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]
Fact8/10[4]
The Line of Best Fit82%[5]
Mojo[6]
Pitchfork7.2/10[7]
PopMatters8/10[8]
Spin[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes[10]
Uncut[11]

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. ^ Jahdi, Robin (23 June 2009). "James Blackshaw: The Glass Bead Game". Fact. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  5. ^ Poacher, Matt (17 June 2009). "James Blackshaw – The Glass Bead Game". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  6. ^ The Glass Bead Game sees him broadening his palette to even greater effect. [Aug 2009, p.96]
  7. ^ Tangari, Joe (29 May 2009). "James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  8. ^ Fiander, Matthew (16 July 2009). "James Blackshaw: The Glass Bead Game < Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  9. ^ Beta, Andy (27 June 2009). "James Blackshaw, 'The Glass Bead Game' (Young God)". Spin. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  10. ^ parallelliott (2009). "James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  11. ^ Blackshaw creates multiple orchestral effects with his instrument alone, each strum resounding like multiple windchimes. [Aug 2009, p.87]


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