We dreamed that Glass Animals possessed a cerebral roar of greater range. It is magnificent.Įqually, towards the end of ‘Zaba’, ‘Wyrd’ drops with refreshingly heavier beats and glacial, hypnotic melodies that encapsulate exactly what we want from this talented bunch. ‘Pools’ ( video below) is pure honeyed hooks and steamy drums that flourish in dazzling glory. ![]() They do, however, present two new peaks that extenuate the elements that truly resonate as the Glass Animals sound. ‘Toes’ wiggles firmly but without ever transporting us, despite a distinctly oriental sound palette. ‘Hazey’ chimes and burbles in all the right places but never goes up a level. ‘Walla Walla’ is full of mellifluous lyrical shimmy, but eventually its dense drums get lost in an ever-thickening forest of confusion. Having been addicted to the early successes of ‘Black Mambo’, ‘Gooey’ and ‘Cocoa Hooves’, we weren’t prepared to be ambushed by this collection’s relative shortage of surprises. Yet ‘Zaba’, the band’s debut long-player, retraces its own footprints too often.
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