Glass Animals is an English indie rock band formed in Oxford in 2010, with Dave Bayley producing every record of their lush, layered indie pop. Dreamland (2020) delivered Heat Waves, which hit number one on the Hot 100 nearly two years after release; How to Be a Human Being (2016) is the fan favorite. Dig into Glass Animals vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Glass Animals formed in Oxford, England in 2010 when the band members were schoolmates. Dave Bayley produces all the band's recordings. They signed with Wolf Tone (Paul Epworth's label) and Harvest Records for their debut Zaba (2014). Their single Heat Waves (from Dreamland, 2020) reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2022 - nearly two years after its initial release - making it one of the longest-running ascensions to number one in chart history. The band's tours have included extensive elaborate stage productions and visual designs.
Glass Animals' sound combines indie rock, indie pop, alternative R&B, psychedelic pop, and electronic pop with Bayley's distinctive falsetto vocal delivery, dense layered production approaches, and lyrical content addressing relationships, identity, and personal experience. Their work has been a defining commercial indie pop template of the late 2010s and early 2020s.
Wolf Tone, Harvest, and Polydor pressings of the Glass Animals catalog have been issued in extensive color variant editions and retailer-exclusive pressings.
Listeners new to Glass Animals typically start with Dreamland (2020) or How to Be a Human Being (2016).
