The Glow Pt. 2

The Glow Pt. 2
Studio album by The Microphones
Released September 25, 2001
April 4, 2008 (reissue)
Recorded Dub Narcotic, Olympia, Washington, May 23, 2000 - March 23, 2001
Genre Indie rock, lo-fi
Length 66:38
Label K Records
Producer Phil Elvrum
The Microphones chronology

It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
(2000)		 The Glow Pt. 2
(2001)		 Song Islands
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
AbsolutePunk (91%) [2]
Consequence of Sound [3]
Pitchfork Media (9.2/10) [4]
Stylus (A-) [5]
Punknews [6]
Sputnikmusic [7]

The Glow Pt. 2 is The Microphones' seventh studio album, released in September 2001 through K Records. It is considered by many to be The Microphones' definitive work. The Glow [Pt. 1] was the title of the fourth track on his previous album It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water. A reissue with a bonus disc of material was released by K Records in 2008.

Pitchfork Media named The Glow Pt. 2 as the top album of 2001,[8] and #73 on their 200 Top Albums of the 2000s.[9] Tiny Mix Tapes named it the 5th best album of the 2000s.[10]

According to the booklet that is included with the album, The Glow Pt. 2's cover originates from an antique Dutch cookbook titled "Calvé-Delft's Winterboekje", which was printed around 1940.[11]

Track listing

  1. "I Want Wind to Blow" – 5:32
  2. "The Glow Pt. 2" – 4:58
  3. "The Moon" – 5:16
  4. "Headless Horseman" – 3:08
  5. "My Roots Are Strong and Deep" – 1:53
  6. "Instrumental" – 1:38
  7. "The Mansion" – 3:52
  8. "(Something)" – 1:38
  9. "(Something)" – 2:42
  10. "I'll Not Contain You" – 2:50
  11. "The Gleam Pt. 2" – 1:57
  12. "Map" – 5:00
  13. "You'll Be in the Air" – 2:41
  14. "I Want to Be Cold" – 1:41
  15. "I Am Bored" – 1:36
  16. "I Felt My Size" – 2:24
  17. "Instrumental" – 1:52
  18. "I Felt Your Shape" – 1:54
  19. "Samurai Sword" – 4:07
  20. "My Warm Blood" – 9:28

Bonus disc on re-issue

  1. Where Lies My Tarp?
  2. I Felt My Size (Acoustic)
  3. I Hope You Wish You'd Die
  4. I'm Like You, Tree
  5. The Glow, Pt. 2 (Sequel)
  6. We're Here to Listen
  7. Sleepy Hollow
  8. Lanterns (Version)
  9. Map/Moon (Version)
  10. The Glow, Pt. 2 (Version)
  11. I Want Wind to Blow (Version)
  12. Instrumental (Version)
  13. The Moon (Version)
  14. Samurai Sword (Version)
  15. The Gleam, Pt. 2 (Version)
  16. My Roots... (Version)
  17. I Felt My Size (Version)
  18. My Warm Blood (Version)
  19. You'll Be in the Air (Version)
  20. The Moooon (Version)

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ AbsolutePunk review
  3. ↑ Joyce, Colin (Jul 11, 2013). "Album Review: The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2 [Reissue]". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Jul 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ Pitchfork review
  5. ↑ 1 Sep 03
  6. ↑ Punknews review
  7. ↑ Sputnikmusic review
  8. ↑ "Staff Lists: Top 20 Albums of 2001 | Features". Pitchfork. 2002-01-01. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  9. ↑ "Staff Lists: The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 100-51 | Features". Pitchfork. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  10. ↑ "Favorite 100 Albums of the 2000s". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  11. ↑ "Calvé-Drefts Winterboekje". Oudeboeken.be. Retrieved 2011-08-23.