Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA’s Desert Origins

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA’s Desert Origins is a double-album reissue of Pavement’s 1994 classic, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. It was released several months after the ten year anniversary of the original.

The first half of the album contains the original Crooked Rain studio effort, along with several B-sides to the single’s, as well as a small compilation of other tracks from the era. The second half contains a live set, previously unreleased songs, and sessions from when drummer Gary Young was still playing in the band.

Upon its release, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA’s Desert Origins was critically acclaimed, with critics citing its sound as “gorgeous”, and adding on by saying it’s Pavement’s peak.