Album Review: The Notwist - Close To The Glass

The Notwist, those of the dark German indie rock leanings, have finally dived full-force into electronic experimentation on Close To The Glass. Call it their Ok Computer, with even more experience and confidence, if you have to compare it to something. There's delicately-used sparseness, powerful segues between acoustic and electronic sections, and the overarching angst Notwist do such a good job of harnessing. A few tracks, like Run Run Run and Lineri, sway towards dubby dance – probably a tip of the hat to Four Tet and Caribou's remixes – but this is definitely a late-night-alone album.