Close to the glass

"The Notwist is an apt example of a band that is making good music for no other reason than because making music is what they love to do, which Close To The Glass demonstrates in spades".

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"The best parts of Close to the Glass work with folk and indie, much like Neon Golden. The first half of the album is undoubtedly the stronger side; a few tracks here are among the Notwist's best. "Casino" and "From One Wrong Place to the Next" are both devastatingly sad pieces ... Sadly the second half of the album is significantly weaker than the first six songs. "Seven Hour Drive" is an uninspired Pavement-style rocker that obsesses over guitar distortion and fuzz that never adds, only distracts".

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"Close To The Glass hænger fra ende til anden godt sammen, og blandingen af gængse pop-dyder og eksperimenterende strukturer er frisk og forunderlig som altid. 7-Hour-Drive får i overkanten af, hvad den kan trække, men det æggende titelnummer, den 90'er-indiepoppede Kong, den foruroligt skurrende From One Wrong Place To The Next og den ambitiøst episke Lineri er usædvanligt formidable sager".

"The Notwist is an apt example of a band that is making good music for no other reason than because making music is what they love to do, which Close To The Glass demonstrates in spades".

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"Close To The Glass hænger fra ende til anden godt sammen, og blandingen af gængse pop-dyder og eksperimenterende strukturer er frisk og forunderlig som altid. 7-Hour-Drive får i overkanten af, hvad den kan trække, men det æggende titelnummer, den 90'er-indiepoppede Kong, den foruroligt skurrende From One Wrong Place To The Next og den ambitiøst episke Lineri er usædvanligt formidable sager".

"The best parts of Close to the Glass work with folk and indie, much like Neon Golden. The first half of the album is undoubtedly the stronger side; a few tracks here are among the Notwist's best. "Casino" and "From One Wrong Place to the Next" are both devastatingly sad pieces ... Sadly the second half of the album is significantly weaker than the first six songs. "Seven Hour Drive" is an uninspired Pavement-style rocker that obsesses over guitar distortion and fuzz that never adds, only distracts".

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"Markus Achers flade, lidt anæmiske stemme er ofte det uperfekte i The Notwists perfekte sange, som med stor sikkerhed forener teknologi med strenge og skind. Som i den fortrinlige »From One Wrong Place To The Next«, der giver mindelser om Four Tets kompositioner, men samtidig rummer den særlige the notwistske atmosfære, der er regulær vellyd, uden at det nogensinde bliver udvendighed og pynt. »Close To The Glass« er i det hele taget et af det til dato mest vellykkede og konsistente, men også tilgængelige udspil fra tyskerne".

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