Brighten the Corners
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| Studio album by Pavement | ||||
| Released | February 11, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | July 15–30, 1996, Piedmont Triad Studio | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 46:10 | |||
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Matador Records/Capitol Records (original 1997 US release) Matador Records (1999 US reissue) Domino Records (UK) Rough Trade Records (Germany) Flying Nun Records (New Zealand) |
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| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
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| NME | 6/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.6/10 |
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| Spin | 8/10 |
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| Compilation album by Pavement | ||||
| Released | December 9, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | July 15, 1996 to August 21, 1997 |
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| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 154:37 | |||
| Label | Matador Records | |||
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Brighten the Corners is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Pavement, recorded in 1996 and released the following year. All songs were written by lead singer Stephen Malkmus, apart from Scott Kannberg's "Date with Ikea" and "Passat Dream". The title is likely a reference to Ella Fitzgerald's 1967 album Brighten the Corner, or to the 1957 Thelonious Monk album Brilliant Corners. It is also the only Pavement album to feature a full lyric sheet.
All tracks written by Stephen Malkmus, except where noted.
Matador Records released an expanded two-CD edition of this album under the title Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition on December 9, 2008. It contains the band's fourth album, Brighten the Corners (1997), in its entirety, as well as 32 of the band's other songs from that era, 18 of which were previously unreleased. The initial pre-order offer from Matador Records also included the band's previously unreleased live album, Live Europaturnén MCMXCVII, on 12" vinyl.
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