Terror Twilight is the fifth and final studio album by American indie rock band Pavement, released on June 8, 1999, on Matador Records in the US and Domino Recording Company in the UK. Terror Twilight was produced by Nigel Godrich, who hoped to create a "straighter" album and bring Pavement to a wider audience. He and the band disagreed over some creative choices, and songwriter Stephen Malkmus later expressed dissatisfaction with the album. It received positive reviews. After finishing the tour for the album, Pavement disbanded. In 2022, Matador released an expanded reissue, Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal. Recording Terror Twilight was produced by British producer Nigel Godrich, who had gained fame for his work with Radiohead, Beck and REM. Godrich, a Pavement fan, accepted the job without having met the band or seen them perform. Hoping to help them find a bigger audience, he wanted to make an album that "stood up straighter" and would "reach people who were turned off by the beautiful sloppiness of other Pavement records". According to songwriter Stephen Malkmus, Godrich asked no fee, asking only for royalties. However, Malkmus said: "We paid for the studio time, of course, which started to get expensive. Because [Godrich] had his own, uh, standards." The group began work in Sonic Youth's studio in lower Manhattan, New York. Godrich found the studio limiting, so the group moved to RPM Studios near Washington Square Park, once used by Beastie Boys, where Malkmus estimated three quarters of the album were recorded. Dominic Mercott of High Llamas played drums for two tracks when Steve West could not play in time; Malkmus also played drums on one track. Overdubbing and editing took place in London at RAK Studios and Godrich's studio Shebang. Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood added harmonica on "Platform Blues" and "Billie". Godrich mixed the album at Mayfair Studios. According to percussionist Bob Nastanovich, Godrich struggled with the band's casual approach, and called for more takes than they were used to. Though Nastanovich said Godrich took on a "substantial challenge" and "did a good job", he felt he only connected with Malkmus and disregarded the other band members; Nastanovich realized after several days that Godrich did not know his name. The band was also less familiar with the new material, as it was driven entirely by Malkmus. Guitarist Scott Kannberg was unhappy that Malkmus was not interested in working on songs Kannberg had