Glass Animals

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Glass Animals
Glass Animals performing in August 2022
Glass Animals performing in August 2022
Background information
OriginOxford, England
Genres
Years active2010–present
Labels
Members
  • Dave Bayley
  • Drew MacFarlane
  • Edmund Irwin-Singer
  • Joe Seaward
Websiteglassanimals.com

Glass Animals are an English indie rock band formed in Oxford in 2010. The band's line-up consists of Dave Bayley (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, songwriting), Drew MacFarlane (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Edmund Irwin-Singer (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), and Joe Seaward (drums).

Their first album, Zaba (2014), spawned the single "Gooey", which was eventually certified platinum in the U.S. Their second full album, How to Be a Human Being, received positive reviews and won in two categories at the 2018 MPG Awards for UK Album of the Year and Self Producing Artist of the Year, as well as a spot on the Mercury Prize shortlist. The third, Dreamland, peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the US Billboard 200.

The band is best known for their biggest hit single "Heat Waves", which went viral on TikTok. It reached number one in Australia in February 2021 and was voted number one on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020. The song surpassed two billion streams on Spotify by September 2022,[2] and eventually reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the UK Singles Chart. At the 2022 Brit Awards, the band were nominated for two Brit Awards (Best British Alternative/Rock Act and "Heat Waves" for Best British Single).[3] They received their first Grammy nomination in the Best New Artist category at the 2022 Grammy Awards.

  1. ^ "Glass Animals 'Tokyo Drifting' With Denzel Curry". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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  3. ^ Julians, Joe (20 December 2021). "The BRIT Awards 2022: Ceremony time, host, performers and nominations". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.