Surprised to not be able to find this thread, and I've only ever listened to a few of the obvious bits of Pavement (quite liked 'Carrot Rope', heard 'Cut Your Hair' on Mtv2 a lot) but never really gotten into them and I imagine there may be a few others in a similar boat.

So go on you lot, where should one begin and what are the highlights I'll fall in love with and suddenly understand why they're Pitchfork's Radiohead-like benchmark?

p.s. interview with Mr Malkmus just gone live here http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4143380-part-of-the-wallpaper-in-a-capitalist-system-dis-meets-stephen-malkmus