Built on Glass | ||||
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Released | 11 April 2014 | |||
Studio | North Melbourne Meat Market Studio | |||
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Length | 51:25 | |||
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Producer | Nick Murphy | |||
Chet Faker chronology | ||||
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Singles from Built on Glass | ||||
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Built on Glass is the debut studio album by Australian electronic musician Chet Faker. It was released on 11 April 2014 on the Future Classic [2] label to generally favourable reviews.
At the J Awards of 2014, the album won Australian Album of the Year. [3]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10 [4] |
Metacritic | 75/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
The A.V. Club | B [7] |
DIY | [8] |
The Irish Times | [9] |
NME | 6/10 [10] |
Now | 4/5 [11] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [1] |
Uncut | 6/10 [12] |
Built on Glass received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album holds an average score of 75, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [5]
All tracks are written by Nick Murphy
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Release Your Problems" | 3:12 |
2. | "Talk Is Cheap" | 3:38 |
3. | "No Advice" (Airport version) | 1:45 |
4. | "Melt" (featuring Kilo Kish) | 4:10 |
5. | "Gold" | 4:45 |
6. | "To Me" | 5:14 |
7. | "/" | 0:18 |
8. | "Blush" | 4:47 |
9. | "1998" | 6:05 |
10. | "Cigarettes & Loneliness" | 7:52 |
11. | "A Lesson in Patience" | 5:45 |
12. | "Dead Body" | 3:54 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Kill Switch" | 2:59 |
Credits adapted from booklet. [14]
Performance
Visuals and imagery
Technical and production
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Australia [16] | |||
12 June 2014 | Geelong | Australia | The Wool Exchange |
13 June 2014 | Melbourne | Forum Theatre | |
14 June 2014 | |||
19 June 2014 | Perth | The Astor Theatre | |
21 June 2014 | Brisbane | The Tivoli | |
22 June 2014 | Sunshine Coast | Lake Kawana Community Centre | |
24 June 2014 | Port Macquarie | Glasshouse Theatre | |
25 June 2014 | Newcastle | Newcastle Civic Theatre | |
26 June 2014 | Sydney | Enmore Theatre | |
27 June 2014 | |||
28 June 2014 | Wollongong | Anita's Theatre | |
3 July 2014 | Adelaide | HQ | |
4 July 2014 | Hobart | Odeon Theatre | |
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Australia [17] [18] | |||
11 February 2015 | Canberra | Australia | Royal Theatre |
13 February 2015 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | |
14 February 2015 | Brisbane | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | |
20 February 2015 [A] | Perth | Western Australian Museum | |
21 February 2015 [A] | |||
22 February 2015 | Fremantle | Fremantle Arts Centre | |
25 February 2015 | Melbourne | Palais Theatre | |
26 February 2015 | |||
27 February 2015 | |||
28 February 2015 | Adelaide | Thebarton Theatre | |
3 March 2015 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | |
5 March 2015 | Melbourne | Palais Theatre | |
7 March 2015 |
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
Date | City, (State or Country) | Venue | Reason/Additional info |
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11 February 2015 | Canberra, Australia | ANU Bar | Moved to Royal Theatre |
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Australia [19] | |||
30 October 2015 | Melbourne | Australia | Sidney Myer Music Bowl |
31 October 2015 | Brisbane | Riverstage | |
6 November 2015 | Sydney | Sydney Opera House | |
7 November 2015 |
Weekly charts
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Certifications
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Catalog | Ref. |
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Australia | 11 April 2014 |
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United Kingdom | 14 April 2014 | Future Classic |
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United States | 15 April 2014 | Downtown |
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Japan | 30 April 2014 |
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