I've been listening to Pavement quite a bit recently. Love the singer's voice; love Slanted and Enchanted; it is an excellent album and I love the distortion. I've also been listening to some classical music. I've enjoyed some pieces by Philip Glass and Terry Riley, but I've been mostly listening to the works of William Grant Still. His Afro-American Symphony, First Movement is a beautiful work that melds blues in with the classical tradition. The blues motif at the beginning is brilliant.
Pavement is a great band, I prefer Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, but both albums are masterpieces.
I'd like to give a shout out to Silver Jews which had some overlap with Pavement for a while (via Stephen Malkmus). Their song I Remember Me is a fantastic song with a heart wrenching story.