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On their full-length debut, Glass Animals recall more than a few of their contemporaries: Foals, Alt-J, and especially Wild Beasts spring to mind as touchstones for the band's lush yet challenging mix of indie and electronic sounds ("Hazey," meanwhile, suggests a collaboration between Massive Attack and Antony Hegarty). However, Zaba also shows what David Bayley and company bring to this style. Bayley, who produced the album, lavishes these songs with sonic details that are almost hallucinatory: the echoes that grace opening track "Flip" suggest a slow-motion reverie before the song locks into a louder, and arguably more predictable, rock groove, while "Pools" lives up to its name with its aquatic sound. All of Zaba is coated in dripping reverb that gives it a slippery feel that matches the effortless way Glass Animals slide between electric and electronic instrumentation. "Intruxx"'s looping beat sounds like a trip-hop rhythm translated into live percussion that sounds right at home next to "Wyrd"'s bubbly electronics. The band is often at its most fascinating when it conveys the chilled-out sophistication of dance music via rock, as on the low-slung groove of "Toes" or the rippling former single "Black Mambo," which makes the most of the jazzy androgyny of Bayley's vocals. An equally strange and sexy debut, Zaba's most audacious moments suggest Glass Animals will be an even more compelling act next time around.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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David Wrench, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bayley, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glass Animals, MainArtist - Dave Bayley, Producer - Joe Seaward, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew MacFarlane, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hartwell Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Irwin-Singer, Bass Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Wolf Tone Limited
David Wrench, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Epworth, Producer, Executive Producer - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Morris, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bayley, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glass Animals, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist - Joe Seaward, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew MacFarlane, Piano, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hartwell Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Irwin-Singer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Wolf Tone Limited
David Wrench, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Epworth, Triangle, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bayley, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glass Animals, MainArtist - Dave Bayley, Producer - Joe Seaward, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hartwell Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Irwin-Singer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Wolf Tone Limited
David Wrench, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bayley, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glass Animals, MainArtist - Dave Bayley, Producer - Joe Seaward, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew MacFarlane, Guitar, Piano, Prepared Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hartwell Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Irwin-Singer, Bass Guitar, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Wolf Tone Limited
David Wrench, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Epworth, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bayley, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Drum Programming, Tabla, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glass Animals, MainArtist - Dave Bayley, Producer - Joe Seaward, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew MacFarlane, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hartwell Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Irwin-Singer, Bass Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Wolf Tone Limited
David Wrench, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bayley, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Viola, Vocals, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glass Animals, MainArtist - Dave Bayley, Producer - Joe Seaward, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew MacFarlane, Guitar, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hartwell Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Irwin-Singer, Cello, Double Bass, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Wolf Tone Limited
David Wrench, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bayley, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glass Animals, MainArtist - Dave Bayley, Producer - Joe Seaward, Drums, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew MacFarlane, Guiro, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hartwell Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Irwin-Singer, Bass Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Wolf Tone Limited
David Wrench, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bayley, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glass Animals, MainArtist - Dave Bayley, Producer - Joe Seaward, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew MacFarlane, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hartwell Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Irwin-Singer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Wolf Tone Limited
David Wrench, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bayley, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glass Animals, MainArtist - Dave Bayley, Producer - Joe Seaward, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew MacFarlane, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hartwell Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Irwin-Singer, Bass Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Wolf Tone Limited
David Wrench, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bayley, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glass Animals, MainArtist - Dave Bayley, Producer - Joe Seaward, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew MacFarlane, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hartwell Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Irwin-Singer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Wolf Tone Limited
David Wrench, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bayley, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glass Animals, MainArtist - Dave Bayley, Producer - Joe Seaward, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew MacFarlane, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hartwell Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Irwin-Singer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Wolf Tone Limited
Album review
On their full-length debut, Glass Animals recall more than a few of their contemporaries: Foals, Alt-J, and especially Wild Beasts spring to mind as touchstones for the band's lush yet challenging mix of indie and electronic sounds ("Hazey," meanwhile, suggests a collaboration between Massive Attack and Antony Hegarty). However, Zaba also shows what David Bayley and company bring to this style. Bayley, who produced the album, lavishes these songs with sonic details that are almost hallucinatory: the echoes that grace opening track "Flip" suggest a slow-motion reverie before the song locks into a louder, and arguably more predictable, rock groove, while "Pools" lives up to its name with its aquatic sound. All of Zaba is coated in dripping reverb that gives it a slippery feel that matches the effortless way Glass Animals slide between electric and electronic instrumentation. "Intruxx"'s looping beat sounds like a trip-hop rhythm translated into live percussion that sounds right at home next to "Wyrd"'s bubbly electronics. The band is often at its most fascinating when it conveys the chilled-out sophistication of dance music via rock, as on the low-slung groove of "Toes" or the rippling former single "Black Mambo," which makes the most of the jazzy androgyny of Bayley's vocals. An equally strange and sexy debut, Zaba's most audacious moments suggest Glass Animals will be an even more compelling act next time around.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:31
- Main artists: Glass Animals
- Composer: David Bayley
- Label: Wolf Tone
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2014 Wolf Tone Limited ℗ 2014 Wolf Tone Limited
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