Four Cornered Night is the second studio album by American rock band Jets to Brazil, released on September 11, 2000, through Jade Tree.

The emo and post-punk album featured the inclusion of cello and piano instrumentation, with lyrics sung from the first-person perspective of frontman Blake Schwarzenbach.

The band supported it with two tours of the United States – one following its release, with Cave In and Shiner, and the other in early 2001, with the Love Scene – as well as a stint in Japan.

With the addition of former the Van Pelt guitarist Brian Maryansky,[1] Orange Rhyming Dictionary was released in October 1998;[2] multiple tours of the US, Europe and Japan followed.

[11][12] The title is taken from the poem A Rabbit as King of the Ghosts by Wallace Stevens, as Schwarzenbach explained: "It’s all four of us, the room, a night, and subjects I'm always going back to".

[15] Accompanied by strings, piano and acoustic guitar, Four Cornered Night is a more midtempo affair, then the aggressive guitarwork of Orange Rhyming Dictionary.

[17] "You're Having the Time of My Life" incorporated arpeggios and chord progressions that recalled new wave, while its intro section evoked "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (1975) by Pink Floyd.

[23][25] The piano-driven track "In the Summer's When You Really Know" tackles the theme of love and innocence, while "Empty Picture Frame" is about being lonely and smoking dope.

"[42] CMJ New Music Report's Tad Hendrickson viewed it as a "remarkable follow-up" to Orange Rhyming Dictionary, adding that it will "surprise many with its honesty and directness.

"[43] Peter Buchberger of Seattle Weekly said the record "challenges the listener", leaving "no apologies" with its "sincere, piano-infused anthems that are catchy and raspy at the same time.

"[44] Rolling Stone reviewer James Hunter said Schwarzenbach's emotions "adds up to extremely circular music, bold enough to drive some rock fans mad and to enthrall others.

writer Stuart Green said that while the album was "a far cry from the aggressive" Orange Rhyming Dictionary, it ultimately beats it, "at least in terms of songwriting and cohesiveness.

"[46] AllMusic reviewer Adam Bregman said Schwarzenbach "indulges in the sort of over-the-top sentimentality that is more reminiscent of a lengthy novel by Proust than anything you'd expect from a rock band.

"[41] Modern Fix found the guitars not as "grating" as on Orange Rhyming Dictionary, and noted that the "tempos are slowed, and Schwarzenbach’s angst" is partially swapped for a cello and a piano.

[47] The staff at Impact Press said the a few of the songs "capture the intensity that made Jets so great," while a number of others lacked "that energy, ending up somewhat unremarkable".