The fourth in MATADOR's series of deluxe editions of the five classic PAVEMENT albums is 1997's "Brighten The Corners". The wealth of extra material testifies to the extraordinary creativity of the band during this period. A rather joyous pop explosion after the complications of "Wowee Zowee", "Brighten The Corners" received both critical acclaim and commercial success, with sales eclipsing its predecessor and radio support for its three singles "Stereo", "Shady Lane" and "Embassy Row". BTC is the band's most exquisite, sweet, multiplicitous and downright gorgeous album. The 2CD "Brighten The Corners" deluxe edition is packaged in an embossed slipcase with a gorgeous 62-page perfect-bound booklet, containing a huge essay by New Yorker critic Alex Ross. Like the previous three deluxe Pavement editions, this compilation was curated by Jesper Eklow working with the band. Disc one is the remastered original 12-song album, plus 8 extra bonus tracks. Disc two features another 24 bonus tracks. Both discs contain B-sides, compilation tracks, studio outtakes and radio sessions (including sessions for JOHN PEEL, KCRW?s "Morning Becomes Eclectic" and BBC RADIO 1's "Evening Session"). The collection contains 20 unreleased tracks of which 8 are unreleased songs.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

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
13. Then (The Hexx) - (Bonus Track)
14. Beautiful As A Butterfly - (Bonus Track)
15. Cataracts - (Bonus Track)
16. Westie Can Drum - (Bonus Track)
17. Winner Of The - (Bonus Track)
18. Birds In The Majic Industry - (Bonus Track)
19. Harness Your Hopes - (Bonus Track)
20. Roll With The Wind - (Bonus Track)

Disc 2:

1. Slowly Typed
2. Cherry Area
3. Wanna Mess You Around
4. No Tan Lines
5. Then (The Hexx)
6. Harness Your Hopes
7. The Killing Moon
8. Winner Of The
9. Embassy Row Psych Intro
10. Nigel
11. Chevy (Old To Begin)
12. Roll With The Wind (Roxy)
13. Oddity (Clean Cover)
14. Type Slowly (Live)
15. Neil Hagerty Meets Jon...
16. Destroy Mater Dei
17. It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine...
18. Maybe Maybe
19. Date W/ Ikea
20. Fin
21. Grave Architecture
22. The Classical (The Fall Cover)
23. Space Ghost Theme I
24. Space Ghost Theme II