Brighten the Corners is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Pavement, released on February 11, 1997 by Matador Records.

Brighten the Corners was recorded at Mitch Easter's Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

[3] The album title was in reference to "Brighten The Corner Where You Are", a gospel hymn written by Homer Rodeheaver in the early 1900s.

[citation needed] Brighten the Corners received very positive reviews from critics and was ranked No.

[16] In the poll's accompanying essay, Robert Christgau referred to the album as one of his "favorite albums of the year, easy", alongside those by Yo La Tengo, Sleater-Kinney, and Arto Lindsay.