Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks share 'Sparkle Hard: The Movie'

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks have today shared the short documentary, Sparkle Hard: The Movie, directed by Brook Linder, watch in full below.

New album Sparkle Hard is due May 18th on Domino and the documentary was filmed in Portland, offering an insight into the life of Stephen Malkmus, who had this to say, Since watching this doc,” says Stephen, “I’ve improved my tennis game immensely… I’ve shortened my follow through on the forehand and made progress on a buttery topspin backhand.”

Director Brook Linder explained “I have long been a Malkmus fan, and for years have thought very hard about what I would make with him given the opportunity. He’s such a unique character and there’s obviously so much history involved - making anything at all seemed pretty formidable.  To me he is mysterious and nothing is obvious. The idea of making a typical visual to match the sound was out straight away.”  Brook, thinking back to when he first saw Malkmus play live, at Pitchfork Fest 2007, recalled “the set was mostly Malkmus and an acoustic guitar, and it was so raw and funny and vulnerable and felt rare and weird.  I wanted to capture that side of Malkmus somehow – to grab the mundane details of his life – and it turns out they’re as enigmatic as he is.”