''Close to the Glass'' is the seventh
studio album by German electronic band
The Notwist
The Notwist are a German indie rock band. Formed in 1989, the band moved through several musical incarnations, despite maintaining a relatively stable line-up. While their early records moved through heavy metal into dark indie rock, their re ...
. It was released on 24 February 2014 under
City Slang in Europe.
It was released on 25 February 2014 under
Sub Pop in the United States.
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Critical reception
At Metacritic
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, 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".[
At '']Alternative Press
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'', 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." Heather Phares of AllMusic
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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."
''Close to the Glass'' received a nomination for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award.
Track listing
Charts
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2014 albums
The Notwist albums
City Slang albums
Sub Pop albums