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How To Be A Human Being

Glass Animals

How To Be A Human Being

Second album from the Oxford indie rock quartet led by David Bayley

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Wolf Tone / Harvest
UK Release date
26/08/2016
US Release date
26/08/2016
  1. 9.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The last memory of How To Be A Human Being is pure brilliance, and you're forced to revisit the record every chance you get. Each listen reveals more, scrapes back another layer. You'll get more and feel more each time you hit play
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  2. 9.0 |   Mixmag

    Nobody else sounds like them right now
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  3. 8.5 |   Earbuddy

    How To Be A Human Being is a fun experience, and maybe more well-rounded than Zaba
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  4. 8.0 |   The FT

    A rare combination of intelligence, charm, songcraft and beat-making
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  5. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    It sufficiently moves their sound on from Zaba, while also successfully capturing the multifaceted nature of man
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  6. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    An inventively produced, impishly executed triumph
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  7. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    It’s very fun and challenging guessing track-by-track which person on the cover the quartet are showcasing
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  8. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    It picks up where ZABA left off with remarkable consistency, nailing the same strides and then some, keeping up with the expectations while completely decimating them
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  9. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    A student of hip-hop, Dave Bayley's lyrics are welcomingly pretension-free, perfectly capturing the absurdity of life for a high proportion of western millennials
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  10. 8.0 |   NME

    Glass Animals’ melodies have an immediacy that diffuses any hint of chin-strokiness
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  11. 8.0 |   AU Review

    Where their debut helped project their gooey sounds to the masses, How To Be a Human Being has opened up another dimension that will more than likely bring forth more fans than the band could have imagined
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  12. 8.0 |   DIY

    Their new record showcases inner madness, characters you’d cross the street to avoid, and some of the band’s smartest pop songs to date
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  13. 8.0 |   The 405

    Although elements remain, the core of humanity and character drive this collection to an equally intriguing effect and leaves a far more immediate impression
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  14. 7.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    No matter what direction the band takes, the sweltering Glass Animals trademark seems indelible
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  15. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    All the stories, sounds, and characters come together to form an album that plays like a colorful collage of life: It doesn’t flow perfectly, but maybe that was never the point
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  16. 7.5 |   Beardfood

    Not quite perfect, but more than a quick sugar rush
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  17. 7.0 |   The Music

    They certainly push the indie pop-rock envelope
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  18. 6.0 |   NOW

    Thrilling enough to achieve replay status
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  19. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Bayley's lyrics add depth. Print edition only

  20. 6.0 |   Clash

    Forcing change, rather than letting it come naturally, also risks that creative umbilical cord throttling a newborn band’s growing identity before it it’s even left the wom
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  21. 4.0 |   Q

    Shows a band who know how to Frankenstein a song together, but can't bring it to life. Print edition only


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