Last week, English four-piece Glass Animals recently teaser fans with this sneak peek of their upcoming album. Shortly after, the group took to Facebook to reveal another sweet trailer, announcing the arrival of their newest single, "Life Itself."
This is just a taste test for their second album, How To Be A Human Being, the follow up to 2014's Zaba. No specific date has been announced by the group but it is expected to come out this summer via Caroline International/Wolf Tone.
In an interview with The Line Of Best Fit, they described their current project as an album about people:
...It's a human album, where the last one was really abstract and quite fantasy - it was a made up world last time, and this one is more about real people and real things that have happened. This song in particular is about a strange guy who's grown up in the suburbs and made himself stranger by not socialising very much; because he's a bit weird he can't get a job, and because he can't get a job he becomes weirder, and he forms a horrible cycle he can't get out of. He finally realises he has to break this cycle - the song is him deciding he's going to become... not normal, but he wants to go out into the world.
They also mentioned its intended difference from Zaba, moving away from their previous "mellow" vibe. They're calling this one "gutsy" with bigger drums:
It's definitely not the mellow record that ZABA was. We've been playing to crowds in America that were quite big, and the songs that really make people react are the bigger songs with bigger drums - we actually started reworking a lot of the tracks from ZABA, like we played the drums and the bass up... basically remixed it live every night we played it. I think we've taken that ethos to the new record. It's all a bit louder, a bit more gutsy... big drums!
There's still delicate things going on, but it was a weird one. I tried not to listen to any other music while making it - whatever noises popped into my head I tried to get it on a synthesiser or whatever was around. All sorts of weird sounds are on there.
Glass Animals have already penned Australian and North American tours, with more dates expected to follow:
July 5 - 170 Russell, Melbourne
July 6 - 170 Russell, Melbourne
July 7 - The Triffid, Brisbane
July 9 - Metro Theatre, Sydney
July 15 - Forecastle Festival - Louisville, KY
July 16 - Sloss Fest - Birmingham, AL
July 17 - KRBZ Beach Ball - Main Stage - Kansas City, MO
July 18 - Criterion Theater - Oklahoma City, OK
July 20 - Red Rocks Festival - Morrison, CO
July 22 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
July 23 - Mo Pop Festival - Detroit, MI
July 24 - Way Home Music & Arts Festival - Toronto, ON
Only the AUS tour has tickets so far. Check them out here.
Australia's got one of their largest fanbases, and last year "Gooey" hit #12 on the annual Triple J radio Hottest 100 list. The band promised fans that if they hit the top 20, guitarist Drew MacFarlane would have his naked body slapped by raw salmon.
For those who have not yet witnessed, enjoy:
Photo credit: Glass Animals/Facebook
