SONG OF THE DAY
“I Felt Your Shape” by The Microphones (The Glow Pt. 2, K Records, 2001).
INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)
-This song appeared on their seventh studio album, which is considered by many to be The Microphones’ definitive work.
– Pitchfork media named The Glow Pt. 2 as the top album of 2001, and #73 on their 200 Top Albums of the 2000s. Tiny Mix Tapes named it the 5th best album of the 2000s.
– The album was reissued in 2008 by K Records with a bonus disc.
– The Microphones were a lo-fi band based in Olympia, Washington.
– In 2004, Elvrum announced that he had changed the name of his band from the Microphones to Mount Eerie. However, in late 2006, Elvrum released a new single using the old moniker, titled Two Songs by the Microphones. It is unclear if he plans to readopt the band name.
– The Glow Pt. 2, was more ambitious than their previous albums, and was noted by critics for its exceptional production and equally impressive songwriting. Probably The Microphones best-known album, it explored intensely personal themes, recalling lost loves and childhood memories. Sometimes sad, simple, and gentle (“I Felt Your Shape”), other times intense and layered with noise, guitars, and drums (“The Glow Pt. 2”), the album was immediately a favorite in the underground indie rock scene.
Why This Song?
Because I couldn’t get the first couple bars out of my head all day today! In the shower, in the kitchen, in the living room, I just couldn’t stop singing the same 10 seconds of this song!
Props to Kyle for introducing me to this song on a mixtape in 2005….I still listen to that mixtape rather obsessively, and I really appreciate you introducing me to all sorts of new musicians!