Glass Animals is a four-piece art pop band from Oxford, England. As of 2016, they have released two studios albums - ZABA and How to Be a Human Being. ZABA was received well, having charted in several countries. Glass Animals are known for their distinct percussion and surreal soundscapes. Their style is often described as airy, and take a lot of influence from field recordings taken in rain forests, utilizing sound effects such as bird calls and elephant noises. One of the strongest aspects of How to Be a Human Being, released August 26, 2016, is the band’s ability to create an atmosphere. The tone and mood is extremely consistent, and it’s very enjoyable to listen to an album where the band has found a style and stuck with it, making …show more content…
This is clearly the sort of album where lyrics took a back seat to the music, and the lyrical quality definitely takes a hit because of that. However, this is hardly a problem because the lyrics are rarely intelligible anyway due to this album’s delivery and mixing.
The next song that I really enjoyed here was Mama’s Gun. This track has a great melody and the flute that begins the song really gives it a good start. The atmosphere here is adventurous and this is one of the only tracks where I think the vocals don’t fall flat. Glass Animals’ vocal delivery is very laid back and chill across the board, and other than on Poplar St, this is the only song whose instrumentation compliments that. The next song I really enjoyed was Poplar St. The instrumentation is really nice here, and the guitar was a nice touch that I think several other tracks could have benefited from as well, but Glass Animals decided not to utilize much guitar on this
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Cane Shuga and The Other Side of Paradise are, however, good songs as well and I really like their more glitchy/dance beats. Despite all of the flaws this album has that I’ve just pointed out, I enjoyed listening to this quite a bit and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking for some well-made indie pop. The reason that I’ve been so harsh on this despite the fact that I like it is because I think that Glass Animals rely too much on a formula that definitely works for two or three songs in a row, but gets boring and old and makes songs blur together if you try to build an entire album with this very simple formula. And even though this formula is very simple, it’s also great fun to listen to and that’s why I like the tracks that just go the extra mile to change it up. If you like pop rock or indie pop, I think you will definitely like this album. Personally it took me a few listens to warm up to the style Glass Animals brings to the table here, but this is a very fun and accessible album despite an unfortunate lack of stylistic
Have you ever wondered if there was an animal that was clear and you could see inside it and out the other side? Well you can my essay will be about one of the coolest the 1 the only Glass Frog!
The rhythm of the song has a harmonious tone throughout the song. In this song, the timbre has a deep intense color to it making it more interesting for the audience. Emotional content for this song comes with the singer Deejha Marie as she interacts with all the performer in this high beat song. The song has an upbeat tempo that brings everyone up and out of their seats to dance on the dance floor. Jonny playing the sax was into the song and was grooving out, at one point when on the dance floor with his sax and started playing it in the middle of everyone dancing. From start to finish this song makes you want to get up and get rowdy. Sue Palmer the pianist towards the end hits some nice intense piano notes that make the song. In the song, there is a trombone player that wasn’t at the concert but in the actual song she has a solo that’s awesome.
Although I have been a fan for a good amount of time now, I have never been 100% sure on what genre of music they fit into. Some people say they are a rap-infused high-tech pop duo (Fred Thomas). Others will say they are piano-driven schizoid pop (MTV). One article I read mentioned that when creating their album Vessel they wanted to make something that combines elements of hip-hop, indie rock and punk (Fueled by Ramen). With that in mind, you will never know what to expect if you are a first time listener. You will find yourself rapping quickly at one point and then suddenly singing along slowly with the accompaniment of a ukulele without even realizing the change.
When 몇 년 후에came out I listened to it and wasn't sure if I liked it. Then "Toy" was released and I fell in love. I continued on to listening to the full album. This album is the very first album I have ever listened to where I actually liked every song. I love the mix of R&B and Hip Hop plus their vocals are inspiring. Although I don't like albums that include instrumentals or remixes of songs on albums, you would know
Then the band came back with couple upbeat and fan compositions including original “Riley’s Thang” that I mentioned above. I think that was a great structured repertoire. Beauty of each instrument was perfectly defined letting the audience fully enjoy the
Album “The Story of Sonny Boy Slim” is one of the best full body of work I have ever heard. I would go out on a limb and say this album is just as good and free following as Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsy album why? The Soulful grooves in this album are unbelievable not too jazzy not too bluesy not poppy not too rocky but very smooth. Songs such as "The Healing" gives you this big time rock feel with blues licks throughout the track.
Another thing I really liked is how at the beat drop (minute 1:30) which is normally the best and most satisfying part of an EDM song, is where the ‘happy’ moments start to follow, creating this ‘uplifting’ and ‘ambitious’ mood.
The production is interesting as usual with songs like "Dang!", "Stay", "Cinderella", "We" etc. The features on this album blow away anything that was on GO:OD AM. Ty Dolla $ign, Anderson.Paak, Cee-Lo Green, Ariana Grande and Kendrick Lamar all do pretty solid jobs on where they are placed. That is also the other great thing about the features, they are placed so much better than the features on GO:OD AM. We also didn't have to hear another Ab-Soul (Lil Uzi Vert is more interesting than him just to point that out).
When all the knowledge in the world fails to bring you happiness in life, where do you turn? In the case of the Glass Siblings, the answer to this question is spiritual enlightenment. Specifically, they are interested in Eastern religious philosophies. References to these philosophies – such as Taoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism – are found throughout the Glass novellas. The beliefs of the various members of the Glass family are frequently revealed through the children they encounter or observe. Throughout the Glass stories, small children are portrayed as spiritually advanced, with much to teach adults.
The dynamics of the album helped to popularize it and establish Parton’s musical abilities. The album includes 14 different tracks spanning within less then 30 minutes. The album contains a variety of
“Driva Man” accompanied only by a tambourine, was magnificent to listen to, especially when the band comes in, and you can hear Hawkins powerful leading voice. “Freedom Day” sounds like a joyful tone, but altering hearing Little’s lead trumpet, I think it tempers that feeling and make changes the joyfulness tone into a sorrow one. After the impressive solos by Benton and Priester, Roach plays his only solo on the band portions of the suite.
This is hands down the tightest and most refined Hands Like Houses has ever sounded. Some of the more post-hardcore-ish elements of their sound have kinda been chipped away for a more streamlined alternative rock sound, but I think it works wonderfully, because there's still that sprinkle of experimental keys and electronics throughout the album that has set Hands Like Houses apart from their peers, and I would argue that the more alt-rock sound compliments that even better. I have to give props to producer James Paul Wisner, too, for his absolutely top-notch production. Everything sounds really clear, and there's never any element that overpowers another, making for an album that has a very consistent clarity throughout. Of course, the individual members have their time to shine as well. "New Romantics" features a killer bass line running throughout thanks to bassist Joe Tyrell, Matt Parkitney has several standout drumming moments (the pre-chorus of "Perspectives" being a personal favorite), and guitarists Matt Cooper and Alex Pearson play off one another really well throughout. Overall, it's a non-stop blast of energy and grooves, and while I can understand somebody wanting a song or two to take a breath like "Oceandust' did for Unimagine, and the album in general can probably sound a little similar throughout, when everything is done this well, it's really hard to
throughout the story. After listening to this piece, I listen to more music from Glass to see if he adapted other stories into a song, just like he did with, “The Metamorphosis.” It turns out that Glass really does know how to tell a story with a song. He perfectly incorporates a story’s emotions and main idea into a song. People can actually go back and read the story again, but with a song playing in the background, that actually relates to the story.
The next song that sticks in my memory was “Betterman”, also from Vitology. The reason that this song sticks is that I really don’t like this song at all. The tempo and the words are just not to my liking. The song in general seems in general misplaced on this album. But, like any artist should do, I could tell right away that this was some how different. Why pay money to hear something that you have already paid for, and can hear any day. But anyway to get back to the point, this song sticks in my mind so well, because the tempo was given a swift kick. It was more upbeat, and Stone threw in an incredible five-minute guitar solo. I mean this solo, was just amazing. This was clearly an improvement on their studio recording- edition, and I would have to honestly have to say this was one of the best songs that I heard all night.
Personally this is my favorite track of the album due to its dreamy composition, admittedly I am a sucker for dream-pop. Other songs like "Skinhead" has you imagine a young man walking down a street wearing 90s jeans while giving clinch inducing winks at passerby. "Skinhead" is one of the more fast-paced songs with it's fast beats and interlacing tambourines, this song seems to be everyone's favorite but not