The Glass Bead Game (album)

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

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

The Glass Bead Game
Studio album by James Blackshaw
Released	May 26, 2009
Recorded	November 2008
Genre	Folk
Length	49:31
Label	Young God Records
James Blackshaw chronology
Litany of Echoes (2008) The Glass Bead Game (2009) All Is Falling (2010)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Cokemachineglow	79%[3]
Dusted Magazine	(unfavorable)[4]
Pitchfork Media	7.2/10[5]
PopMatters	[6]
Spin	[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[8]

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. 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.