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The Glow by DMA's
The Glow is an album by DMA's, released in 2020. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Silver”, on 1 list with a best position of #20.
The Glow, the third album from Sydney trio DMA's, came out on 10 July 2020, and it finds the band pushing their big, bright guitar songs toward a glossier, more euphoric shine. Tommy O'Dell still sings with a big-hearted ache, Matt Mason and Johnny Took still stack guitars into shimmering walls, but the rhythms pulse harder and the whole thing glows up to match its title.
Took described the album as being about the endless urge to find something better, and the fatigue that comes from always chasing more, and that restless feeling runs from "Silver" through "Criminals" to the title track. It picked up four ARIA nominations in 2020, Album of the Year among them, and won Independent Album of the Year and Best Independent Rock Album or EP at the 2021 AIR Awards. A year after release the band turned transit-damaged record sleeves into 36 one-off copies, each redesigned by one of four artists.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Glow on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | 1 | #20 | – | 2019 | |
| 2 | Criminals | 1 | #32 | – | 2020 | |
| 3 | The Glow | 1 | #52 | – | 2020 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.