The fascinating journey of a silly little B-side that sat in obscurity, rarely performed, but then discovered by a streaming algorithm, turning into the band’s most-played song, has hit a new milestone.
“Harness Your Hopes” got its nationally televised debut last Thursday (5/15), a whopping 26 years after its release.
Pavement’s Mark Ibold (bass), Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg (guitar), Stephen Malkmus (vocals, guitar), Bob Nastanovich (percussion, vocals), and Steve West (drums) performed the once-rare nugget on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and it was perfect.
You may remember a few years ago we told you about the 1999 B-side which appeared as a CD-only bonus track of the 2008 re-issue of Brighten The Corners. In 2017 Spotify changed their algo in regard to what songs they it would recommend.
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