Song · Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks
“Lariat” by Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks
From the album Wig Out at Jagbags (2014)
“Lariat” by Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2014. It was first released in 2014 on the album Wig Out at Jagbags. Its best result is #90 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #488 alternative song of 2014.
"Lariat" comes from Wig Out at Jagbags, the sixth Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks album, which Matador released on January 7, 2014. Malkmus wrote it and sings lead, trading guitars and keyboards with Mike Clark, while Joanna Bolme plays bass and Jake Morris handles the drums and percussion. Remko Schouten recorded it, with extra recording by Fran Healy, and mixed it with Bolme.
The album title is a joke with two punchlines: a nod to Dag Nasty's Wig Out at Denko's and to a London venue its regulars call JagBags, though Malkmus has also said he picked the term up from a fantasy basketball message board as Chicago slang. He found both funny. The record landed well, and Jeff Rosenstock, writing for Alternative Press, heard it as bursting with life and melody at a time when indie rock was sounding more and more alike.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 118 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2014 | 129 |
| 2014 | 90 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2014 | 90 |
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