‘Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain’ “Pavement is in transition here - ‘Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain’ is a California album recorded on 32nd Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan... It’s the sound of a great band gaining ambition, confidence, ability.” - Joe Levy, Village Voice  “An album electric with carefree swagger and ageless amplification” - Billboard  “A masterpiece, a record that continues to glimmer with unique brilliance two decades after its release” - Stereogum