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Citizen of Glass

Agnes Obel

Citizen of Glass

The Danish singer-songwriter's third album sees her break away from the piano and move towards a variety of new keyboard-based instruments

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Play It Again Sam
UK Release date
21/10/2016
US Release date
21/10/2016
  1. 9.0 |   Exclaim

    Her most ambitious work to date, both conceptually and instrumentally
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  2. 8.5 |   The Quietus

    Dares us to explore what being a glass citizen does to us emotionally and creatively, whilst also offering us a means of escape through songs where there are spaces for our subjectivity to disappear, at least for a while
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  3. 8.4 |   Gig Soup

    The singer songwriter has clearly challenged her musical background and the result is a quite extraordinary and enchanting composition
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  4. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Agnes Obel’s third album finds her a long way away from the sweet Tori Amos-style pop that adorned her first album
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  5. 8.0 |   The Music

    Hauntingly contemplative and sticks with you like an unbidden mantra
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  6. 8.0 |   Mojo

    An opaque and quietly intense missive. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   Q

    A thing of quiet wonder. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   All Music

    There isn't a single moment on the quietly stunning Citizen of Glass that doesn't feel authentic
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  9. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    This is a haunting listen and one that will provide suitable company as the long winter nights start to draw in
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  10. 7.0 |   God Is In The TV

    The downside to her whispery and quiet textures is that they must be heard in the right context because as the album wears on they tend to fade into the background and feel soporific. Yet when focused on with special attention and intellectual appreciation they can be mesmerising
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  11. 7.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Maintaining her distinctive elegant mood, Obel’s music here is more concrete than in her previous works, making an album that’s both a compelling and charming listen
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  12. 6.0 |   The Independent

    New instrumental timbres lend fresh flavour to the songs
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  13. 6.0 |   The FT

    Calm minimalism, chiming instruments and pure singing give other tracks a twinkling sheen, a little too glassy and smooth to really grip but enticing enough
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