SINGLE REVIEW: Alibis Of Tomorrow – Glow
‘Glow’ is a blistering surge of emotion — a track that feels like it was born out of late-night regret and early-morning resolve. Driven by jagged guitars and a low, pulsating bassline, it immediately sets a tension that never quite settles. There’s a sense of lost youth and wasted years running beneath its surface, but it’s not defeatist; instead, it burns with the defiant spirit of rock and roll rebellion, the kind that refuses to go quietly.
The vocals are haunting, delivered with an almost arty theatricality that veers between sinister and vulnerable. That slight off-kilter edge works beautifully, giving the track an unstable magnetism. One moment it’s creeping forward like a whispered confession, the next it erupts into a dense, overwhelming wall of sound. The juxtaposition is striking — ethereal sparseness colliding with explosive volume — fragility set against something angular and wild.
Musically, ‘Glow’ threads the needle between the romantic gloom of new wave and the ragged, expressive abrasion of post-hardcore. It never fully commits to either; instead, it occupies a shadowy space where melancholy and fury coexist. The guitars slice through the mix with sharp, serrated edges, while the rhythm section keeps everything grounded, pushing the track forward even when it threatens to break apart at the seams.
There’s a cathartic streak running through all of this. The mood is sombre, even melancholic, but the delivery is full-bodied and unrestrained — as if the band are exorcising something they’ve carried for too long. It’s immersive, absorbing, and emotionally charged, the kind of track that doesn’t just ask to be heard but to be felt.
‘Glow’ is a fiery statement: part lament, part release, entirely compelling.
