My first impression of The Microphones. I've decided to, instead of just listening to The Glow Pt. 2, I'm going to go through their previous releases leading up to it. That way I'll be able to see any artistic growth or evolution throughout their first 5 or so albums. And I'm starting with their debut, Tests, from 1998.
This album is very slow and tedious to sit through. Elverum's vocals are monotone for almost the entire album, which sound very odd when played over the mess of random bells, ...
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