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Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed. by Pavement reviewed by rollingstone — 9.0/10 | Wavelength | Wavelength

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Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed.

Item: Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed.
Rating: 9
Author: rollingstone

Pavement (1997)

9.0/ 10

“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 […]”

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 B sides like the insanely catchy "Harness Your Hopes" and welcome ditties like "Destroy Mater Dei" — this reissue bonanza shows the Nineties' premier indie band turning reflective and joyfully screwing around at the same time.

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