Glow (Kaki King album)

Glow, the sixth full-length album by American guitarist Kaki King, was released October 9, 2012.[1] On Glow King returns to her instrumental roots and is accompanied by the string quartet ETHEL.[2] “This is a guitar record,” King says to describe this album.[3] The first single, "Great Round Burn", is available to download at RollingStone.com.[4]

Glow
Studio album by
Kaki King
ReleasedOctober 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)
GenreRock, Jazz Fusion, Acoustic Music
LabelVelour
ProducerD. James Goodwin
Kaki King chronology
Junior
(2010)		 Glow
(2012)		 The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body
(2015)

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Great Round Burn"3:12
2."Streetlight in the Egg"3:43
3."Bowen Island"2:50
4."Cargo Cult"3:56
5."Kelvinator, Kelvinator"2:55
6."Fences"3:23
7."No True Masterpiece Will Ever Be Complete"3:34
8."Holding the Severed Self"3:20
9."Skimming the Fractured Surface to a Place of Endless Light"3:30
10."King Pizel"2:49
11."The Fire Eater"5:47
12."Marche Slav"3:02
Total length:41:57

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [5]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Jurek wrote "The sound on these pieces is crystalline, they are structured as brief, tightly constructed songs, with catchy, often ethereal melodies of varying tempo... The pristine sound is easy on the ear and easily appreciated. That said, it can sometimes detract from more organic surprises inherently written into these songs. But it's a small complaint given how much there is to enjoy here."[5]

The album currently has a Metacritic rating of 68% based on six reviews from professional critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.

Personnel

Production
  • D. James Goodwin – producer

References
  1. "Interview: Guitarist Kaki King Discusses Her New Album, Glow", Guitar World, by Laura B. Whitmore, 10/09/2012
  2. "Kaki King: Glow", Paste Magazine by Taylor Evans, October 9, 2012
  3. "Kaki King announces new album: Glow", Consequence of Sound, by Chris Coplan, August 27th, 2012
  4. "'Great Round Burn' by Kaki King - Free MP3". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  5. Jurek, Thom. "Glow > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
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