Concrete and Glass

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Concrete and Glass
Concrete and Glass.jpg
Studio album by
Nicolas Godin
Released24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)
Label
Producer Pierre Rousseau
Nicolas Godin chronology
Contrepoint
(2015)		Concrete and Glass
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [5]

Concrete and Glass is the second studio album by French musician Nicolas Godin. It was released on 24 January 2020 through Because Music.

Contents

The first single from the album, "The Border" was released on October 12, 2019. [6] The second single "The Foundation" was released on 28 November 2019. [7] The third single "Catch Yourself Falling" was released on March 11, 2020. [8]

Critical reception

Concrete and Glass was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 71, based on 7 reviews. [1]

Track listing

Concrete and Glass track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Composer(s)Length
1."Concrete and Glass"Nicolas Godin Nicolas Godin 4:13
2."Back to Your Heart" (featuring Kate NV)David Numwami
  • Godin
  • Yekaterina Shilonosova
4:46
3."We Forgot Love" (featuring Kadhja Bonet)Kadhja BonetGodin5:06
4."What Makes Me Think About You"Godin
4:11
5."Time on My Hands" (featuring Kirin J Callinan)Kirin J CallinanGodin4:28
6."The Foundation" (featuring Cola Boyy)Matthew Urango
  • Godin
  • Rousseau
5:29
7."Catch Yourself Falling" (featuring Alexis Taylor)Alexis Taylor
  • Godin
  • Rousseau
4:10
8."The Border"GodinGodin4:49
9."Turn Right, Turn Left"Godin
  • Godin
  • Rousseau
3:54
10."Cité radieuse" Godin4:09

Charts

Chart performance for Concrete and Glass
ChartPeak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [9] 149
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [10] 28

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References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Hann, Michael (24 January 2020). "The Guardian review". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Hogwood, Ben (24 January 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Cardew, Ben (27 January 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Bacior, Robin (12 October 2019). "Air's Nicolas Godin shares new solo single "The Border"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Schatz, Lake (28 November 2019). "Air's Nicolas Godin announces new solo album Concrete and Glass, shares "The Foundation"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Catch Yourself Falling - Single by Nicolas Godin". Apple Music . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Nicolas Godin – Concrete and Glass". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 April 2020.



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