Reunion-mania may have hit a fever pitch in ’07, but indie-rock fans got a glimmer of hope that 2009 may be a big year for them when former Pavement guitarist Steve Kannberg dropped the bomb to EW.com that the much beloved band may be reuniting. The question doesn’t seem to be if, but when…

“Matador is having a 20th anniversary party soon, so maybe we’ll try to do something for that. [When contacted, Matador had no response.] The only hurdle might be getting everyone to drop what they’re doing, but I’m sure the excitement of playing again will make it okay.”

The band called it quits back in 1999 and has been hot and cold about the topic of reuniting over the years, check out The Daily Swarms nifty chronicle of previous inquisitions on the subject. Since we’re on the subject let’s kick it with some classic Pavement, with a song that the Phish from Vermont once covered…

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Jeffrey Greenblatt

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