Pavement officially formed in Stockton, California , in January 1989 as a studio project of guitarists and vocalists Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg , known originally only as “S.M.” and “Spiral Stairs”. Kannberg had previously started a band of the same name and played one show in 1987 before quickly disbanding. The group’s debut EPs were the lo-fi releases Slay Tracks: 1933–1969 , Demolition Plot J-7 , and Perfect Sound Forever . They were recorded at Louder Than You Think, the home studio of Stockton local and former hippie Gary Young , who also played drums on the recordings. Upon first hearing the duo’s songs, Young was quoted as saying, “this Malkmus idiot is a complete songwriting genius”.
formed in Stockton, California
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