Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed.Pavement · 1997

rollingstone

9.0

“In 1997, these slacker romantics slowed things down and serenaded their fans, delivering an album short on noise and long on artfully dissonant ballads. Stephen Malkmus worked softy sentimentality even into his funniest lines, rhyming "quasar in the mist" with "kaiser has a cyst" ("Stereo"). With a second disc of bonus material — including classic […]”

pitchfork

8.7

“Matador's deluxe Pavement reissue campaign continues with Brighten the Corners, the underrated record that signaled the group's turn toward the serious and mature. Also included are 32 outtakes and radio-session cuts that more accurately reflect the loose, ramshackle feel of the group's early-to-mid 1990s work.”