Brighten the Corners

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Brighten the Corners
Studio album by Pavement
Released	February 11, 1997
Recorded	July 1996
Genre	Rock
Length	46:10
Label	Matador Records Matador Records/Capitol Records (original pressing)
Producer(s)	Pavement
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (8.6/10) link Robert Christgau (A) link
Pavement chronology
Wowee Zowee (1995)	Brighten the Corners (1997)	Terror Twilight (1999)

Brighten the Corners was the fourth studio album released by Pavement.

Spiral Stairs said, in a recent interview with Pitchfork Media, that they will be making a 2CD re-release of Brighten The Corners that will probably be released in 2007, on its 10th anniversary. However, it has now passed said date and is expected mid to late this year.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Stereo" - 3:07
2. "Shady Lane/J vs. S" - 3:50
3. "Transport is Arranged" - 3:52
4. "Date w/ IKEA" - 2:39
5. "Old to Begin" - 3:22
6. "Type Slowly" - 5:20
7. "Embassy Row" - 3:51
8. "Blue Hawaiian" - 3:33
9. "We Are Underused" - 4:12
10. "Passat Dream" - 3:51
11. "Starlings of the Slipstream" - 3:08
12. "Fin" - 5:24 (Listed as "Infinite Spark" on non-US pressings)

[edit] Singles

• "Shady Lane"
• "Stereo"

[edit] Trivia

The album title is a play on Ella Fitzgerald's Brighten the Corner.

Pavement

Stephen Malkmus | Scott Kannberg | Mark Ibold | Bob Nastanovich | Steve West | Gary Young

Discography

Studio albums: Slanted and Enchanted | Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain | Wowee Zowee | Brighten the Corners | Terror Twilight

EPs Slay Tracks (1933-1969) | Demolition Plot J-7 | Perfect Sound Forever | Watery, Domestic | Rattled by la Rush | Pacific Trim | Shady Lane | "Spit on a Stranger" | "Major Leagues (EP)"

Compilations and reissues: Westing (By Musket & Sextant) | Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe | Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins | Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition

Video releases: Slow Century

Associated acts

The Jicks | Silver Jews | Free Kitten | The Crust Brothers