New Glow

New Glow
Studio album by Matt & Kim
Released April 7, 2015
Genre Indie pop, electronic
Length 27:47
Label Fader Label
Matt & Kim chronology
Lightning
(2012)		 New Glow
(2015)

New Glow is the fifth studio album by Matt and Kim, released on April 7, 2015. Critical reception of the album was mixed upon release.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic52/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
The A.V. ClubC-[4]
Consequence of SoundC-[5]
Exclaim!6/10[6]
musicOMH[7]
NowNN[8]
Pitchfork Media4.6/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Under the Radar[11]

New Glow garnered mixed reviews from critics upon release, garnering an aggregate 52 out of 100 from Metacritic based on nine reviews.[1] Allmusic journalist Tim Sendra gave the album two and a half stars out of five, calling it the duo's least enjoyable record so far.[2] Giving the record a six out of ten, Corey Henderson of Exclaim! wrote that "beyond a few flaws, Matt & Kim have put together a fun record."[6] Jon Dolan, a critic for Rolling Stone, gave it a similar rating, writing "their all-smiles assault can be adorable, at least in moderate doses. But unless you're the kind of person who throws your hands in the air to a salvo like, "We're riding bikes through red lights/We're bulletproof," the cuteness starts to wear thin pretty fast."[10]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Hey Now"   2:50
2. "Stirred Up"   2:41
3. "Can You Blame Me"   2:32
4. "Hoodie On"   2:24
5. "Make A Mess"   2:11
6. "Killin' Me"   3:09
7. "World Is Ending"   3:15
8. "Get It"   3:02
9. "Not Alone"   3:02
10. "I See Ya"   2:41

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 33
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 5

References

  1. 1 2 "New Glow – Matt and Kim". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Sendra, Tim. "New Glow – Matt and Kim". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Alternative Press. May 2015, p.98
  4. ↑ Mincher, Chris (April 7, 2015). "On their fifth LP, Matt And Kim are vibrant but vapid". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ Flynn, Katherine (April 2, 2015). "Matt and Kim – New Glow". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Henderson, Corey (April 8, 2015). "Matt & Kim New Glow". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ Murphy, John (April 11, 2015). "Matt & Kim – New Glow". musicOMH. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ Edwards, Samantha (April 22, 2015). "Matt and Kim". Now. Now Communications. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ Rytlewski, Evan (April 14, 2015). "Matt & Kim: New Glow". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Dolan, Jon (April 7, 2015). "Matt & Kim's New Album: New Glow". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ Davis, Hays (April 9, 2015). "Matt and Kim: New Glow (Harvest)". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Matt & Kim – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Matt & Kim. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Matt & Kim – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Matt & Kim. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Matt & Kim – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Matt & Kim. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
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