Album: The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones (2001)
Format: Album

Description: 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,
and #73 on their 200 Top Albums of the 2000s. Tiny Mix Tapes named it the 5th best album of the 2000s.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. 

Artist Background: The Microphones were a lo-fi band based in Olympia, Washington, and fronted by Phil Elvrum. Elvrum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records. In 2004, Elvrum announced that he had changed the name of his band to Mount Eerie, and has since put out many releases as Mount Eerie, including six full-length albums. In January 2007, Elvrum released a new single under the Microphones moniker, titled Two Songs by the Microphones, the only Mic... Part of the Olympia, Washington, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Ambient movement.

Related Artists: Mount Eerie, Neutral Milk Hotel, Eric's Trip

Music Scene: Part of the Olympia, Washington, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Ambient movement.

Tags: 2000s, Album

Additional Context: Rating score: 9. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


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

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