http://inkpot.com/music/pavement.html Clarissa Oon compares the album with U2's Pop. 1999.08.06 http://www.nudeasthenews.com/sections/reviews/p/story/060600aaf.html Patrick Kastner's review: "Brighten does combine many of the best elements of Pavement's first three full-lengths, creating what might be considered the definitive Pavement album." Rated 7.5. http://www.salon.com/feb97/sharps/sharps970217.html David Fenton's review: "It's not the first listen, and it's not the second, but somewhere around three or four you'll find this album making perfect sense." With audio clips. 1997.02.17 http://www.unomas.com/reviews/music/reviews/item003.html Marc Attenberg's review: "Pavement has finally achieved a consistently lush recording of its work; everything sounds great here."