Pavement
Terror Twilight LP vinyl

Terror Twilight is Pavement's fifth proper studio album and perhaps their most confident effort to date. Opening with the surprisingly subdued leadoff single, the sinewy-sweet Spit on a Stranger (which sounds like the Velvet Underground after a couple of cartwheels), it's clear that Pavement is in no hurry to recreate Slanted and Enchanted's fractured and raw indie-pop. Instead of short bursts of jive poetry and razor guitars, the band opts for slightly longer songs with more subdued sonic explorations. Still, Terror Twilight never quite veers off into predictable directions; the boys' talent continues to confound expectations. Unforeseenly unironic heartstrings seem to be the thing these days for Pavement. This album boasts their finest ballads to date - Major Leagues and Stranger - but the days of fiery songs like No Life for Ginger may be over. Malkmus and crew seem to be heading in the same avant-pop direction as built to spill. But while Pavement may be more laid-back, they're still standing firm. Terror Twilight could be the bedrock upon which they build the rest of their career.

NEW / Released in 1999 / Reissue 2021

Tracklist:

A1 Spit On A Stranger

A2 Folk Jam

A3 You Are A Light

A4 Cream Of Gold

A5 Major Leagues

A6 Platform Blues

B1 Ann Don't Cry

B2 Billie

B3 Speak, See, Remember

B4 The Hexx

B5 Carrot Rope