The indie rock band whose 1997 album “Brighten the Corners” was produced with Mitch Easter was Pavement.
“Brighten the Corners” is Pavement’s fourth studio album, released by Matador Records on February 11, 1997. The band recorded it at Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a facility associated with Mitch Easter, who had worked with influential alternative and indie artists through his production career.
The production credit is slightly more layered than the question suggests. Pavement and Bryce Goggin handled most of the album’s production, while Easter became involved when Goggin left the studio and worked with the band for roughly a week. Easter is nevertheless credited as a producer, engineer, and mixer, making Pavement the clear band answer.
The album is sometimes confused with Pavement’s earlier “Wowee Zowee,” but “Brighten the Corners” followed it in 1997 and included songs such as “Stereo,” “Shady Lane,” and “Type Slowly.” Its more controlled, melodic sound marked a distinct phase in the group’s catalog.