The Glass Bead Game (album)

The Glass Bead Game
Studio album by
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]

  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.