Glow as a whole is an album as confused as it is diverse, playing chronological Twister with one foot in mid-Noughties LOUD NOISES French house, another in the idiosyncratic IDM of his debut, a hand in contemporary stadium dubstep, with a final limb grasping vainly in the direction of Seventies psychedelia.
If there's one overarching flaw to Glow that covers all the little accumulated ones, it's that Jackson's genre-pastiche seams are starting to show a bit more.
A little weird but really good electro album. I don't know how to describe it, but the industrial sound of the album paired with the occasionally poppy, occasionally psychedelic vocals make for a really interesting experience. The album does slow substantially in the second half but remains captivating up till Billy, which I felt dragged for a little too long. I'm certainly interested in checking out Jackson's other work down the line.
Favorite Song: Blood Bust