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GLASS ANIMALS
return with new single
‘I DON’T WANNA TALK (I JUST WANNA DANCE)’
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6x platinum selling hit
‘HEAT WAVES’
reaches over 85 million Australian streams 

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Today, critically acclaimed, global-hit sensations Glass Animals release their brand new single, ‘I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)’, the first new music following their album Dreamland, that encapsulates the electrifying mood of the year that changed everything for the Oxford four-piece. Last June Glass Animals released ‘Heat Waves’, with a video that was a “love letter to live music and the culture and togetherness surrounding it,” with frontman Dave Bayley asking his East London neighbours to help film a video from their windows during lockdown. Fast forward a year, ‘Heat Waves’ has captured the hearts and minds of millions across the world and become a 930 million streaming global smash hit.

‘Heat Waves’ spent 6 weeks at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart, has been since certified 6x Platinum and took out top spot in Triple J’s 2020 Hottest 100. Having just been nominated for two MTV VMA Awards for “Best Alternative” and “Best Visual Effects”, it’s no surprise that frontman Dave Bayley has spent the past year in disbelief, as he and his bandmates prepare to take on their biggest ever USA tour, selling 135K tickets in 3 days and playing two sold-out shows at the infamous amphitheatre, including The Santa Barbara Bowl and two sold-out shows at the infamous Red Rocks.

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Speaking on the track, Bayley said: “Talking is great, don’t get me wrong. But this pandemic has made so many of us look inwards in a way we maybe haven’t before. The uncertainty in the world and the inability to go out and create new memories makes you dig deep into the past. It really fed people’s deepest insecurities and rattled our foundations in so many ways. Relationships changed, friendships altered, and self-confidence was warped. I spent a lot of time talking to my dog, but even more time talking to myself in my head, which was keeping me up all night, and my friends and family were doing the same.

It felt like we were all put in a pressure cooker, but there was no way to let out the steam. That’s what this track is about – that pressure cooker exposing and expanding so many cracks but struggling to fill them in and decompress. I want people to switch their devices off, put this song on, close their eyes, and have that release for a moment.”

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The past year has also been a huge time of collaboration for Glass Animals, with Dave Bayley constantly challenging himself and finding new inspiration as a producer and songwriter. Having worked with the likes of 6lack, Flume, FJ Dahi, Joey Bada$$, Khalid, and Daytrip, the band have released ‘Space Ghost Coast To Coast’ featuring Bree Runway, performed an immaculate ‘Heat Waves’ session for La Blogotheque with breakout star of 2021 Holly Humberstone, as well as releasing a new version of ‘Tangerine’ with BRIT Award winning Arlo Parks. Dave also started the series ‘Cereal Bars’ for his love of finding new talent, and created beats and lyrics inspired by sugary snacks with up-and-coming artists including Oliver Malcolm, BENEE and Easy Life. The four-piece have also worked with cult Peanut Butter brand Jackpot to raise money for Music Venues Trust, created a Simlish version of ‘Heat Waves’, and built a Glass Animals fan base inside Minecraft, surprising a fan with a meet and greet.

Connecting with fans during such a difficult year has been of paramount importance, and Glass Animals have maintained their unique connection by building their own website, named OpenSource, where fans can design artwork and create music based on the world of Dreamland, with Bayley sharing the stems and raw files and giving fans the tools to work together on creative pursuits. The band also put on a “Live In The Internet” concert that sold 25,000 tickets worldwide, and made unique music videos by DIY-shooting solo in Dave’s apartment directed solely over Zoom (“Dreamland”) and inviting fans to take 3D scans of their heads (“Tangerine”).

With Dreamland now surpassing 1.5 billion streams and hit a new Spotify monthly listener peak of 21 million, surpassing the likes of Lorde, Tyler the Creator, Charli XCX, Troye Sivan, 6Black, Frank Ocean, Childish Gambino and Tame Impala. During the year where everything changed, Glass Animals have been able to create their own little world in Dreamland, which has been translated globally, paving the way for the next phase of Glass Animals with ‘I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)’.

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