Top tracks — play these first
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Great Round Burn — Opening the album, this track features a captivating melody and showcases King's unique fingerpicking style, setting the tone for the entire record.
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Fences — This track builds an emotional depth through its layered guitar harmonies and subtle dynamics, reflecting the album's overarching themes of introspection.
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The Fire Eater — With its extended length, this piece evolves through intricate shifts in tempo and texture, representing King's mastery over her craft and the album's climactic moment.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady mid-tempo reflective moments
- introspective journeys through sound
- atmospheric soundscapes for contemplation
- delicate guitar work for focus
Maybe skip if you
- seekers of instant gratification
- prefer upbeat party tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in early 2012, Glow marked Kaki King's fifth studio album, following her acclaimed record, Junior. At this point in her career, King was establishing herself as a virtuosic guitarist and composer, further exploring the boundaries of acoustic music through innovative techniques and arrangements.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Andy McKee· Michael Hedges· Luna
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Great Round Burn 3:12
- 2 Streetlight in the Egg 3:44
- 3 Bowen Island 2:50
- 4 Cargo Cult 3:57
- 5 Kelvinator, Kelvinator 2:56
- 6 Fences 3:23
- 7 No True Masterpiece Will Ever Be Complete 3:24
- 8 Holding the Severed Self 3:21
- 9 Skimming the Fractured Surface to a Place of Endless Light 3:30
- 10 King Pizel 2:50
- 11 The Fire Eater 5:48
- 12 Marche Slav 3:03
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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