Pavement Plan Album Release

Reformed American alt rock dons Pavement could be set to release a new compilation featuring unheard radio sessions.

Pavement's fame seems to have only increased with each passing year. The band split in 1999, just as a renewed interest in indie rock was bursting forth across British and the United States.

Fans of successful bands such as The Shins seems to have worked backwards, to find out who shunned grunge in favour of scratchy riffs and self-deprecating humour.

Announcing their reformation earlier this year, Pavement just keep expanding their plans. Now set to begin 2010 in Australia and New Zealand, the band could be due to release a host of radio sessions on a new compilation.

Speaking to the NME, guitarist Scott Kannberg claimed that a new compilation could gather out-takes and radio sessions. "There's talk of doing a best of, with some really cool outtakes on that," he explained.

"The very first radio show that Pavement ever did has never been released. I don't think anyone's heard it, so we'll put that out there sometime."

In a previous interview the band claimed that they would not be playing any new material on their forthcoming dates.

Of course, Pavement were long term Peel session favourites back in the day. The much loved Radio 1 DJ introduced a generation to the American group, who recorded several sessions in the famous Maida Vale studio.

Pavement are due to play a number of shows in the UK next year. Curating and headlining an All Tomorrow's Parties festival in May, the band will then play a trio of shows at London's Brixton Academy.