became full-time band

Around 1992, Pavement became a full-time band, with Malkmus, Kannberg, Young, Nastanovich, and bassist Mark Ibold , who had been one of the band’s earliest fans. They played their first show at punk club The Court Tavern in New Brunswick, New Jersey . Their debut album, Slanted and Enchanted , was released commercially in 1992 after copies had been circulated on cassette tape for nearly a year. Though the percussive influence of the Fall was still pervasive, as was that of English post-punk band Swell Maps , many of the songs also exhibited a strong sense of melody. Since its release Slanted and Enchanted has appeared on many critics’ best-of lists and is frequently cited as being among the most influential indie rock albums of the 1990s. It is listed on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . Later the same year, the band released the EP Watery, Domestic .