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- And as with any landscape, the way the songs on The Glow Pt. 2 are perceived greatly affects the impact of the record. This album simply must be listened to on headphones. Hearing the record on regular speakers is like staring at the Grand Canyon through a Viewmaster. The illusion of depth is weak at best, and easily broken.
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May 18, 2024 · Also, if you are going to give “The Glow, Pt. 2” a listen, I highly recommend you give it a listen with a solid pair of headphones, especially since there are so many small details and subtle moments you can miss out on with this album to be honest.
And as with any landscape, the way the songs on The Glow Pt. 2 are perceived greatly affects the impact of the record. This album simply must be listened to on headphones.
Sep 9, 2021 · From one angle, hearing The Glow Pt. 2 from a 20-year remove, when you can’t remember the last time you had your mind blown hanging out on a rooftop, only deepens your connection to the music...
If the opening track doesn’t suck you in than you are either deaf, or are not using proper headphone equipment. The same thing occurs throughout the whole album, soft double douling acoustics mixed in with a fuzzy background. Elvrum appears periodically singing in his detached and hypnotic vocals.
I agree with you, and there are definitely a lot of overly defensive people in this thread trying to knock down those who do. We all have different tastes, and should respect them, and hear them without downvotes or immature mockery.
Aug 2, 2013 · Phil Elverum's third proper album as The Microphones, The Glow Pt. 2, is a sprawling, playful and imaginative lo-fi masterpiece.
Sep 10, 2021 · It’s easy to hear this as a simple, folky style, but an attentive listen reveals multiple layers of guitar tracks bouncing back and forth in the mix, panned aggressively from left to right. In the background, the faint shuffle of a drum rises and falls, a musical metaphor for a passing thunderstorm that foreshadows the song’s conclusion.
