Nude as the News: Brighten the Corners - Patrick Kastner's review: "Brighten does combine many of the best elements of Pavement's first three full-lengths, creating what might be considered the definitive Pavement album." Rated 7.5. www.nudeasthenews.com/sections/reviews/p/story/060600aaf.html
Salon: Pavement - Brighten the Corners - David Fenton's review: "It's not the first listen, and it's not the second, but somewhere around three or four you'll find this album making perfect sense." With audio clips. www.salon.com/feb97/sharps/sharps970217.html
UNo MAS: Pavement - Brighten the Corners - Marc Attenberg's review: "Pavement has finally achieved a consistently lush recording of its work; everything sounds great here." www.unomas.com/reviews/music/reviews/item003.html
