Brighten the Corners is the fourth studio album released by Pavement. The title is likely a reference to Ella Fitzgerald's Brighten the Corner. All songs were written by lead singer Stephen Malkmus, apart from "Date with Ikea" and "Passat Dream".

Matador Records released an expanded 2CD edition of this album under the title Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition on December 9, 2008.

]Track listing

1. "Stereo" - 3:07
2. "Shady Lane/J vs. S" - 3:50
3. "Transport is Arranged" - 3:52
4. "Date w/ IKEA" - 2:39 (Scott Kannberg)
5. "Old to Begin" - 3:22
6. "Type Slowly" - 5:20
7. "Embassy Row" - 3:51
8. "Blue Hawaiian" - 3:33
9. "We Are Underused" - 4:12
10. "Passat Dream" - 3:51 (Scott Kannberg)
11. "Starlings of the Slipstream" - 3:08
12. "Fin" - 5:24 (Listed as "Infinite Spark" on non-US pressings)

Well schooled in the fuzzed-out guitars and ambient vocals of the shoegaze canon,Gliss brings a wall-of-sound approach to their dark pop compositions. In the two years since their more somber and mopey debut, Gliss is back with "Devotion Implosion." On the record, the Los Angeles triumvirate evoke the best elements of My Bloody Valentine and the Jesus and Mary Chain, displaying anthemic qualities that help navigate the droning, murky minefield that plagues many of their contemporaries.

Songs show a practiced versatility, as members Martin Klingman, David Reiss and Victoria Cecilia switch instruments between songs. "Morning Light," one of the record's stand-out tracks, could be a female-fronted outtake from Psychocandy. While the first single, "Anybody Inside," shows all the swagger and verve of Spacemen 3.

Youth & Young Manhood is the debut album from Kings of Leon, released in August 2003. The title appears to be taken from Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast, his novel of poverty in 1920s Paris: "I had already seen the end of fall come through boyhood, youth and young manhood, and in one place you could write about it better than in another."

The album was generally well received, but polarized listeners and critics alike: Many appreciated the band's punk and garage rock-influenced revival of the southern rock genre with NME hailing the album among the "best debuts of the last 10 years."

"Molly's Chambers", "Wasted Time" and "California Waiting" were all released as singles."Spiral Staircase" featured on the PS3 game Motorstorm. "Red Morning Light" was also featured on a Ford Focus commercial, and as the opening song in FIFA 2004 by EA Sports.

The album was recorded between Sound City Studios, California (where Nirvana's Nevermind andFleetwood Mac's Rumours were made) and Shangri-La Studio in Malibu.

The band's popularity exploded in Australia during the weeks of the 22nd and 29th of September, 2008, when they had all 4 of their studio albums in the top 50, with Youth and Young Manhoodmaking its first top 50 chart appearance since its release in 2003, peaking at number 46. The album sold more than 240,000 copies worldwide.

All songs were written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill and Angelo Petraglia.

1. "Red Morning Light" – 2:59
2. "Happy Alone" – 3:59
3. "Wasted Time" – 2:45
4. "Joe's Head" – 3:21
5. "Trani" – 5:01
6. "California Waiting" – 3:29
7. "Spiral Staircase" – 2:54
8. "Molly's Chambers" – 2:15
9. "Genius" – 2:48
10. "Dusty" – 4:20
11. "Holy Roller Novocaine" – 12:08 [ends at 4:00, hidden track "Talihina Sky" (3:47) starts at 8:21]

Aha Shake Heartbreak is the second studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon. It was released in November 2004 in the UK and February 2005 in the US.

The album was met with critical acclaim and was widely appreciated among Kings of Leon fans. Notable songs include "Milk", an acoustic track accentuating Caleb Followill's vocals, "King of the Rodeo", which high-lights the twin guitar playing, and the Latin-style coda to the opening track "Slow Night, So Long". When speaking about the album, the band remarked "if Youth and Young Manhood was the party, Aha Shake Heartbreak is the hangover."

"The Bucket", "Four Kicks" and "King of the Rodeo" were released as singles in the UK.

The original version of the album featured a white background and an orchid, the second featured a black cover with a different kind of orchid. The second also contained the bonus track "Where Nobody Knows", and on both albums the flower is positioned in a suggestively sexual position.

The title of the album comes from the third track, "Taper Jean Girl".

There is also a photo, hidden underneath the white plastic of the second black cover, of the band as children.

The band's popularity exploded in Australia during the weeks of the 22nd and 29th of September, 2008, when they had all 4 of their studio albums in the top 50, with Aha Shake Heartbreak peaking at its highest position yet, number 25, and attaining Platinum sales. The album was certified 2x Platinum in Australia on the 12th of January, 2009. They have sold more than 910,000 copies worldwide.

1. "Slow Night, So Long" – 3:54
2. "King of the Rodeo" – 2:25
3. "Taper Jean Girl" – 3:05
4. "Pistol of Fire" (Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Angelo Petraglia) – 2:20
5. "Milk" – 4:00
6. "The Bucket" – 2:55
7. "Soft" (Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Angelo Petraglia) – 2:59
8. "Razz" – 2:15
9. "Day Old Blues" - 3:33
10. "Four Kicks" - 2:09
11. "Velvet Snow" - 2:11
12. "Rememo" - 3:23
13. "Where Nobody Knows" (Bonus Track) - 2:24