Today, Glass Animals releases their new track “It’s All So Incredibly Loud” taken from their fast-approaching third album Dreamland out via Republic Records on August 7th. Listen to the track HERE.
“It’s All Incredibly Loud” arrives hot on the heels of Glass Animals’ latest scorching, bass-heavy pop-trip, “Heat Waves,” which is currently sitting at #11 on Spotify’s U.S. Viral Chart and in the Top 35 on Spotify’s Global Viral Chart, as well as in the Top 10 at U.S. Triple-A and Alternative Radio. “It’s All So Incredibly Loud” swells with anticipation and expectation; its urgent, expansive, club-style keyboard melody teamed with Dave Bayley’s signature dreamlike vocals makes for a heady mix. The song comes with its own visual accompaniment, which is directed by the remarkable talent David Wilson (Tame Impala, Christine and the Queens). The video, in its own beautiful way, draws focus on the inevitable jump-off point and the terrible silence that follows.
Dave Bayley explains, “The entire song is only about three seconds of life. I think most people have been in a position where they have had to tell someone something that they knew was going to devastate them. Something that would change their life. It’s about the silence that occurs between those words leaving your mouth and the other person reacting. It’s the most deafening thing I’ve ever experienced. The video is meant to be a metaphor for the build-up before that, and then the sudden explosion of quiet that lasts forever.”
Fundamentally a nostalgic memoir of his life so far, Dreamland finds Bayley covering expansive and difficult ground. As a result, the brand-new album is packed full of intensely sensitive and personal experiences, none more emotional than when the band’s drummer, Joe Seaward, was involved in a monstrous bike accident in July 2018, which threatened his life and that of Glass Animals altogether. Born at a time of immense confusion and uncertainty for the band, it’s an album that will be very timely for the world.
Having canceled extensive international touring plans and unexpectedly navigated the release of their new album through a pandemic, the band is excited to announce their return to the stage and has shared some brand-new European and U.K. tour dates for 2021 – see here.
ABOUT GLASS ANIMALS:
Amassing over two billion global streams to date, British four-piece Glass Animals is led by singer, songwriter and producer Dave Bayley with his bandmates and childhood friends Joe Seaward, Ed Irwin-Singer and Drew MacFarlane. Their second album, How To Be A Human Being, was one of the most critically acclaimed and widely adored records of 2016. With praise from various press outlets, including Billboard, Pitchfork, The FADER, The Guardian, The Telegraph and more, it was nominated for the Mercury Prize Album Of The Year Award in 2017. Glass Animals also made appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Late Show with James Corden. As well as producing both of Glass Animals’ studio albums, ZABA and How To Be A Human Being, Dave has worked with a number of artists outside of the band, including 6lack, Khalid, Joey Bada$$, DJ Dahi, Flume and MorMor.
