Album

Brighten The Corners

Pavement

1997 · Rock

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Brighten The Corners by Pavement

Brighten The Corners is an Alt/Indie album by Pavement, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 56 pressings tracked, owned by 35 collectors.

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After challenging listeners with the stridently askew <i>Wowee Zowee</i>, Pavement opted to play nice on its follow-up, buffing the rough edges of their sound to a crystalline sheen. While the convulsive crunch of “Stereo” gets the album off to a playful start, <i>Brighten the Corners</i> is more a fading-sunset farewell to young adulthood, rife with yearning pleas for domesticity (“Shady Lane”) and power-pop pick-me-ups for aging hipsters entering the big-box-shopping stage of their lives (“Date With IKEA”).

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Stereo3:06
  2. A2Shady Lane / J Vs. S3:51
  3. A3Transport Is Arranged3:52
  4. A4Date W/ IKEA2:39
  5. A5Old To Begin3:22
  6. A6Type Slowly5:19

Side B

  1. B1Embassy Row3:51
  2. B2Blue Hawaiian3:33
  3. B3We Are Underused4:12
  4. B4Passat Dream3:51
  5. B5Starlings Of The Slipstream3:08
  6. B6Fin5:22

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Indie Rock
  • jangly
  • sarcastic
  • art school

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Issued with full-color, glossy insert of lyrics, credits and artwork.
Sticker text on shrink-wrap:
PAVEMENT
"Shady Lane" "Stereo" "Embassy Row"
THE NEW ALBUM
OLE 197-1
Insert text:
Track A2 title printed as "Shady Lane"
Track A4 title printed as ''Date With IKEA''
Ole 197-1
Recorded July 15-30 1996
Mixed Sept. 10-20
7 44861 01971 8 on side A label

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Bob NastanovichPERCUSSION
  • Mark IboldPERFORMER , PHOTOGRAPHY BY
  • Spiral StairsVOCALS, GUITAR
  • Stephen MalkmusVOCALS, GUITAR
  • Steve WestDRUMS

35 collectors on Gatefold own this · 56 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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