Hi everyone, our first review, for a classic, The Microphones -
The Glow Pt.2, just over 16 years old at this point in time. The Microphones is
essentially a now defunct recording project, started by singer-songwriter,
multi-instrumentalist and producer Phil Elverum. There is little about his work
that sounds fine tuned and complete, his music is often very rough around the
edges, especially on this album, but it's that feel that makes his music so
appealing, though it may feel haphazard, messy and amateurish, it's also very
adventurous and visceral, but the lyrics on this record are so haunting and
immense, the melodies are sweet warm and instantaneous, very memorable that
would make you hum along while you're doing your things during the day.
20 tracks long and about an
hour in length, and occasionally there are tracks on this record that
transition from tiny, quaint indie-folk tunes to panoramic booms. The album
beings with the song
"I Want Wind To Blow"
it starts off with a great dueling of double acoustic guitar melodies with a
bass line popping along the background. Setting the tone for the rest of the
album with its layering of instrumentals. I love the intimate cracked vocals on
this track, lyrically, the wind, the sun, the rain, the night, these are
lyrical elements that despite the array of different stories told on this
record, pop up again and again. This track in particular is a description of
simple but beautiful poetry with a lot of natural elements woven throughout it,
and the song feels like in a lot of ways like a sunrise in a sense, it's not
solemn.
Phils attraction to natural
themes and backdrops gives his music a unique characteristic. I am flawed by
the album and hopefully you can give this album a go to with this short
description.
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