Glass Animals are a British indie rock band formed in Oxford in 2010. Led by singer, songwriter, and producer Dave Bayley, the group also features his childhood friends Joe Seaward, Ed Irwin-Singer and Drew MacFarlane. Bayley wrote and produced all three Glass Animals albums. The first, Zaba (2014), spawned the single “Gooey”, which was eventually certified platinum in the United States.
In 2013, the band released Black Mambo / Exxus EP in Europe, and Glass Animals EP in the US. The digital release of the track “Black Mambo” brought the band their first attention through online reviews.
No. 4. Black Mambo: The track is the second track on and first single from Glass Animals’ debut album ZABA. In a literal sense, the song is about a sloth and a mole facing off in a game of dominoes.
The Band
– Dave Bayley – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, tambourine
– Drew MacFarlane – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
– Ed Irwin-Singer – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
– Joe Seaward – drums, percussion
No. 3. Life Itself: On 16 May 2016, the band released the lead single, “Life Itself”, from their second album How to Be a Human Being. “Life Itself” peaked at number 14 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart and spent 26 weeks on Sirius XM’s Alt-18 chart, peaking at number one. A music video for the song was released on 7 June 2016. The band also created a website based on the character from “Life Itself”.
No. 2. I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance): Produced by Dave Bayley and released in September 2021, the song has 1.9million views on youtube. The song serves as a stand-alone to their North-American Dreamland Tour.
Bonus Track: In late 2019 the band released “tokyo drift” a duet with Denzel Curry which featured in a television commercial released in April 2021 by Peleton as part of their Champions Collection campaign.
No. 1. Heat Wave: Released as a single from their third studio album Dreamland on 29 June 2020. It was released alongside its music video. The band ran a remix competition for the track, with 19-year-old British producer Shakur Ahmad winning and having his remix issued by the band, alongside a remix by American DJ Diplo in August 2020. It was produced by Dave Bayley. The song sold 420,000 copies and was certified 6× Platinum in Australia.
