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Glass Animals
OriginOxford, England
Genres
Years active2012–present
LabelsWolf Tone, Caroline International, Harvest Records
Members
  • Dave Bayley
  • Drew MacFarlane
  • Edmund Irwin-Singer
  • Joe Seaward
Websiteglassanimals.eu

Glass Animals are an English indie rock band from Oxford.[2] The group released their debut album Zaba in June 2014 as the first release on producer Paul Epworth's label Wolf Tone, and their second album How to Be a Human Being was released on 26 August, 2016 to critical acclaim. The band have toured internationally and featured on line ups at festivals such as Glastonbury,[3] Coachella,[4] Bonnaroo,[5] Lollapalooza, Reading/Leeds,[6] Falls, Southbound and Bestival.

Biography

Dave Bayley originally planned on going to medical school at London King's College before Adele's producer Paul Epworth saw the band performing in London. Dave grew up in Texas, where he listened to hip hop, which inspired the band's style.

Zaba was the band's debut album, which brought the band to 7 million listeners on Spotify in 2015. Their songs "Gooey", "Black Mambo" and "Toes" from Zaba are the most popular on Apple Music. The Deluxe version of Zaba was released in August 2015.[7]

The band performed the single "Gooey" on Late Night with Seth Meyers[8] in 2014 and again on The Late Show with David Letterman[9] on 24 February 2015.

The band visited both hemispheres and played over 130 shows in 2015 alone. Their October 2015 US tour included two sold out shows at The Wiltern in LA and sold out shows across America including T5 in NYC, The Riverside in Milwaukee and The Midland in Kansas City.

On 16 May 2016 the band released the lead single, "Life Itself", from their sophomore album How to Be a Human Being, to be released on 26 August 2016.[10] On 25 July 2016, the band released the second single from the album, "Youth". Four days before release, on 22 August 2016, the band released the third single, "Season 2 Episode 3".

Band members

  • Dave Bayley – Lead vocals/Guitar/Tambourine
  • Drew MacFarlane – Guitar/Keys/backing vocals
  • Edmund Irwin-Singer – Bass/Keys/Backing vocals
  • Joe Seaward – Drums

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
UK
[11] 		AUS
[12] 		BEL
[13] 		US
[14]
Zaba 92 12 162 177
How to Be a Human Being[16]
  • Released: 26 August 2016
  • Label: Wolf Tone, Caroline International
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 23 11 68 20

Extended plays

Title Released
Leaflings

2012

Glass Animals

2013

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[17] 		CAN
Rock
[18] 		MEX
Air.
[19] 		US
Alt
[20] 		US
Rock
[21]
"Black Mambo" 2013 — — — 23 42 Zaba
"Pools" 2014 — — — — —
"Gooey" 40 — 25 19 26
"Hazey" — — — — —
"Lose Control" (with Joey Badass) 2015 — — — — — Non-album single
"Life Itself" 2016 — 48 — 17 21 How to Be a Human Being
"Youth" — — — — 29
"Season 2 Episode 3" — — — — 42
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Glass Animals (New band of the day No 1,635), by Paul Lester; at The Guardian, London, Thursday 7 November 2013 07.00 GMT. Retrieved on 28 February 2014.
  3. ^ Digital, Pretty Good. "2015". Glastonbury Festival - 24–28 June 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Best Hard Core: Off! - 20 Best Things We Saw at Coachella 2015's Weekend Two". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Bonnaroo 2015 Day 1 Thursday Recap: Tove Lo, Glass Animals, Dej Loaf, Unlocking the Truth | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Glass Animals, 2015, Reading and Leeds Festival - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Muzoic - Album release ZABA (Deluxe) by Glass Animals". muzoic.org. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Watch Glass Animals Get "Gooey" Again on Late Night With Seth Meyers | The Lefort Report". www.thelefortreport.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Watch Glass Animals play 'Gooey' on Letterman". DIY. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Glass Animals tickle the feet with new single "Life Itself" — listen". 17 May 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  11. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 21.06.2014 (wk24)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Discography Glass Animals". Hung Medien. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Discographie Glass Animals". Hung Medien (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Glass Animals – Chart History". Billboard.com.
  15. ^ "Upcoming Releases - HITS Daily Double". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Glass Animals - Life Itself". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Discography Glass Animals". Hung Medien. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Billboard.biz". billboard.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  19. ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.biz.
  20. ^ "Glass Animals – Chart History – Alternative Songs". Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  21. ^ "Glass Animals – Chart History – Hot Rock Songs". Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

External links

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