Glass Animals Zaba (2 Lp's) 12/15/2023

Glass Animals Zaba (2 Lp's) 12/15/2023On 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

but one that strengthens the connection between the backing group and its singer

he is looking to find a friend like you

'70s-based hard rock infused†with stabs of psychedelia and landslides of Tommy Bolin-inspired guitar heroics

The album received critical acclaim

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A has become a rare find on vinyl and title many have asked him to repress over the years

and glitched out beats

The three of them met on the Russian social networking site VK where Lit Internet and Lit Eyne formed a music blog

gives you a deeper introspective look into that time in his life

unsettling Win/End and the instrumental mood piece Lupos Theme

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Henry and Rupert Stansall