Close to the Glass
| Close to the Glass | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 25 February 2014[1] | |||
| Genre | Electronic, experimental, post-rock | |||
| Length | 47:26 | |||
| Label | City Slang, Sub Pop | |||
| The Notwist chronology | ||||
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Close to the Glass is the seventh studio album by German electronic band The Notwist.[2] It was released on 24 February 2014 under City Slang in Europe.[3] It was released on 25 February 2014 under Sub Pop in the United States.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Alternative Press |  [1] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[6] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[8] |
| MusicOMH | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10[10] |
| PopMatters |   [11] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [12] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75% based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
At Alternative Press, Reed Fischer rated the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, stating that "Close To The Glass resembles ice-skate carvings on a frozen lake: jagged, cold but filled with fractured ambient beauty."[1] Heather Phares of AllMusic rated the album four stars, noting "the way they join the organic and the electronic, the cerebral and the emotional on Close to the Glass makes it the most thoroughly rewarding and enjoyable album of the Notwist's career to date."[5]
Close to the Glass received a nomination for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award.[13]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Signals" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Close to the Glass" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Kong" | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Into Another Tune" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Casino" | 3:14 |
| 6. | "From One Wrong Place to the Next" | 2:44 |
| 7. | "7-Hour-Drive" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "The Fifth Quarter of the Globe" | 0:49 |
| 9. | "Run Run Run" | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Steppin' In" | 2:00 |
| 11. | "Lineri" | 8:52 |
| 12. | "They Follow Me" | 5:41 |
Charts[edit]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Charts[14] | 6 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] | 8 |
| US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[16] | 15 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Fischer, Reed (2014). "The Notwist – Close To The Glass". Alternative Press. March 2014 (308). Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.: 93. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ "The Notwist announce first new album since 2008, 'Close to the Glass,' on Sub Pop (stream the title track)". BrooklynVegan. November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ a b Minsker, Evan (November 19, 2013). "The Notwist Announce New Album Close to the Glass, Share Title Track". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Close to the Glass by The Notwist". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ a b Phares, Heather (February 24, 2014). "Close to the Glass - The Notwist : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ Brusie, David (February 25, 2014). "On Close To The Glass, The Notwist loses none of its glitchy charm". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Lenz, Kristofer (11 March 2014). "Album Review: The Notwist –Close to the Glass". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Takru, Radhika (February 20, 2014). "Album Review: The Notwist - Close to the Glass". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Kilby, Dylan (February 23, 2014). "The Notwist - Close to the Glass". MusicOMH. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ Neyland, Nick (February 27, 2014). "The Notwist: Close to the Glass". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Stevens, Nathan (February 26, 2014). "The Notwist: Close to the Glass". PopMatters. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Chandler, Simon (March 4, 2014). "The Notwist - Close to the Glass". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "23 albums up for European Independent Album of the Year Award". IMPALA. January 29, 2015. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ "The Notwist – Close to the Glass". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "The Notwist - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "The Notwist - Chart history - Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Close to the Glass at Discogs (list of releases)
