Close to the Glass

Close to the Glass
Studio album by The Notwist
Released February 25, 2014[1]
Genre Indie rock, electronic, post-rock
Length 47:26
Label Sub Pop
The Notwist chronology

The Devil, You + Me
(2008)		 Close to the Glass
(2014)

Close to the Glass is the eighth studio album by German electronic band The Notwist. It was released on February 24, 2014 under Sub Pop Records.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 79/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
MusicOMH [4]
AllMusic [5]
Alternative Press [1]
Consequence of Sound C+[6]

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]

Award Nomination

Close to the Glass received a nomination for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award.[7]

Track listing

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fischer, Reed (2014). "The Notwist – Close To The Glass". Alternative Press (Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.). March 2014 (308): 93. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Notwist Announce New Album Close to the Glass, Share Title Track". Pitchfork Media. November 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Close to the Glass Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  4. ↑ Kilby, Dylan (2014-02-23). "The Notwist - Close to the Glass". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Phares, Heather (February 24, 2014). "Close to the Glass - The Notwist : Songs, Revews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ Lenz, Kristofer. Consequence of Sound "Album Review: The Notwist –Close to the Glass". Retrieved Mar 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "23 albums up for European Independent Album of the Year Award". IMPALA. 29 January 2015.