Brighten the Corners is the fourth studio album released by Pavement

Pavement (band)

Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...

. All songs were written by lead singer Stephen Malkmus

Stephen Malkmus

Stephen Joseph Malkmus is an indie rock musician and icon, and a member of the band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.-Early years:...

, apart from "Date with Ikea" and "Passat Dream". The title is likely a reference to Ella Fitzgerald's Brighten the Corner

Brighten the Corner

Brighten the Corner is a 1967 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, debut album on Capitol Records. The album charted at #172 in the Billboard Hot 200 album charts....

, or its title track "Brighten the Corner Where You Are" which was a theme song for Billy Sunday

Billy Sunday

William Ashley "Billy" Sunday was an American athlete who, after being a popular outfielder in baseball's National League during the 1880s, became the most celebrated and influential American evangelist during the first two decades of the 20th century.Born into poverty in Iowa, Sunday spent some...

. It is also the only Pavement album to feature a full lyric sheet.

Nicene Creedence Edition

Matador Records

Matador Records

Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...

 released an expanded 2CD 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

Brighten the Corners

Brighten the Corners is the fourth studio album released by Pavement. All songs were written by lead singer Stephen Malkmus, apart from "Date with Ikea" and "Passat Dream". The title is likely a reference to Ella Fitzgerald's Brighten the Corner, or its title track "Brighten the Corner Where You...

(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

Matador Records

Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...

 also included the band's previously unreleased live album, Live Europaturnén MCMXCVII

Live Europaturnén MCMXCVII

Live Europaturnén MCMXCVII is a live album by Pavement, which was recorded at a concert in Europe in 1997. Though it was originally planned for official release on Matador Records that same year, it was not actually released until 2008...

 on 12" vinyl.

Track listing

All songs written by Stephen Malkmus

Stephen Malkmus

Stephen Joseph Malkmus is an indie rock musician and icon, and a member of the band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.-Early years:...

, otherwise noted.

1. "Stereo" - 3:07
2. "Shady Lane / J vs. S" - 3:50
3. "Transport Is Arranged" - 3:52
4. "Date With IKEA
   Date With IKEA
   "Date With IKEA" is a song by rock band Pavement. It is one of the tracks on their 1997 album Brighten the Corners ....
   
   " - 2:39 (Scott Kannberg)
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 (Scott Kannberg)
11. "Starlings of the Slipstream" - 3:08
12. "Fin" - 5:24 (Listed as "Infinite Spark" on non-US pressings)

Disc One

Brighten the Corners:

1. "Stereo"

2. "Shady Lane / J Vs. S"

3. "Transport Is Arranged"

4. "Date w/ IKEA"

5. "Old to Begin"

6. "Type Slowly"

7. "Embassy Row"

8. "Blue Hawaiian"

9. "We Are Underused"

10. "Passat Dream"

11. "Starlings of the Slipstream"

12. "Fin"

Brighten The Corners outtakes:

13. "And Then (The Hexx)" (originally released as the B-side to Spit On A Stranger (OLE-384-7), May, 1999, but presented here is the unedited full version, as such previously unreleased. It was also originally planned to be the opening track to Brighten The Corners.)

14. "Beautiful as a Butterfly"

15. "Cataracts"

Stereo single

16. "Westie Can Drum"

17. "Winner of the"

18. "Birds in the Majic Industry" (previously unreleased full length vocal version)

Spit On A Stranger single (included here since both were recorded and mixed during Brighten The Corners sessions)

19. "Harness Your Hopes"

20. "Roll with the Wind"

Disc Two

Shady Lane single

1. "Slowly Typed"

2. "Cherry Area"

3. "Wanna Mess You Around"

4. "No Tan Lines"

BBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997

5. "And Then (The Hexx)" (previously unreleased)

6. "Harness Your Hopes" (previously unreleased)

7. "The Killing Moon

The Killing Moon

The Killing Moon is a single by the band Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on their 1984 album, Ocean Rain. It is one of the band's highest-charting hits, reaching number nine in the UK Singles Chart.-Lyrics:...

" (released on Major Leagues EP)

8. "Winner of the" (previously unreleased)

Brighten The Corners outtakes:

9. "Embassy Row Psych Intro" (previously unreleased)

10. "Nigel" (previously unreleased)

11. "Chevy (Old to Begin)" (previously unreleased mix)

12. "Roll with the Wind (Roxy)" (previously unreleased mix)

God Save The Clean

The Clean

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: A Tribute to the Clean, Flying Nun Records

Flying Nun Records

Flying Nun Records is an independent record label formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1981 by music-store proprietor Roger Shepherd.-History:The label was formed in the flurry of new punk rock-inspired labels forming in the early 1980s...

compilation

13. "Oddity"

Tibetan Freedom Concert compilation

14. "Type Slowly" (live)

KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic, February 25, 1997

15. "Neil Hagerty

Neil Hagerty

Neil Michael Hagerty is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. He is best known for his work in Royal Trux. Hagerty released several solo albums since Royal Trux's demise in 2001, followed by recordings under the moniker The Howling Hex...

 Meets Jon Spencer in a Non-Alcoholic Bar" (previously unreleased)

16. "Destroy Mater Dei" (previously unreleased)

17. "It’s A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl"

18. "Maybe Maybe"

BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997

19. "Date w/ IKEA" (previously unreleased)

20. "Fin" (previously unreleased)

21. "Grave Architecture" (previously unreleased)

22. "The Classical

Hex Enduction Hour

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" (released on Major Leagues EP)

WFNX Studios, February 12, 1997

23. "Space Ghost

Space Ghost

Space Ghost is a fictional superhero created by Hanna-Barbera Productions and designed by Alex Toth for CBS in the 1960s. In his original incarnation, he was a superhero who, with his sidekick teen helpers Jan, Jace, and Blip the monkey, fought supervillains in outer space...

 Theme I" (previously unreleased)

24. "Space Ghost Theme II" (previously unreleased)

Personnel

• Stephen Malkmus
  Stephen Malkmus
  Stephen Joseph Malkmus is an indie rock musician and icon, and a member of the band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.-Early years:...
  
  : Vocals, Guitar
• Bob Nastanovich
  Bob Nastanovich
  Robert "Bob" Nastanovich is a member of the indie rock band, Pavement, as well as former member of 1990s bands Ectoslavia, and Pale Horse Riders...
  
  : Percussion, Vocals
• Scott Kannberg
  Scott Kannberg
  Scott "Spiral Stairs" Kannberg is a musician best known for being a founding member of the indie-rock band Pavement.-Career:...
  
  : Vocals, Guitar
• Steve West
  Steve West (pavement)
  Steve West replaced original drummer Gary Young in the critically acclaimed indie rock band Pavement. He is a graduate of Trinity High School in Richmond, VA. He now sings in the band Marble Valley, which released their fourth album, "Slash & Laugh," on in 2008.-References:...
  
  : Drums, Percussion
• Mark Ibold
  Mark Ibold
  Mark Ibold is a New York-based bass guitarist, member of the indie band Pavement from 1992 to 1999, and again as of their 2010 reunion. He is also currently in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth....
  
  : Bass
• Ernest Borgnine
  Ernest Borgnine
  Ernest Borgnine is an American actor of television and film. His career has spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, including his Academy Award-winning turn in the 1955 film Marty...
  
  : Cymbal
• Mitch Easter
  Mitch Easter
  Mitch Easter is a songwriter, musician, and producer. As a producer, he is probably best known for his work with R.E.M. from 1981 through 1984, though he has also worked with many other acts including The Hang Ups, Pavement, Suzanne Vega, Game Theory, Marshall Crenshaw, Velvet Crush, and...
  
  : engineer, mixing
• Bryce Goggin: engineer, mixing