Glass Animals
Glass Animals are an English 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. Bayley spent his childhood in Massachusetts and Texas[3] before moving to Oxford, where he met the other band members at school.[4] Their first album, Zaba (2014), made way for the single "Gooey", which was eventually certified platinum in the United States. Their second full album, How to Be a Human Being, received positive reviews and won in two categories at the 2018 MPG Awards for UK Album of the Year and Self Producing Artist of the Year, as well as a spot on the Mercury Prize shortlist. The third, Dreamland, peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the US Billboard 200.
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 Glass Animals performing in 2016 | |
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| Origin | Oxford, England[1] |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | glassanimals |
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In their live shows, they play re-worked, dance-heavy versions of their songs. Their song "Heat Waves" reached number one in Australia in February 2021 and was voted number one on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020. The song surpassed one billion streams on Spotify.[5]
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Glass Animals performing in 2014
Glass Animals founder and frontman Dave Bayley
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References
- ↑ Hughes, Tom (25 November 2019). "Glass Animals bounce back from crash horror with hot new single Tokyo Drifting". Oxford Mail. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18058740.glass-animals-bounce-back-tragedy-hot-new-single-tokyo-drifting/. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ↑ "Glass Animals 'Tokyo Drifting' With Denzel Curry". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8543450/glass-animals-tokyo-drifting-denzel-curry. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ↑ "You don't need much to make music: POP Glass Animals were mid-tour when they had to drop everything and race home from America — but they're still finding ways to create and connect, their frontman tells David Smyth". Evening Standard. 3 April 2020.
- ↑ "Glass raised up for sparkling glory | Oxford Mail". Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ↑ "Glass Animals" (in en-US). Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/artist/glass-animals/. Retrieved 2022-07-23.