The Glass Bead Game (album)

This article is about the album. For the novel, see The Glass Bead Game.

The Glass Bead Game
Studio album by
James Blackshaw
ReleasedMay 26, 2009
RecordedNovember 2008
GenreFolk
Length49:31
LabelYoung God Records
James Blackshaw chronology
Litany of Echoes
(2008) 		The Glass Bead Game
(2009) 		All Is Falling
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Cokemachineglow79%[3]
Dusted Magazine(unfavorable)[4]
Pitchfork Media7.2/10[5]
PopMatters[6]
Spin[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes[8]

The Glass Bead Game is the seventh studio album by James Blackshaw. It was released in the United States on May 26, 2009.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Cross" – 8:38
  2. "Bled" – 10:25
  3. "Fix" – 5:38
  4. "Key" – 6:02
  5. "Arc" – 18:48

References

  1. ^ "The Glass Bead Game by James Blackshaw Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Review: The Glass Bead Game". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  3. ^ Cassidy, Traviss (6 July 2009). "James Blackshaw: The Glass Bead Game :: Record Review". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  4. ^ Meyer, Bill (26 May 2009). "James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  5. ^ Tangari, Joe (29 May 2009). "James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  6. ^ Fiander, Matthew (16 July 2009). "James Blackshaw: The Glass Bead Game < Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  7. ^ Beta, Andy (27 June 2009). "James Blackshaw, 'The Glass Bead Game' (Young God)". Spin. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  8. ^ parallelliott (2009). "James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 15 July 2009.


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