Pavement-Crooked Rain

Pavement-Crooked Rain

Cover is graded VG. Record is graded VG.

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain is the second studio album by American indie rock band Pavement, released on February 14, 1994 by Matador Records. The album saw the band move on towards a more accessible rock sound than that of their more lo-fi debut Slanted and Enchanted and achieve moderate success with the single “Cut Your Hair”. The album also saw original drummer Gary Young replaced by Steve West. It was a UK Top 20 hit upon release, although it was not so successful in the US charts.

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain was released on February 14, 1994 by Matador Records. As of 2009, the album had sold about 500,000 copies.

In 2004, Matador released Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA’s Desert Origins, a compilation containing the album in its entirety, as well outtakes and other rarities from the same era.