's crooked guitar pop, slower atmospheric writing, and country-tinged sound.

Was Wowee Zowee recorded after Pavement became successful?

Yes. It arrived after the attention surrounding 1994's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain and its single "Cut Your Hair." The band responded with a less streamlined third album rather than an obvious collection of follow-up singles.

Which expanded edition contains extra Wowee Zowee material?

Matador released Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels as an expanded edition in 2006. It supplements the original album with B-sides, alternate versions, compilation tracks, and live recordings from the same period.

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