During her 2014 tour, Agnes Obel began work on her third album: "I’m planning to work less with piano, and more with other kinds of old keyboards (...) I’m trying to find new instruments to work with, so it’s sort of on the research phase and starting to write things."
She also said: "I have some clear ideas but I’m not sure it is a good idea to go into specifics on such an early stage.
I mainly plan to work with old keyboards like spinet and harpsichord and then see where they take me."

In June 2015, Obel began recording the new album.
She recorded strings with new musicians Frédérique Labbow, Kristina Koropecki, and John Corban.

In June 2016, she released the single 'Familiar', from the upcoming album.
The song was recorded, produced and mixed by Obel and features the violin by John Corban as well as cellos by Kristina Koropecki and Charlotte Danhier.
The music video was directed by Obel's husband Alex Brüel Flagstad.
Hugo Cassavetti from Telerama, wrote: "Agnes Obel, while remaining true to her fine style, expands her new musical fields.
Percussions with a loud power rhythm a delicately acrobatic melody that the singer performs with a voice that was strangely moved.
Yes, Obel, as split by technology, duets with her disturbing echoes with a male stamp."

In July 2016, Obel announced her third studio album, Citizen of Glass, to be released on 21 October 2016.
Regarding the mysterious title, Obel explains: "The title comes from the German concept of the gläserner bürger, the human or glass citizen.
It’s actually a legal term about the level of privacy the individual has in a state, and in health it’s become a term about how much we know about a person’s body or biology or history – if they’re completely made of glass we know everything."

In addition to violins, cellos, harpsichords, a spinet, and a celesta, Obel used a Trautonium, a rare electronic musical instrument from the 1930s.

In September 2016, Obel released a new single, "Golden Green".
In Dansende Beren, Niels Bruwier writes: "The sound of glass is never far away.
The song is about the way we always find other better lives than ours(…)she brings out her dreamy voice, it’s actually just the perfect classic pop song without embellishment.
Enchanting, elysisch and paradise-like."

In October 2016, a new song from Citizen of Glass was released: 'Stretch Your Eyes'.
This song is a new version of an older one ('Spinet Song') which was played during her tour in 2014.

In October 2016 Citizen of Glass came out.
The French newspaper La Croix wrote: "With several great songs, the surrealist Stretch your eyes or the luminous Golden Green, Agnes Obel has created a sumptuous, odd and modern album.
Citizen of Glass confirms, with greatness, Agnes Obel as an important pop artist."

Citizen of Glass received an average score of 81 on Metacritic, meaning universal acclaim, based on 7 reviews.

Citizen of Glass received the IMPALA (The Independent Music Companies Association) Album of the Year Award 2016, which rewards on a yearly basis the best album released on an independent European label.
During her 2014 tour, Agnes Obel began work on her third album: "I’m planning to work less with piano, and more with other kinds of old keyboards (...) I’m trying to find new instruments to work with, so it’s sort of on the research phase and starting to write things." She also said: "I have some clear ideas but I’m not sure it is a good idea to go into specifics on such an early stage. I mainly plan to work with old keyboards like spinet and harpsichord and then see where they take me."
In June 2015, Obel began recording the new album. She recorded strings with new musicians Frédérique Labbow, Kristina Koropecki, and John Corban.
In June 2016, she released the single 'Familiar', from the upcoming album. The song was recorded, produced and mixed by Obel and features the violin by John Corban as well as cellos by Kristina Koropecki and Charlotte Danhier. The music video was directed by Obel's husband Alex Brüel Flagstad. Hugo Cassavetti from Telerama, wrote: "Agnes Obel, while remaining true to her fine style, expands her new musical fields. Percussions with a loud power rhythm a delicately acrobatic melody that the singer performs with a voice that was strangely moved. Yes, Obel, as split by technology, duets with her disturbing echoes with a male stamp."
In July 2016, Obel announced her third studio album, Citizen of Glass, to be released on 21 October 2016. Regarding the mysterious title, Obel explains: "The title comes from the German concept of the gläserner bürger, the human or glass citizen. It’s actually a legal term about the level of privacy the individual has in a state, and in health it’s become a term about how much we know about a person’s body or biology or history – if they’re completely made of glass we know everything."
In addition to violins, cellos, harpsichords, a spinet, and a celesta, Obel used a Trautonium, a rare electronic musical instrument from the 1930s.
In September 2016, Obel released a new single, "Golden Green". In Dansende Beren, Niels Bruwier writes: "The sound of glass is never far away. The song is about the way we always find other better lives than ours(…)she brings out her dreamy voice, it’s actually just the perfect classic pop song without embellishment. Enchanting, elysisch and paradise-like."
In October 2016, a new song from Citizen of Glass was released: 'Stretch Your Eyes'. This song is a new version of an older one ('Spinet Song') which was played during her tour in 2014.
In October 2016 Citizen of Glass came out. The French newspaper La Croix wrote: "With several great songs, the surrealist Stretch your eyes or the luminous Golden Green, Agnes Obel has created a sumptuous, odd and modern album. Citizen of Glass confirms, with greatness, Agnes Obel as an important pop artist."
Citizen of Glass received an average score of 81 on Metacritic, meaning universal acclaim, based on 7 reviews.
Citizen of Glass received the IMPALA (The Independent Music Companies Association) Album of the Year Award 2016, which rewards on a yearly basis the best album released on an independent European label.
Agnes Obel