NEW YORK — Glass Animals' latest album was born thanks to a massive storm, a house on a cliff and an existential crisis. What emerged from that? A 10-track collection exploring love. The indie-pop band's frontman, songwriter and producer Dave Bayley found himself in an Airbnb house high on stilts below Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, alone, sick with fever and wondering about Glass Animals' place in the universe.
Then came a powerful storm: Trees tumbling down the hill, roads flooded and his rented house perched precariously. 'My existential crisis went to the next level,' Bayley says, laughing. But in the dazed calm that followed, Bayley saw people emerge from the storm and embrace — families, couples, friends, neighbors. 'I felt like I was sitting in space in this house, looking down on the whole city.' A musical concept was born.
actually came from a DJ background. I started deejaying clubs in London when I was really young,' Bayley says. 'Really good DJs react to the feeling in the room and you pick up the tempo slowly sometimes. Sometimes you start with the fast stuff, you bring it down and then up again.' In line with Glass Animals' desire to connect with listeners, Bayley says he'd be happy if fans sent them their setlists. 'I’d be very happy to play with what people want.
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