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Four Cornered Night is the second studio album by American rock band Jets to Brazil. In late 1999 and early 2000, while touring in support of Orange Rhyming Dictionary (1998), the band debuted new material. Between March and May, they recorded at Inner Ear Studios with producer J. Robbins. The album was the inclusion of piano instrumentation and lyrics sung from the first-person perspective. Though it was pushed back a few times, Four Cornered Night was eventually released on September 11, 2000 through independent label Jade Tree. It reached number 19 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, later going on to sell over 48,000 copies in the US. It received a mainly favourable response from music critics, many of which found it superior to Orange Rhyming Dictionary. The band supported it with two US tours (one following its release and the other in early 2001) and one stint in Japan

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With the addition of former the Van Pelt guitarist Brian Maryansky, Orange Rhyming Dictionary was released in October 1998; multiple tours of the US, Europe and Japan followed. In September 1999, the group performed at the Jade Tree/CMJ showcase in New York City, and a handful of east coast dates around this. At these shows, the group debuted new material. Schwarzenbach spent some time between his apartment in New York City and his mother's farm in Nova Scotia, Canada. He played her upright piano a change from his Roland digital keyboard when working on songs and viewed it as a different way of playing.

In February 2000, the group went on an east coast tour; following the stint's conclusion, the band finished working on material for their next album. They began recording it in March at Inner Ear Studios with producer J. Robbins, and finished in May. Robbins was "not afraid of the theatricality that the album seemed headed toward. Instead of ducking that, we kind of embraced it", according to Schwarzenbach.

Release and reception of tree

Promotion and touringIn May 2000, Four Cornered Night was planned for release in mid-August; by July, it was pushed back to late August due to a manufacturing delay. In early August, the album was delayed again due to a manufacturing error; it was eventually released on September 11. It reached number 19 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, eventually going on to sell over 48,000 copies in the US. Throughout September and October, the group toured across the US, and played a showcase for CMJ. The band were supported by Cave In, Shiner, J Majesty, Hey Mercedes and Turing Machine. Jets to Brazil spent some time recuperating, before on a US tour in April and May 2001 with the Love Scene and New End Original. Following this, they embarked on a Japanese tour in June with Robbins' band Burning Airlines.

Critical responseFour Cornered Night received favorable reviews from music critics. Ox-Fanzine reviewer Joachim Hiller said the album was "even better than expected", calling it a "masterpiece." CMJ New Music Report's Tad Hendrickson viewed it as a "remarkable follow-up" to Orange Rhyming Dictionary, adding that it will "surprise many with its honesty and directness." Peter Buchberger of Seattle Weekly said the record "challenges the listener", leaving "no apologies" with its "sincere, piano-infused anthems that are catchy and raspy at the same time." Rolling Stone reviewer James Hunter said Schwarzenbach's emotions "adds up to extremely circular music, bold enough to drive some rock fans mad and to enthrall others." Exclaim! writer Stuart Green said that while the album was "a far cry from the aggressive" Orange Rhyming Dictionary, it ultimately beats it, "at least in terms of songwriting and cohesiveness."

Ink 19's Marcel Feldmar said it took a few more plays for the album to capture his attention "within its brilliance" than Orange Rhyming Dictionary. The minimal nature of the album "threw me off at first", though thankfully, "the intensity is still there, the voice is still there, almost breaking at times, stronger than steel at times." AllMusic reviewer Adam Bregman said Schwarzenbach "indulges in the sort of over-the-top sentimentality that is more reminiscent of a lengthy novel by Proust than anything you'd expect from a rock band." Modern Fix found the guitars not as "grating" as on Orange Rhyming Dictionary, and noted that the "tempos are slowed, and Schwarzenbachs angst" is partially swapped for a cello and a piano. In a brief review for The Stranger, Kris Adams said it was a "decent, if disappointing follow-up to a good debut."