New Glow

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New Glow
Matt and Kim new Glow.jpg
Studio album by
Matt & Kim
ReleasedApril 7, 2015
GenreIndie pop, electronic
Length27:47
LabelHarvest (US), Virgin EMI (International)
ProducerLars Stalfors, Jesse Shatkin
Matt & Kim chronology
Lightning
(2012) 		New Glow
(2015) 		WE WERE THE WEIRDOS EP
(2016)

New Glow is the fifth studio album by Matt and Kim, released on April 7, 2015. Critical reception of the album was mixed upon release.

Composition[]

New Glow embraces much more elements of mainstream styles such as hip hop and electronic dance music than Matt and Kim's previous punk-influenced works,[1][2][3] through there are still components punk featured on the record.[2] It opens with "Hey Now", containing a pounding drum beat, handclaps, low-octave brass instruments, group chants and an air horn in its instrumentation.[4][2]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic52/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[1]
Alternative Press3.5/5 stars[6]
The A.V. ClubC-[7]
Consequence of SoundC-[2]
Exclaim!6/10[4]
musicOMH2/5 stars[8]
NowNN[9]
Pitchfork Media4.6/10[10]
Rolling Stone2.5/5 stars[11]
Under the Radar7/10 stars[12]

New Glow garnered mixed reviews from critics upon release, garnering an aggregate 52 out of 100 from Metacritic based on nine reviews.[5] Calling it the act's least enjoyable record so far, Allmusic journalist Tim Sendra felt that the album's departure from a less punk-influenced style to a more polished and mainstream sound caused it to lose the crazy energy and spirit that heavily contributed to the quality of their past releases.[1] Jon Dolan, a critic for Rolling Stone, gave it a similar rating, writing "their all-smiles assault can be adorable, at least in moderate doses. But unless you're the kind of person who throws your hands in the air to a salvo like, "We're riding bikes through red lights/We're bulletproof," the cuteness starts to wear thin pretty fast."[11]

Corey Henderson of Exclaim! praised New Glow as a fun album. However, he felt that the album should've had more of a hip hop sound which he called its best aspect than a bit of a tiresome clean casual sound that fits with some of the tracks but render uninteresting on others.[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Hey Now"2:50
2."Stirred Up"2:41
3."Can You Blame Me"2:32
4."Hoodie On"2:24
5."Make A Mess"2:11
6."Killin' Me"3:09
7."World Is Ending"3:15
8."Get It"3:02
9."Not Alone"3:02
10."I See Ya"2:41

Charts[]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 33
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 5

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Sendra, Tim. "New Glow – Matt and Kim". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Flynn, Katherine (April 2, 2015). "Matt and Kim – New Glow". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Sorendino, Anthony. "Matt and Kim – New Glow". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Henderson, Corey (April 8, 2015). "Matt & Kim New Glow". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Glow – Matt and Kim". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  6. ^ Alternative Press. May 2015, p.98
  7. ^ Mincher, Chris (April 7, 2015). "On their fifth LP, Matt And Kim are vibrant but vapid". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  8. ^ Murphy, John (April 11, 2015). "Matt & Kim – New Glow". musicOMH. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  9. ^ Edwards, Samantha (April 22, 2015). "Matt and Kim". Now. Now Communications. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  10. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (April 14, 2015). "Matt & Kim: New Glow". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Dolan, Jon (April 7, 2015). "Matt & Kim's New Album: New Glow". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  12. ^ Davis, Hays (April 9, 2015). "Matt and Kim: New Glow (Harvest)". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  13. ^ "Matt & Kim Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  14. ^ "Matt & Kim Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  15. ^ "Matt & Kim Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2015.



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