Brighten The Corners
by Pavement
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Brighten The Corners is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by Pavement on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pavement is Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain which is ranked number 173 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,517.
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Brighten The Corners track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 03/01/2026 22:36 | snailmail500 | 233 | 82/100 | |
| 02/17/2026 12:10 | Leginlists | 2,693 | 83/100 | |
| 02/01/2026 21:29 | sweetness | 1,072 | 79/100 | |
| 12/29/2025 18:23 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 | |
| 12/14/2025 21:07 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,796 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Like others I like the album but feel it doesn't reach the same heights of previous records - and like others that isn't to say it is a bad album, just that it just feels it is a bit on a slide from a very high standard.
Brighten the Corners > Wowee Zowee
It's good, but it's just hard for me to really like it since I've never really been in the right headspace to get what's going on here. I can completely see how this album could be a favorite for so many, but it just doesn't click for me :/
Great album!
Favorite tracks: Stereo, Shady Lane, Date With IKEA, Embassy Row
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A good record but certainly not in the same class as the first three albums. Shady lane, is a Pavement classic, and there are some of the good tracks too, but, brighten the corners, doesn't quite have that freshness and edge that their earlier releases had. Still, it is Pavement, just not their best.
junodog4 02/24/2015 05:34 | #135562
Good, but not as great as the first three. Still worthwhile...
Great album!
my 3rd favorite album by pavement behind their first two fantastic records. not as consistent still very good. first 3 and last 3 songs are my faves. and fin is just perfect.
For me each album Pavement released was a little bit of a drop in standard from the one that preceded it. That's not to say this isn't still a very good album it just suffers in my eyes in comparison to it's older siblings. The songwriting is still quality, the lyrics still hit the mark but with each album Pavement got a little closer to being a 'normal' indie rock band rather than the glorious chaotic musical magicians they were. On the plus side Spiral Stairs offers up his best Pavement songs in Passat Dreams and Date with Ikea.
Fantastic guitar music with lots of ideas! Date With IKEA was the one I loved. Although that might be being biased because I love shopping at Ikea.
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