The Years

          (Brooke) Edwards’ voice sounds better than ever on all ten tracks. This is a somewhat mellower disc than past efforts, but the laid-back sound makes for even more appealing vocal performances. Beracha plays all sorts of great melodies, providing a strong atmospheric sound. “End of Me” and “Alive” are great synth-pop songs that demand to be heard over and over again. Glow certainly shines on the recording, making The Years a great addition to their expanding catalog of work.

         John Kujawski

         Playback Magazine (www.playbackstl.com)

         01/01/2006

          This is one of my personal favorite contemporary synthpop bands with a female lead vocalist.  The voice is lush and emotional, and the music is well produced, reminding me of Faith Assembly's sound where synths and echoing guitar riffs bounce off each other with relaxed, melodious ease.  Fans of Glow's first album will not be disappointed, and I'd recommend this band to anybody who likes the classic synthpop / new wave sound and dreamy female vocals.

         Todd Durrant

         ADifferentDrum.com

         11/12/2005

          This is Glow's second album, released in 2005 independently, as was the first album, "Rain Theory". This album features 9 new original tracks from Glow, as well as a cover of the Prince song "Nothing Compares 2 U", and a new version of "Alone" from the first album.

          The album opens with the lush and moving "End Of Me", a track that builds off Brooke's beautiful voice and uses a broad and epic-feeling melody to really cement the track into your mind. While this track does have a very catchy chorus, it introduces a trend that continues throughout this album as well. The songs here are much less focused on creating a catchy synth hook or chorus and instead dwell much more on creating a moving, beautiful and seductive melody. As an example, "Tonight" and "Lost" both are slower, more sentimental songs that build a lush melody over the emotional lyrics and don't necessarily have a strong chorus hook, but are still excellent songs.

          That's not to say that none of the songs are danceable or catchy. "Double" and "Alive" are both quite danceable tracks, and "Double" has a very strong chorus hook. "Lullaby" (oddly enough) has a danceable portion to the song as well, and "River Deep" could be considered somewhat danceable. But again, the album isn't focused on making dance songs. The sheer beauty of these songs and the emotions that they evoke is difficult to convey in words. Also, I have to mention the cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U". I've seen this version referred to as the best ever of the song. I'm not 100% sure about that, but it is extremely impressive.

          Overall, this second album from Glow has not only lived up to the high expectations left by their debut, but have exceeded them. This is a hauntingly beautiful, moving and memorable album, and one I can easily Highly recommend!!

         Jason Baker

         Synthpop.net

         11/20/2005