Stephen Malkmus was the influential songwriter and singer in Pavement. When that group went on hiatus in 1999, Malkmus formed the Jicks. Current members of The Jicks include Mike Clark, Joanna Bolme and Jake Morris. The new Wig Out at Jagbags is the sixth Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks album, with Malkmus' distinctive wordplay and jam/punk guitar style prominent.