How to think about r/pavement
This community is dedicated to the indie rock band Pavement, known for their influential sound and unique style. Members share a passion for the band's music, discussing albums, song meanings, and live performances. The community often delves into the band's history, including lesser-known tracks and outtakes, making it a niche space for dedicated fans and newcomers alike.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants are primarily music enthusiasts, often in their late teens to early thirties, with a strong interest in indie rock and alternative music. The vibe is generally laid-back and nostalgic, with members valuing authenticity and depth in discussions. Many engage to share their thoughts on Pavement's discography and connect with like-minded fans.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes detailed analyses of songs, album reviews, and personal anecdotes related to the band's music. Members appreciate thoughtful contributions and often downvote posts that lack substance or are overly promotional. The community has a steady posting cadence, with discussions peaking around anniversaries of album releases or significant band events.
Brand engagement notes
Brands looking to engage with this community should focus on authentic storytelling and music-related content rather than overt promotion. Sharing behind-the-scenes insights, fan-driven initiatives, or collaborations with the band can resonate well. However, any attempt at blatant advertising is likely to be met with skepticism or hostility, so brands should prioritize genuine engagement over promotional tactics.
Top keywords
What r/pavement talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/emperator_eggman
- u/[deleted]
- u/jamiedew74
- u/minorleague_dork
- u/YoureASkyscraper
- u/eddiebabyny
- u/sloanautomatic
- u/YogurtclosetOdd2610
- u/Suspicious_Pipe778
- u/Western-Calendar-352
- u/redfieldp
- u/Pavementi23
- u/realmacaronni
- u/TyrannosaurusHives
- u/Falcons2Flynn
- u/VideoGameBunkey
- u/yaniv297
- u/RadMwadCatDad
- u/krazykav
- u/bparish128
- u/countrypunkhippie
- u/guyseyez
- u/nutop
- u/Savesthetbs
- u/tascena
- u/hpping
- u/old_dirt
- u/minion_ds
- u/Android_Dice_Clay
- u/Remarkable-Ad-2094
- u/SavorySandwich
- u/Jbuch12
- u/13k
- u/Salman_M
- u/lespaulmaster35
- u/__gadsby
- u/WhatIAm1point0
- u/Tom_Tower
- u/atlanticrim
- u/stjepavich
- u/Chapos_sub_capt
- u/martinjohanna45
- u/goodonericardo
- u/climbsdown
- u/a_director_named_Jed
- u/Flirpen
- u/Paver
- u/literalshrew
- u/PigParkerPt2
- u/siddthekid208
- u/Sarcofaygo
- u/JoBeam439
- u/carcrashhartman
- u/jimmy_jimson
- u/moik_KF
- u/Date_W_Ikea
- u/Cinnamaker
- u/morrisseywilde1
- u/greglang03
- u/Due-Ocelot4301
- u/fogindex
- u/lmw_blue
- u/tangledupinbrown
- u/potatoguy
- u/MouthOfWayne
- u/TroyWalsh59
- u/TheBoss4268
- u/Staticking79
- u/TheRealRuthlessDust
- u/seamusfurr
- u/perrinster
- u/roaroftheages
- u/mentallyillegg
- u/Bigpeabo
- u/slh2c
- u/sblme03
- u/leopoldthesoapmaker
- u/Agile-Dragonfruit-85
- u/SelfDerecatingTumor
- u/Free-Mine-9401
- u/Ankle_Fighter
- u/MathematicianAble429
- u/deakyv2
- u/camomac
- u/SoftwareInformal5223
- u/warmwarmerdisco
- u/peepisroom01
- u/Toddbobson1
- u/GraceJoans
- u/magiceelmike
- u/dkat
- u/Jw603
- u/theycow
- u/legituserID
- u/Throwaway100123100
- u/anazgnos
- u/XanderBoozeCrews
- u/DerBingle78
- u/Saint_Stephen420
- u/ctra3
By votes
- u/emperator_eggman
- u/YoureASkyscraper
- u/[deleted]
- u/minorleague_dork
- u/eddiebabyny
- u/jamiedew74
- u/TyrannosaurusHives
- u/VideoGameBunkey
- u/sloanautomatic
- u/WhatIAm1point0
- u/Falcons2Flynn
- u/Western-Calendar-352
- u/Staticking79
- u/Suspicious_Pipe778
- u/Guceru
- u/yaniv297
- u/Llama-Farmer
- u/YogurtclosetOdd2610
- u/Sauceofamy
- u/perrinster
- u/nutop
- u/minion_ds
- u/Tom_Tower
- u/RadMwadCatDad
- u/krazykav
- u/tascena
- u/slh2c
- u/Nick12322
- u/atlanticrim
- u/goodonericardo
- u/SelfDerecatingTumor
- u/noweezernoworld
- u/seamusfurr
- u/roaroftheages
- u/Android_Dice_Clay
- u/Barfly2007
- u/Savesthetbs
- u/Free-Mine-9401
- u/bl1ndvision
- u/TheRealRuthlessDust
- u/temphelpmywife
- u/leopoldthesoapmaker
- u/zigzarat
- u/stjepavich
- u/redfieldp
- u/Big-Thing1612
- u/Maleficent-Budget-63
- u/ashbyashbyashby
- u/Chapos_sub_capt
- u/mentallyillegg
- u/a_director_named_Jed
- u/hpping
- u/amnesiac-bear
- u/sblme03
- u/Paver
- u/IOuhoh
- u/Terrible-Ad-6137
- u/bdouble0101
- u/Pavementi23
- u/Agile-Dragonfruit-85
- u/literalshrew
- u/martinjohanna45
- u/Ankle_Fighter
- u/old_dirt
- u/Commercial-Gur8918
- u/Jizzalicous
- u/HannahHunted
- u/Bigpeabo
- u/2manyhotdogs
- u/guyseyez
- u/birkinmjane
- u/Makersmound
- u/magiceelmike
- u/PigParkerPt2
- u/jimmy_jimson
- u/loveonthedole
- u/MathematicianAble429
- u/Smokedmydrink
- u/carcrashhartman
- u/climbsdown
- u/tinmbh
- u/Hell_Camino
- u/JoBeam439
- u/RitchRock
- u/smith_and_jones4ever
- u/Ennui_Go
- u/GraceJoans
- u/13k
- u/Gracker22
- u/SavorySandwich
- u/siddthekid208
- u/anazgnos
- u/grounded_dont_text
- u/warmwarmerdisco
- u/moik_KF
- u/watermelondrink
- u/Jw603
- u/Jbuch12
- u/SonOfSalem
- u/severalgirlzgalore
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/fezzersc
- u/Lead-Radiant
- u/GraceJoans
- u/parmajohn17
- u/minion_ds
- u/bones_1969
- u/chrismcshaves
- u/Ass2Mowf
- u/ctra3
- u/morrisseywilde1
- u/dingus420
- u/sloanautomatic
- u/bparish128
- u/realmacaronni
- u/TopspinLob
- u/TechnicalAd9036
- u/DisturbingDaffy
- u/martinjohanna45
- u/NotaDumbLoser
- u/FatahRuark
- u/RadMwadCatDad
- u/CanadaPostRock
- u/ZenKerO
- u/TyrannosaurusHives
- u/Real-Rope-8556
- u/ProBonky
- u/LevelHeart145
- u/badgerjockey
- u/TurnedIntoA_Newt
- u/larrybudmel
- u/Zorbo-Man
- u/uncle_jafar
- u/emperator_eggman
- u/Radio_Ethiopia
- u/porpoise_mitten
- u/magiceelmike
- u/JohnSnowsPump
- u/Saint_Stephen420
- u/Agile-Dragonfruit-85
- u/Apprehensive-Tax8631
- u/uhhhhhhhhhhhyeah
- u/No-Refrigerator-9928
- u/Novel-Tiger-8267
- u/YoureASkyscraper
- u/ctkamp3
- u/pcqt20927f
- u/DrawntoWater
- u/reefis
- u/Forsaken_Coast_7979
- u/Nightman_52
- u/Spell_me
- u/intechnicolor
- u/drcornwallis23
- u/mtimber1
- u/Pavemania89
- u/BenDanBreak
- u/dannysaccount123
- u/shitbuttpoopass
- u/ViralLoading
- u/unknowner1
- u/the_wrongtree
- u/ExistingSecond1
- u/gaybong
- u/fogindex
- u/AreWeCowabunga
- u/danifromyara52
- u/OrderNo
- u/avg-bro
- u/TrundleTheGreat0814
- u/Brightcab
- u/nutop
- u/Rothko28
- u/YogurtclosetOdd2610
- u/time_bot
- u/TheRedKingMMA
- u/Cold-Entrepreneur-90
- u/THphlrun
- u/rcap1977
- u/uncooked-pasta
- u/SuperfuzBigmuff
- u/HerelGoDigginInAgain
- u/Key_Text_169
- u/infinitepars
- u/_Wheres_the_Beef_
- u/99thoughtballunes
- u/rippedstallion
- u/adamatsu
- u/warmwarmerdisco
- u/SubparCurmudgeon
- u/atlanticrim
- u/Normal_Show_8426
- u/nandongus
- u/Show0fLife
- u/thestral_z
- u/amandaw_198
- u/dkat
- u/normanfnrockwell
- u/Nozeface
- u/GotReg
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/parmajohn17
- u/BenDanBreak
- u/fezzersc
- u/TotesLiz
- u/Lead-Radiant
- u/Ass2Mowf
- u/TurnedIntoA_Newt
- u/minion_ds
- u/stupidshinji
- u/tascena
- u/mtimber1
- u/goodboychristopher
- u/bparish128
- u/bones_1969
- u/HannahHunted
- u/martinjohanna45
- u/IOuhoh
- u/ctra3
- u/JKickAHole
- u/GraceJoans
- u/chrismcshaves
- u/bakediea
- u/Tink_Tinkler
- u/TopspinLob
- u/burntendsdeeznutz
- u/danoperson
- u/StrifeKnot1983
- u/Dokterrock
- u/iztheguy
- u/makeyourowndamnbeer
- u/atlanticrim
- u/Date_W_Ikea
- u/mentallyillegg
- u/TyrannosaurusHives
- u/JohnSnowsPump
- u/sloanautomatic
- u/bdouble0101
- u/theorem_lemma_proof
- u/allsystemsslow
- u/natiboken
- u/realmacaronni
- u/porpoise_mitten
- u/aardvarklord
- u/Paver
- u/TechnicalAd9036
- u/dingus420
- u/Nightman_52
- u/FatahRuark
- u/Appropriate-Hunt4163
- u/Real-Rope-8556
- u/trbrts
- u/IonaPotapov
- u/milhkyways
- u/YogurtclosetOdd2610
- u/mbanks1230
- u/chrswest
- u/thestral_z
- u/bethebebop
- u/AbeSomething
- u/intechnicolor
- u/NotaDumbLoser
- u/time_bot
- u/larrybudmel
- u/rattled_bytherush
- u/Aromatic-Top2424
- u/slh2c
- u/unknowner1
- u/Diethylamidas
- u/AreWeCowabunga
- u/HennyRudy
- u/Jaymac603
- u/morrisseywilde1
- u/redfieldp
- u/filthfarmfilth
- u/FingaThingMeansTaxes
- u/radio-gra
- u/CanadaPostRock
- u/ZenKerO
- u/legituserID
- u/Pavemania89
- u/spidyr
- u/Extension_Vacation35
- u/bl1ndvision
- u/jimmy_jimson
- u/Rothko28
- u/w0weez0wee
- u/pcqt20927f
- u/DrawntoWater
- u/Spell_me
- u/four_letterword
- u/No-Refrigerator-9928
- u/wheniwasarobot
- u/Chapos_sub_capt
- u/Miss_Maidenhead
- u/benji_2007
- u/75Franco
- u/RonRonner
- u/nitebusnitebus
- u/TheRedKingMMA
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FAQ
r/pavement — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/pavement have?
r/pavement has approximately 14,974 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/pavement created?
r/pavement was created on May 1, 2011 (15 years ago).
What is r/pavement about?
This community is dedicated to the indie rock band Pavement, known for their influential sound and unique style. Members share a passion for the band's music, discussing albums, song meanings, and live performances. The community often delves into the band's history, including lesser-known tracks and outtakes, making it a niche space for dedicated fans and newcomers alike.
What subreddits are similar to r/pavement?
Communities similar to r/pavement include r/sonicyouth, r/wilco, r/builttospill, r/dinosaurjr, r/rem.
Who are the most active posters on r/pavement?
The most frequent posters on r/pavement include u/emperator_eggman, u/[deleted], u/jamiedew74.
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