The Glow Pt. 2

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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 Psych folk
Indie rock
Length 66:38
Label K Records
Producer Phil Elvrum
Professional reviews

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The Microphones chronology
It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
2000		 The Glow Pt. 2
2001		 Song Islands
2002

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,[1] and #73 on their 200 Top Albums of the 2000s.[2] Tiny Mix Tapes named it the 5th best album of the 2000s.[3]

According to the booklet that is included with the album, The Glow Pt. 2's cover origins from an antique Dutch cookbook titled "Calvé-Delft's Winterboekje", which was printed around 1940. [4]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "I Want Wind to Blow" – 5:32
  2. "The Glow Pt. 2" – 4:58
  3. "The Moon" – 5:17
  4. "Headless Horseman" – 3:10
  5. "My Roots Are Strong and Deep" – 1:53
  6. "Instrumental" – 1:38
  7. "The Mansion" – 3:34
  8. "(Something)" – 1:46
  9. "(Something) (continued)" – 2:53
  10. "I'll Not Contain You" – 2:50
  11. "The Gleam Pt. 2" – 1:58
  12. "Map" – 5:01
  13. "You'll Be in the Air" – 2:41
  14. "I Want to Be Cold" – 1:42
  15. "I Am Bored" – 1:36
  16. "I Felt My Size" – 2:19
  17. "Instrumental (2)" – 1:56
  18. "I Felt Your Shape" – 1:55
  19. "Samurai Sword" – 4:07
  20. "My Warm Blood" – 9:27

[edit] 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)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Staff Lists: Top 20 Albums of 2001 | Features". Pitchfork. 2002-01-01. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5844-top-20-albums-of-2001/. Retrieved 2012-02-18. 
  2. ^ "Staff Lists: The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 100-51 | Features". Pitchfork. 2009-09-30. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7708-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-100-51/3/. Retrieved 2012-02-18. 
  3. ^ "Favorite 100 Albums of the 2000s". Tiny Mix Tapes. http://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/favorite-100-albums-2000-2009-20-01. Retrieved 2010-02-12. 
  4. ^ "Calvé-Drefts Winterboekje". Oudeboeken.be. http://oudeboeken.be/images/4427.jpg. Retrieved 2011-08-23. 
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