Film School's debut album. Recorded in 1999-2000 in Krayg Burton's bedroom and at Black Eyed Pig Studios in San Francisco, Brilliant Career seamlessly moves between private, spare arrangements and complex layers of guitars and keyboards. Guest players include Scott Kannberg (Pavement), Kyle Statham (Fuck), and Mauri Skinfill (Glitter Mini 9), among others.

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Pavement's fourth proper LP. On Brighten the Corners, the rock hero in Pavement reemerges as the dominant stereotype, making the lyrical idiosyncrasies on which critics of the band like to harp into witty window-dressing. Nowhere is this dichotomy better heard than on the electrifying opener, "Stereo," which rages with anthemic power-chords and a rock-star chorus ("Hey! Listen to me! I'm on the stereo"), while also pondering the longest-standing mystery in rock, the voice of Rush singer Geddy Lee ("how did...   [ read more ]

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The second album from ex-Pavement main man, Spiral Stairs, is a collection of melancholy and rich California singer-songwriter pop songs. With echoes of The Go-Betweens and The Clean, 60s chanteurs Rex Homan and Chet Nichols, and modern exponents Death Cab For Cutie, The Decembrists, and Wilco, Spiral's new album is instantly appealing to a broad demographic. Features appearances by Wilco and Scott McCaughey (Young Fresh Fellows, The Minus 5). Enhanced CD contains two videos.

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