| Microphones, the / Glow, the |
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| Album: | Glow, the | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Microphones, the | Added: | Sep 2001 | |
| Label: | K Records | |||
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 30, 2023: | GORP Samurai Sword | 4. | Mar 21, 2012: | Modern Donkey - Melody Variation Part 2 I Want Wind to Blow | |
| 2. | Oct 06, 2016: | All Passion No Technique The Glow Pt. 2 | 5. | May 21, 2009: | Radiophonic I Want Wind to Blow | |
| 3. | Apr 10, 2015: | A-philiac The Glow Pt. 2, I Want Wind to Blow | 6. | Mar 04, 2008: | Partly Cloudy I Want Wind to Blow |
| Album Review |
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| nari Reviewed 2002-05-06 | ||
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THE MICROPHONES "the Glow" [K Records] More than one person has told me this is the best album of 2001. I won't affirm or deny here, but rest assured, the Microphones have produced a beautiful and highly original experimental acoustic pop album. Just 'indie' would be a misnomer, since there are heavy garage jams & introspective instrumentals mixed in here too. Most songs are simple plain-spoken pop melodies over thick layered textures: doubled acoustic guitars, piano, horns, and other odds and ends. The Mics's sound has the same characteristic innocense shared by many K labelmates, belying the complexity and careful construction of some of the underlying textures. Their experiments are like a less austere Joan of Arc, full of warmth and a folksong quality. -nari 1. light pop song with wonderful murky harmonies, sweet dingey guits 5:30 2. bombastic opening melts into pop song with lovely mesh of synths 4:59 3. standout quirky bittersweet track with pop sensibility, rocks at the end 5:13 4. simplest folk song 4:30 5. warbly vocals & lo fi casio; sweet & lilting 1:52 6. very pretty & delicate acoustic instrumental 1:36 7. flowing fluttery guitar, moving water & resigned singing 8. quiet, eerie, & beautiful instrumental hinged on cello barks 1:46 9. noisey electronic crescendo; wraiths on tape 2:53 10. pretty strumming, even lovelier layered vocals 2:50 11. sounds like the element on the cover - cluttered background with everything and a steel drum; delicate plaintive melody sung over 1:58 12. 30s of almost nothing; then a noisey pop tango; cooly peculiar 4:58 13. gentle uncomplicated breezy pop song in 6/8; 2:40 14. pummeling rock song 1:43 15. another cute unassuming pop tune; ends earlier than1:34 16. soft beginnings then totally weird circus rock; ends before 2:19 17. lovely wintry instrumental with piano lead; ends before 1:56 18. simplest folk love song on this disc 1:55 19. pummeling noisey rock abuse; music ends at 2:37, track at 4:07 20. gently strummed, slightly melancholy pop, ends at 1:40 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | I Want Wind to Blow | 11. | The Gleam Pt. 2 | |||
| 2. | The Glow Pt. 2 | 12. | Map | |||
| 3. | The Mood | 13. | You'll Be in the Air | |||
| 4. | Headless Horseman | 14. | ||||
| 5. | My Roots Are Strong and Deep | 15. | I Am Bored | |||
| 6. | Instrumental | 16. | I Felt My Size | |||
| 7. | The Mansion | 17. | Instrumental | |||
| 8. | (Something) | 18. | I Felt Your Shape | |||
| 9. | (Something) | 19. | Samurai Sword | |||
| 10. | I'll not Contain You | 20. | My Warm Blood |