Real Emotional Trash is the fourth album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks is a rock band consisting of Stephen Malkmus, Mike Clark, Joanna Bolme, and Jake Morris. Malkmus was the main singer and songwriter behind the influential 1990s indie rock band Pavement.-History:...

. The album was released on March 4, 2008 by Matador Records

Matador Records

Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...

. The album was leaked on to the internet January 13, 2008. The album peaked #64 on the Billboard 200.

The album is the Jicks' first to feature Quasi

Quasi

Quasi is an American indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by ex-husband and wife Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss . Since 2007 the group has been a trio, following the addition of bassist Joanna Bolme.-History:In 1990 , Coomes, Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat...

 and former Sleater-Kinney

Sleater-Kinney

Sleater-Kinney was an alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon that formed in 1994. Originally formed in Olympia, Washington, the group's name is derived from Sleater-Kinney Road, Interstate 5 off ramp #108 in Lacey, Washington, the location of one of their early practice spaces. They were a...

 drummer

Drummer

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 Janet Weiss

Janet Weiss

Janet Lee Weiss was the drummer of now defunct Sleater-Kinney and is currently a member of Quasi and Wild Flag. She was the drummer for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, leaving after the album Mirror Traffic.-Early life:...

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The album was recorded at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, Montana

Whitefish, Montana

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 http://www.snowghostmusic.com and Wilco's

Wilco

Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John...

 Foxtrot Studio in Chicago, Illinois.

Track listing

1. "Dragonfly Pie" - 5:08
2. "Hopscotch Willie" - 6:56
3. "Cold Son" - 3:43
4. "Real Emotional Trash" - 10:09
5. "Out of Reaches" - 4:51
6. "Baltimore" - 6:37
7. "Gardenia" - 2:54
8. "Elmo Delmo" - 6:42
9. "We Can't Help You" - 3:04
10. "Wicked Wanda" - 5:06

Bonus tracks

11. "Walk Into the Mirror" - 3:39
12. "Mr. Jolly" - 3:44

Personnel

• Stephen Malkmus
  Stephen Malkmus
  Stephen Joseph Malkmus is an indie rock musician and icon, and a member of the band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.-Early years:...
  
   - guitar, vocals
• Joanna Bolme
  Joanna Bolme
  Joanna Bolme is a multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer who works with several indie rock bands and artists, mainly in the Pacific Northwest...
  
   - bass, background vocals, synthesizer
• Janet Weiss
  Janet Weiss
  Janet Lee Weiss was the drummer of now defunct Sleater-Kinney and is currently a member of Quasi and Wild Flag. She was the drummer for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, leaving after the album Mirror Traffic.-Early life:...
  
   - drums
• Mike Clark - keyboards, guitar, synthesizer

Credits

• Mixed by Nicolas Vernhes and The Jicks at the Rare Book Room, Brooklyn, New York
• Recorded by TJ Doherty and Brett Allen (assistant)
• Additional Recording by Sean Flora and Zach Okun

Album covers

There are several cover designs, all using the same image, but with differences in the artist / band name (using different colours). Examples are STEPHEN MALKMUS & JICKS (with white and/or blue text)http://www.matadorrecords.com/stephen_malkmus/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47860-malkmus-ireal-emotional-trashi-album-cover-revealed, SM & JICKShttp://jandemessemaeker.net/music/?album=101, and MALKMUS & JICKShttp://amiestreet.com/music/stephen-malkmus/real-emotional-trash/.