FEATURE - Kevin Bartlett's Glow in the Dark

Stunningly celestial and sonically profound, Kevin Bartlett’s Glow in the Dark beseeches listeners to not only listen with their ears, but with their soul, as well. Lugubrious and alluring, the album is an aural thoroughfare through which emotions are sure to become heightened.


Ghostly, ethereal vocals sweep atop Bartlett’s trademark blend of ambient electronica and resonant prog-rock – the latter most illustrated on the track “Resuscitation.” Woven into each song are piquant and poignant sounds that will, invariably, lead the listener into a state of supreme bliss. Tracks such as “The Sorrow, The Fish, and Glastonbury Hill,” and “Something Probably” are the gossamer and salient pieces that the discerning ambient devotee will want to examine through headphones and, at the same time, extol for its intensity. “Stethoscope” is dirge-like in its composition, while “God’s Little Do-Over” is uninhibited and robust, yet still teems with tranquility. Adorned with pure, earthy chants, the essence of global music is most prominent on the title track, “Glow in the Dark.”

Although Bartlett finishes the album with the exquisite “Next Life…Let’s Just Wave to Each Other,” the story never truly ceases. The sentiment of Glow in the Dark reverberates everywhere, long after it has been heard.


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