Released in 1999,
Pavement's sixth (or fifth, depending on how you
count) full length
album,
Terror Twilight is considered their most "
accessible," on account of the higher quality of
production and the
clarity of
sound. Despite
Pavement's steady
progression towards "
hi-fi" (as opposed to "
lo-fi"), the songs off
Terror Twilight can hardly be called accessible. The unbelievably catchy
Carrot Rope is
interpreted in wildly different
fashions (follow the
link for more information), where other, less interpretable songs contain lines such as "Watch out for the gypsy children in electric dresses, they're insane. I hear they live in crematoriums and smoke your remains" (from You Are a Light).
Has Pavement gone soft? You be the judge.
Song List:
Spit on a Stranger
Folk Jam
You Are a Light
Cream of Gold
Major Leagues
Platform Blues
Ann Don't Cry
Billie
Speak, See, Remember
The Hexx
... and Carrot Rope