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 label to generally favourable reviews.
At the J Awards of 2014, the album won Australian Album of the Year.
Critical reception
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".
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from booklet.
Performance Nick Murphy – performer CLEOPOLD – guitar solo
Visuals and imagery Tin and Ed – art direction, photography
Technical and production Nick Murphy – production, recording Eric J Dubowsky – mixing Brian Lucey – mastering
Tours
Built on Glass Tour Date City Country Venue Australia 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
National tour Date City Country Venue Australia 11 February 2015 Canberra Australia Royal Theatre 13 February 2015 Sydney Hordern Pavilion 14 February 2015 Brisbane Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 20 February 2015 Perth Western Australian Museum 21 February 2015 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 These concerts were a part of the "Perth International Arts Festival"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows Date City, (State or Country) Venue Reason/Additional info 11 February 2015 Canberra, Australia ANU Bar Moved to Royal Theatre
Built on Live tour Date City Country Venue Australia 30 October 2015 Melbourne Australia Sidney Myer Music Bowl 31 October 2015 Brisbane Riverstage 6 November 2015 Sydney Sydney Opera House 7 November 2015
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts Chart (2014)Peakposition Australian Dance Albums (ARIA) 1 Australian Independent Albums (AIR) 1
Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 12 Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 34
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format(s) Label Catalog Ref. Australia 11 April 2014 United Kingdom 14 April 2014 Future Classic United States 15 April 2014 Downtown Japan 30 April 2014
References