The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2 Review | OOME

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

*Out Of My Elephant

[@108Mics]

My second favorite album oat. I love how it's able to sound so vast and gargantuan while still being as intimate and relatable as a great lo-fi Indie folk record. I also think the concept that connects the Microphones' "elemental trilogy" is really intriguing, yet every song can still be appreciated on its own while completely ignoring the concept

[@manuelmanterola7070]

108 Mics whoa didn’t expect to see you here

[@SassySasquatchh]

I love this album, but was unaware there was a trilogy, I know Mount Eerie is the “sequel” but what is its predecessor? You said Elemental trilogy, so I’m wondering if Mount Eerie is Earth, The Glow is Air or Fire, and then the predecessor would be IWHWSITW, representing water?

[@indigosvn]

nice- illmatic might be my number 1 and this number 2

[@108Mics]

Sassy Sasquatch yea, IWHWSITW is water, Glow Pt 2 is fire and Mount Eerie is Earth. They all tell a story about a relationship starting and then ending and then Phil dying and exploring the world as a ghost. “The Glow Pt 2” is meant as a continuation of not only the song “The Glow” from IWHWSITW, but also the whole motif of the “glow” representing the beautiful things you see in a person after you fall in love (there’s also tracks like “The Gleam Pt 2” and the (something) interludes that tie it back to the previous album as well)

[@indigosvn]

@@108Mics now im about to play them in order. and see if i can feel that story, thanks for this breakdown !

[@jaxmanf]

Unironically the best album of all time

[@iiwuxi3032]

This album is an absolute classic. Part of my soundtrack of being a high school kickout

[@Evan00001]

Same man love this album. Used to wear it out haha

[@Bandstand]

Boom

[@emmettkotapish1108]

you are everywhere

[@ryanthegreat805]

Riiigghhtt

[@carlospompeu3491]

My voice says make room

[@declanwarner4835]

This may just be my favorite album of all time

[@jackson-mh6hk]

i can tell by your profile picture

[@flobyboby84]

I love the song you'll be in the air. "You'll be able to feel your mind" I don't know exactly what it means but I love it. He's so good at writing lyrics that are so out there but I somehow can still relate to them. His song no flashlight pt 2 does thit with me like crazy

[@ferocula]

The yawning gulf grows wiiiiderr. Love his inflection on that line.

[@FOUL_TROUBLE]

this makes me so fucking happy. like many, this was my intro to the microphones/phil elverum's projects, and opened me up his massive discography. i have a lot of love for the guy. i hope he's doing alright these days. i wanna discuss the actual music but idek where to start. I will say that i slept on "it was hot, we stayed in the water" for way too long. also really love the metal influence on clear moon/ocean roar. this shit is making me nostalgic.

[@gotf]

I always thought the title track was right after a failed suicide attempt by hanging. It's such a devastating and perfect song. I don't know if many people talked about how different listening to this album feels after listening to "A Crow Looked at Me". Because I feel lie a lot of his disdain towards art feeling fabricated and exaggerated can be connected to this record. I almost feel like current day Phil is talking down to his younger self saying "You thought you knew what pain was, but you have no fucking clue what real pain is". Which is so interesting because "The Glow Pt 2" is so beautifully morbid and is known for that, but when Phil reflects he feels it to be a bit surface level. This is still my favorite album by Phil but it's so interesting to see his evolution.

[@skullcandy624]

I couldn’t agree more it’s the way i’ve always seen it. The sound at the start of the song has always sounded like the rope snapping, I always felt I was projecting that image but part of me has always known that to be the truth.

[@gotf]

James Plimbley Totally can relate about projecting. I discovered the album at a time where I needed to hear these stories and needed to know that I wasn’t crazy for feeling the way I did. So in a way it did bring me a lot of comfort in reading the song this way.

[@skullcandy624]

Josh B. That’s similar to my story I found this and dawn at around the same time and found it comforting to find someone writing something so sympathetic to the idea of being alone. At that point I was a fan for life and the first time I heard a crow looked at me it changed my perspective and made me realise perhaps in the darkest way possible that things could be so much worse.

[@gotf]

James Plimbley around the time for me I exhausted every Elliott Smith song, and even had a Bright Eyes phase even though it’s harder to return to them as I got older. But having those artist in your life is so important. And Elliott’s music ages like wine. Dawn is one I love too.

[@skullcandy624]

Josh B. I still hold a place for elliot’s music deep in my heart for sure but phil jusr filled that hole in terms of just pure raw emotional music that speaks the truth through no filter. And that’s not to say Elliot’s music isn’t brutally true and real but phil just seems to hit that note for me like nothing else.

[@HauntedHarmonics]

Such a beautiful record man. Even crazier when you consider the alleged lore behind it (that it was recorded by Elverum basically in secret at the K Records studio when everyone had gone home). Made pretty much with no outside input, in a very rushed/spontaneous manner, and with an incomplete knowledge of the equipment he was recording with. It all contributes to the incredible & unique sound of the album though. It sounds like nothing else ive ever heard and I love that about it

[@ferocula]

The Moon is one of my favorite songs ever. It's made me cry so many times. Good crying good crying.

[@bl00dy_c4p3]

This album took me about 4 years to like, but I’m very glad I appreciate it now

[@TheFourthProdigy]

Discovered your KZbin channel a few weeks ago. While searching for more African American metal bands and lead singers. Your content is awesome! And your videos are very informative :D

[@mykectown]

Welcome!

[@danilvoiko954]

definitely one of my favvourite albums ever. Myke described it perfectly really. The Map and The Glow pt.2 itself are my personal favourites to add to the songs Myke has highlighted himself. Wonderful album, wonderful review.

[@skylofttheshadowcast4636]

This album was basically my holy grail when I started trying to record my own music in my late teens. I never wanted to imitate it but in terms of the production (the way the production almost feels like part of the songwriting process fascinates me still) and the overall feeling of tangiblity, like this album just breathes. It feels like the campfire on the cover, something to huddle close to. That sensation was a guiding star for my own music. Phil Elverum is still probably my favourite producer, and one of my favourite songwriters. Dawn is my favourite album of his now, but he has so many great ones

[@DrawingABlanka]

I went for a spotify suggestion on this album which I usually ignore because I never really got something I liked before and instantly fell in love with this thing.

[@scottwatrous]

Really interesting and comforting in a way to hear that idea of being able to relate to not wanting exposure to places where you been with an ex-lover. Dating people in NYC (or any city) when you don't live directly in that city, has a way to taint that city. You end up with a lot of memories tied to a few of the major hubs, stations, and streets. Concert venues and bars get like that too. Only thing I could ever do was force myself to go back through those areas with real purpose and see them for myself on my own terms, but, for sure there's always those places you tend to avoid, those albums that get locked out to live in their moment.

[@sanogo3298]

so if myke went through a painful breakup in 2012, does that explain how he was the one that yelled and argued viciously in dehh at that time?

[@mykectown]

You're late af.

[@sanogo3298]

@@mykectown we are here for you myke

[@upcruss2852]

Glad you didn't veto this, it's one of my favorite projects of the 00's and I love hearing others gush over it just as much as I do.

[@marquistoney2156]

Damn nice sweet bro and hells jeff profile pic

[@Flamerunner451]

@J I mean he said he almost vetoed it because it’s not really out of his element

[@connorclose3084]

Hey! Great review and analysis of the lyrics!! This album has been such a rock for me in weird times of change for the past few years and i’m so glad to see that others feel the same way.

[@drewgadbois]

You should definitely check out Microphones in 2020. At least the lyrics

[@onlyfoolsandgeezers]

yesss

[@adonis5699]

Myke's a beast. Hope you're doing well, bud. Finna listen to this in the background while I surf the web.

[@adonis5699]

seems like you enjoyed it. good review. really like how you broke it down and analyzed the concept and the arrangement of the music. nice!

[@cameronhoff7430]

Great video myke. The glow pt 2 came up on shuffle like 5 min before I watched this video and it made me remember how amazing it is. Pretty crazy that this was in my top recommend right after I heard the title track. Anyways, about to go spin this album on vinyl and get in my feels. Thanks!

[@pratikshetty6248]

Thank you for the consistent content

[@nikolademitri731]

Damn, I’m so glad you did this one dude, easy 10/10 album for me. You mentioned so many of my fav lines from this, which might have some of the best lyrics of any album ever, but probably the best lyrics from this one are in the title track, imo.. I get your interpretation, and definitely agree it’s not suicidal, but I’ve basically always seen this song as encouragement, at least for me. It’s definitely describing a moment of gripping one’s mortality, wondering if the pain and hurt will ever end, and realizing, “there is no end”, which is both paradoxical, but also freeing. It’s very Buddhist imo. It’s gotten me through so many times in my life where I really considered ending it, or I thought I’d be dead soon; from miserable withdrawal, to heartbreak from death, heartbreak from failed romantic relationships, etc... I almost can’t listen to that second verse, and the coda, without tears welling up in my eyes and a lump growing in my throat, but to me that coda, the instrumental shift and build, it’s the sound of perseverance in the face of adversity, understanding that I still am, so I have to keep going... Shit, I could write an essay about every song. You mentioned, “The Moon”, which has my second fav lyrics of the album.. “I Want Wind To Blow”, which was basically the theme song to my youth.. so many great songs, and lines.. Shit, I mean, those closing lines to “Headless Horseman”... fuck, I don’t think any breakup songs have made me ball like that song has.. I remember quite literally listening to it on headphones, in the woods, clinging “to rocks and wind”, and crying like a baby.. lol.. I gotta stop. Great album, perfect 10. Not just a breakup album, though it is that. It’s also a very spiritual album, and there’s a lot of truth in the lyrics that I think go far beyond just heartbreak and the aftermath. This album is about learning to live as a human being aware of your condition. It’s as Buddhist as it is existential imo. Ok, I digress. ✌️

[@sanfordcurtis8242]

The Glow Part 2 is a perfect album to listen to in November/ late autumn.

[@seanmccarthy8755]

I didn't know about this album until this year, despite having a few Mount Eerie albums. It absolutely floored me on first listen. Great review.

[@youngbanks3478]

@Myke C-Town My Name Is Brandon And I Am Like Yo Biggest Fan U And The Dead End Hip Hop Crew Are One Of My Favorites Dead End Hip Hop Member The Way U Crack Jokes About Every Album Y'all Review From 2011 Til Now Like U Totally Be Making Me Laugh Like There Be Times When Like I'm Having A Rough Day And I Have Been Going Thru Rough Times And Been Feeling Down Lately And I Watch Some Of Y'all Reviews Becuz Y'all Make My Day When I'm Feeling At My Lowest Point And I Thank U And The Dead End Hip Hop Crew :)

[@slunkzilla]

Bro, I have to ask, do you capitalize each first letter manually?

[@zladvevo9724]

We may not agree on everything, but I’m so happy I’m a subscriber and that we love this album the same way. Great video

[@pinkfloyd36123]

haven't watched the video yet but i'm really surprised to see this album here, never would've thought of the microphones as out of your element considering you're a fan of indie folk and noise rock

[@faatty1]

One of my all time favorite albums

[@curly_wyn]

On of my favorite albums, also, awesome Asylum Party shirt! Play Alone is an amazing song 🤩🖤

[@Yakobbbb]

Best indie rock album EVER

[@MGPSYCO]

One of my favorite albums of all time

[@nikobocce3035]

Ayeeee, super excited for this

[@4r1777]

one of the best glow pt 2 reviews

[@youwy]

You guys gonna review that new big Sean album?

[@mykectown]

Who?

[@raisinbigdaddykane9723]

@@mykectown You know, big Sean Austin from LOTR and Rudy. He was in Goonies, too. That's three(3) classics, son! DEHH needs to stop sleeping on Big 'n' Chubby Sean. His bars on 50 First Dates are underated, too. Put sum spekt on his name or Samwise is gonna clap that thang back.

[@Lebowski55]

The thunderclouds...

[@indigosvn]

Woww this is one of my fav albums ever !!!

[@Confessionsovergin]

That Asylum Party t-shirt is cleeeeeannnnnn

[@jakobsanchez738]

My favorite album, it was the soundtrack to a painful 2018, as well as a lot of Microphones and Mount Eerie records. "The Moon" is one of the greatest songs ever recorded imo, how he makes the song sound so epic despite having such a little budget and lo-fi production is inspiring, and going back to old places to try and make new memories there despite the previous memories with an ex affecting your mind hit too close to home for me. The whole record is still as heart-wrenching and exciting for me as the first time I heard it. If I may ask Myke, did you check out Microphones in 2020? If so, what did you think?

[@sammacdaibheid]

Asylum Party t-shirt? Damn man, you're cool.

[@shiina4861]

I GASPED AT THIS NOTIF, MY FAVORITE ALBUM OAT

[@icebear4181]

lol Danny

[@easthastings1346]

hi

[@dollarworldmarket777]

Is there an Alex G - Trick Vinyl in the background?

[@Pineboxdoggo]

Yoooo where did you get that asylum party shirt!? Great video as usual

[@linusbrier1614]

this is my favorite album ever

[@InADarkTavern]

noway this guy reviewed this

[@tommoloney5961]

I know you don’t really like uk rap but potter payper training day 3 is a must he’s been in jail for a while but most people rate him as a uk atg it just came out incredible album

[@turdfurgeson9998]

Love this album so so much.

[@jamesnilphat1148]

Thank you Myke

[@slunkzilla]

Holy shit this is literally my dream come true!!!!

[@imtanneryo]

asylum party tee is so sick!

[@YourDustyy]

holy fuck i am excited

[@dimwo5723]

C-town with the asylum party tee :O

[@CloudBoy_13]

Nice review.

[@Noirlore]

Glad to see the fans didn’t vote on some bs, great record

[@e.t.4824]

nice. so how to we suggest something to out of my element?

[@thenero9493]

Lets goooooo

[@Spaghetti-dinner]

Ayo why doesn't anybody recognize that the" xylophone" at the end of the Gleam pt 2 are steel drums like it's such a unique sound

[@superhomsar2112]

ooooooooo that Borderline shirt tho

[@s3lfFish]

great record

[@jonnydaly3939]

Do the last four owls album myke come on!

[@zaphyra-]

Never got this album because of the whiny indie vocals. Mark Kozelek and Nick Cave are my favorite singer/songwriters.

[@alecisseri6502]

YOOOOOOOOOO

[@ButterBossTV]

Where tf do i find that image

[@dcg3369]

Ayyy

[@seanlocker1161]

I really love this album. I just don’t listen to it that much

[@umairkhalid2222]

Lol yeah definitely not out of ur element but a great album one of my favourite

[@bugcakes]

nice

[@tokilladaemon]

Do nonagon infinity next!! Modern psych rock classic