segunda-feira, dezembro 12, 2005

450. Pavement - brighten the corners

450.Pbrightenthecorners
450.Pbrightenthecorners,
originally uploaded by jrd550.
'Brighten the corners' combines all the best elements of their last two albums. The slacker airy pop of 'Shady Lane' would have felt right at home on 'Crooked Rain' and 'Starlings of the slipstream' could have been on 'Wowee Zowee'. Other tracks though show how the band perfected their craft of defective pop: 'Passat Dreams', 'Blue Hawaiian', 'Type Slowly' and 'Embassy Row'. Again another great album.

"A welcome to my friends:
This house is a home and a home’s where I belong
Where the feelings are warm and the foundations are strong
If my soul has a shape, well, then it is an ellipse
And this slap is a gift
’cause your cheeks have lost their lustre"

9 out of 10