Wig Out at Jagbags is the sixth studio album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. It was released on January 7, 2014, by Matador Records.[1]

Wig Out at Jagbags
Studio album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Released	January 7, 2014
Genre	Indie rock
Length	41:34
Label	Matador (U.S.) Domino (U.K.)
Producer	Remko Schouten
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks chronology
Mirror Traffic (2011) Wig Out at Jagbags (2014) Sparkle Hard (2018)

Critical response

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.1/10[2]
Metacritic	74/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	B[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	7/10[8]
Pitchfork	7.0/10[9]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Spin	7/10[12]
Uncut	8/10[13]

Upon initial release the album generally received positive reviews, attaining an aggregated score of 74 out of 100 on Metacritic.[3] At Alternative Press, Jeff Rosenstock wrote that although "[f]earlessly skating all over the landscape of American rock music could lead lesser bands into a confusing disconnected record", the album "is full of so much life and melody that it stands as a refreshing alternative to the increasingly homogeneous state of indie rock."[14]

Track listing

1. "Planetary Motion" - 3:05
2. "The Janitor Revealed" - 3:36
3. "Lariat" - 3:06
4. "Houston Hades" - 4:47
5. "Shibboleth" - 2:45
6. "J Smoov" - 5:07
7. "Rumble at the Rainbo" - 1:42
8. "Chartjunk" - 3:50
9. "Independence Street" - 3:01
10. "Scattegories" - 1:54
11. "Cinnamon and Lesbians" - 3:02
12. "Surreal Teenagers" - 5:39

References