The Notwist's 'Close To The Glass' out tomorrow

The Notwist‘s Close To The Glass Out Tomorrow in North America Via Sub Pop Listen/Watch: “Kong”: YouTube (Official Video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUpktwg7O4M Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/subpop/the-notwist-kong/ Plus- ‘Close To The Glass’ No. 1 Most Added Album at CMJ; Magnet Magazine’s Guest Editor Feb. 24-Mar. 2 The Notwist’s Close To The Glass, featuring the singles “Kong” and the title cut, will be out tomorrow, Tuesday February 25th in North America on CD / LP / DL via Sub Pop. NPR Music says of the album, “If the new Close to the Glass is any indication, The Notwist sounds fully refreshed: From its corker of a single ("Kong") on, the album showcases a light touch in a frequently collage-based sound that brims over with buzzing, springy, playful urgency. Throughout Close to the Glass, The Notwist lets many sides of its sound peek out, as straightforward pop-rock melts together with the pulse of Krautrock until they become indistinguishable. But, like its most recent predecessors, the album never feels chilly, even when the band wanders through a nine-minute instrumental ("Lineri") late in the proceedings. Even then, no matter how many machines manipulate The Notwist's sound, they never drown out the human heartbeats at its center (see “First Listen” February 17th). In related news, The Nowtist’s Markus Acher takes over as editor of Magnet Magazine all this week (see “Guest Editor” February 24-March 2nd). At radio, Close To The Glass was the no. 1 most added at album with CMJ radio reporters, which led to the cover of this week’s CMJ New Music Report (see "New Music Report" March 3rd issue). The Notwist recently premiered the official video for “Kong,” the lead single from Close To The Glass, an animated visual directed by Yu Sato and featuring illustrations from Tim Divall. The video for “Kong” is based on a true story that involved Marcus Acher and his family being trapped in their home during an Ammer River flood in Weilheim, Germany.  During the experience, the young Acher resorted to fantasy, secretly hoping a superhero would save his family as the waters rose around them. Watch the video here. The Notwist’s previously announced 2014 tour is underway now, beginning tonight February 24th in Wiesbaden, DE at Schlachthof, with a series of tour dates that currently end July 19th in Gräfenhainichen, DE at the Melt! Festival. Please find a complete list of tour dates below. What People Are Saying About The Notwist: “Close to the Glass is a record bookended with perfectly executed experiments, so gentle on the ears. Beautiful and perfect, they make the whole record seem round, and right.”  [8.5/10] -  The Line Of Best Fit “Judging by "Close to the Glass," …they have toughened up their sound considerably since 2008's The Devil, You + Me, diving into the rubbery abstraction that's afforded by modular synthesis and adopting the percussive, post-rave sensibilities of Mouse on Mars and Simian Mobile Disco.” [50 Albums You Gotta Hear in 2014] - SPIN “It's sensitively poised and technically perfect.” [8/10] - Uncut “Here, they've abandoned any evidence of their glitchy history, mostly eschewing electronics in favour of warm, organic instrumentation like acoustic guitars and real-life drums. With a gentle melody and frontman Markus Acher's inimitable vocals, however, it's still the Notwist we know and love.” [Kong”] - Exclaim   “Their eighth LP brilliantly snaps together everything.”[8/10] - Q Magazine “Every element of Close to the Glass feels like it has been minutely polished; like the workings of a miniature pocket watch, it all feels succinct, gleaming and fresh.” [8/10] - The 405   “A very pretty, very hooky piece of Krautrock tunecraft, shot through with a deep sense of longing.” [“Kong”]  - Stereogum “Close To The Glass is a forum in which ramshackle indie-pop, acoustic balladry, and expansive electronic sonic explorations happily coexists, and it's all the better for it.” - Under The Radar “Propulsive, driving...a surprisingly sparkling uptempo cut” [“Kong”] - Pitchfork “Marked with fuzzy synths, a driving bassline, and abounding vocal hooks, “Kong” even has a trippy outro, adding an extra layer of interesting.” [“Kong”] - Consequence of Sound “An excellent piece of krauty, rhythmic guitar pop in which melancholy lyrics about unceasing rain get juxtaposed with bubbly instrumentals. Our favorite moment, though, would have to be when the whole thing devolves into a film-noir groove and the strings and acoustic riffs kick in.”  [“Kong”] - Pretty Much Amazing   Tour Dates: North America Jun. 09 - New York, NY - Webster Hall Jun. 10 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts Jun. 11 - Montreal, QE - Société Des Arts Technologiques Jun. 12 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace Jun. 13 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge @ House of Blues Jun. 14 - San Francsico, CA -  The Regency Ballroom Jun. 15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre Jul. 04-06 - George, WA - Sasquatch Festival Europe Feb. 24 - Wiesbaden, DE - Schlachthof     Feb. 25 - Bielefeld, DE - Forum     Feb. 26 - Berlin, DE - Heimathafen (SOLD OUT) Mar. 10 - Stuttgart, DE - Wagenhallen     Mar. 11 - Lyon, FR - Epicerie Moderne     Mar. 12 - Nantes, FR - Stereolux     Mar. 13 - Paris, FR - La Maroquinerie (SOLD OUT) Mar. 14 - Lille, FR - Le Grand Mix Mar. 15 - Manchester, UK - The Deaf Institute     Mar. 16 - Glasgow, UK - Mono     Mar. 17 - Bristol, UK - The Fleece     Mar. 18 - London, UK - Village Underground Mar. 19 - Brussels, BE - Botanique     Mar. 20 - Cologne, DE - E-Werk Apr. 05 - Milano, IT - Magnolia Apr. 06 - Foligno, IT - Serendipity Apr. 07 - Roma, IT - Auditorium Parco della Musica Apr. 08 - Bologna, IT - Estragon Apr. 09 - Padova, DE - Mame Apr. 10 - Ljubijana, SK - TBA     Apr. 11 - Zagreb, HR - Mochvara     Apr. 12 - Linz, AT - Posthof     Apr. 13 - Munich, DE - Circus Krone     May 26 - Berlin, DE - C-Club     May 27 - Hamburg, DE - Laeiszhalle May 28 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg Jun. 28 - St.Gallen, CH - Open Air St. Gallen (SOLD OUT) July 19 - Gräfenhainichen, DE - Melt! 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