Shady Lane

1997 EP by Pavement

Shady Lane EP/Single

EP by

Pavement

Released

June 10, 1997

Recorded

1996

Studio

Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

Genre

Indie rock

Length

22:19

Label

Matador (US)
Domino (UK)

Pavement chronology

Brighten the Corners
(1997)

Shady Lane EP/Single
(1997)

Terror Twilight
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[3]

"Shady Lane" is a song by American indie rock band Pavement that appears on the album Brighten the Corners. It was also released as a two-part single and as an EP, which collects the B-sides from both the British singles. The single was accompanied by a video directed by Spike Jonze.^[4] "Shady Lane" would become a top 40 hit in the UK for the band.

Background

The EP was released June 10, 1997, on Matador Records. It collects all the B-sides from the two "Shady Lane" UK singles. "Shady Lane (krossfader)" is a very similar version to the one on the album Brighten the Corners; the gap between the first chorus and second verse is shortened and the extended instrumental part towards the end (identified on the album as J vs. S) is omitted. The song "Slowly Typed" can also be found on Brighten the Corners, where it is named "Type Slowly". The version here is quite different, faster and more lo-fi with a country touch.

Track listing

Part 1 - Shady Lane/Slow Typed

All tracks are written by Stephen Malkmus

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shady Lane (Krossfader)"	2:33
2.	"Slowly Typed"	2:52
3.	"Cherry Area"	1:32
Total length:		6:57

Part 2 - Shady Lane/Wanna Mess You Around

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shady Lane (Krossfader)"	2:34
2.	"Wanna Mess You Around"	1:27
3.	"No Tan Lines"	3:01
Total length:		7:02

7-inch – Shady Lane/Unseen Power of the Picket Fence

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shady Lane"	2:33
2.	"Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence"	3:54
Total length:		6:45

EP

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shady Lane (Krossfader)"	2:34
2.	"Slowly Typed"	2:52
3.	"Cherry Area"	1:32
4.	"Wanna Mess You Around"	1:26
5.	"No Tan Lines"	3:01

In popular culture

In the television series Radio Free Roscoe, main character Lily's radio nickname is "Shady Lane". Lily states that Pavement's song "Shady Lane" is the song that inspired her to play guitar.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 242. ISBN 9780312245603.
^ Kim, Wook (1997-06-13). "Shady Lane". Entertainment Weekly.
^ "Full Cast and Crew for Pavement: Slow Century". IMDb. Retrieved 18 June 2012.