Glass Animals - 'Dreamland'

Glass Animals ask us to disconnect from the world and join them in their world with the hazy new single ‘Dreamland’. 

It would be an injustice to try and tie this band down to one genre, with the mind of frontman Dave Bayley being of the most unique in music today. Unsurprisingly the four-piece have adapted to the strange situation like a duck to water, presenting their fans with the option to escape from lockdown with the announcement of their third album ‘Dreamland’. 

The career of Glass Animals has already been quite the rollercoaster which almost came to an end in 2018 when drummer Joe Seaward almost lost his life in a bike accident. That traumatic incident forced Bayley to dive into his past experiences and memories making ‘Dreamland’ a nostalgic memoir of his life that doesn’t hold anything back. 

The band are now back and firing on all cylinders, with title track is the second cut from their upcoming LP. The ambient music reminiscent of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory beautifully sets the scene of being inside the “backstreets” of Bayley’s brain and looking back at memories throughout his life and into the future with the new album. 

Listening to Bayley deeply explore the deepest regions of his psyche is truly an experience, turning the microscope on Glass Animals for the first time has proven to be best move and certainly sets up ‘Dreamland’ to be their most honest and strongest material to date. 

‘Dreamland’ is available now on all major streaming platforms and the third studio album from Glass Animals will be released on July 10th. 

Words by Danial Kennedy

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