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Terror Twilight by Pavement
Terror Twilight is an album by Pavement, released in 1999. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 11 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Spit On A Stranger”, on 9 lists with a best position of #357.
Terror Twilight, Pavement's fifth album, came out in 1999 on Matador in the US and Domino in the UK, and it's the sound of the Stockton, California band letting an outsider tidy their room. Nigel Godrich produced, aiming for something straighter that might reach a bigger crowd, and the result is a noticeably cleaner record: Stephen Malkmus's wry drawl sits in soft-focus arrangements, with Scott Kannberg, Mark Ibold, Steve West and Bob Nastanovich playing it cooler than ever.
"Spit on a Stranger" and "Major Leagues" are gentle, almost sweet, and "Carrot Rope" is a goofy singalong. Godrich and the band didn't always see eye to eye, Malkmus later said he wasn't happy with it, and after the tour Pavement called it quits, which makes these tidy, rueful songs the last word of their original run. Reviews were positive anyway, and an expanded reissue, Farewell Horizontal, followed in 2022.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Terror Twilight on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spit On A Stranger | 9 | #357 | – | 2007–2022 | |
| 2 | Major Leagues | 1 | #31 | – | 1999 | |
| 3 | Carrot Rope | 1 | #45 | – | 1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.