How to Be a Human Being

How to Be a Human Being
Studio album by Glass Animals
Released 26 August 2016
Studio Wolf Tone Studios (London, England)
Genre
Length 43:16
Label
Producer
Glass Animals chronology
Zaba
(2014)Zaba2014		 How to be a Human Being
(2016)
Singles from How to Be a Human Being
  1. "Life Itself"
    Released: 18 May 2016[1]
  2. "Youth"
    Released: 27 July 2016[2]
  3. "Season 2 Episode 3"
    Released: 23 August 2016[3]
  4. "Pork Soda"
    Released: 21 January 2017
  5. "Agnes"
    Released: 9 June 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Consequence of SoundB[5]
DIY[4]
Mixmag9/10[6]
musicOMH[7]
Mojo[4]
NME[4]
Q[4]
The Guardian[4]
Under the Radar8/10[8]

How to Be a Human Being is the second studio album by English indie rock group Glass Animals. It was released on 26 August 2016 by Wolf Tone and Caroline International in Europe, and Harvest Records in the United States.[9] The album received critical acclaim for its "sense of wonder", and "immediate impression", though it was also met with some mixed reactions, for critics felt it was somewhat premature.[10] There are a total of 11 songs on the track listing, along with 11 characters illustrated on the cover art. Each song, along its unique personality and quirks, represents a person on the album. This makes How to Be a Human Being sui generis, of its own.

Background

Following the release of their debut studio album Zaba, Glass Animals began an aggressive tour which saw them play over 140 concerts in Europe, Australia, the United States and Mexico. They appeared at Glastonbury, Falls Music Festival and Southbound in 2014, Coachella, Wakarusa, Bonnaroo, Firefly, Glastonbury again, Lollapalooza, Osheaga and Reading and Leads in 2015, and the Forecastle Festival in 2016.[11]

How To Be A Human Being was simultaneously announced with the release of Life Itself and it's respective music video.[12] The foursome toured Australia for their second time, before they returned to North America for the album's release. Four days after How To Be A Human Being was released, the band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, their third appearance on primetime television.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life Itself"
  • David Bayley
  • Tariq Tafo
4:41
2."Youth"Bayley3:51
3."Season 2 Episode 3"
  • Bayley
  • Ben McFadden
4:04
4."Pork Soda"Bayley4:14
5."Mama's Gun"
  • Bayley
  • John Bettis
  • Richard Carpenter
4:27
6."Cane Shuga"Bayley3:17
7."[Premade Sandwiches]"Bayley0:36
8."The Other Side of Paradise"Bayley5:21
9."Take a Slice"Bayley3:50
10."Poplar St"Bayley4:23
11."Agnes"Bayley4:32
Total length:43:16

Personnel

  • Dave Bayley – producer
  • Mat Cook – art direction, design
  • Tom Coyne – mastering engineer
  • Paul Epworth – executive producer
  • Glass Animals – primary artist, engineer
  • Neil Krug – photography
  • Riley MacIntyre – assistant engineer
  • Marta Salogni – mixing assistant
  • Matt Wiggins – engineer, mixing
  • David Wrench – mixing

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 151
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 50
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[18] 77
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 120
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 87
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 23
US Billboard 200[22] 20

The album made a debut on US charts with first week sales of 36,000 copies. [23]


References

  1. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Life Itself – Single". 18 May 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Glass Animals unveil new song "Youth" and video – watch". 27 July 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Season 2 Episode 3 – Single". 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "How to Be a Human Being Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Album Review: Glass Animals – How To Be a Human Being". Consequence of Sound. 1 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "September: 18 albums you need to hear this month". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Glass Animals – How To Be A Human Being | Album Reviews | musicOMH". musicOMH. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "How to Be a Human Being". undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Glass Animals – How To Be A Human Being". discogs. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  10. ↑ How to Be a Human Being by Glass Animals, retrieved 22 December 2016
  11. ↑ "Search for setlists: artist:(Glass Animals) | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Glass Animals Announce New Album 'How To Be A Human Being', Share Video For First Single 'Life Itself' – Music Feeds". Music Feeds. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Watch Glass Animals Perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Paste. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Glass Animals – How to Be a Human Being". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Glass Animals – How to Be a Human Being" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Glass Animals – How to Be a Human Being" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  17. ↑ "Glass Animals – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Glass Animals. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Glass Animals – How to Be a Human Being" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  19. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Glass Animals – How to Be a Human Being". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Glass Animals – How to Be a Human Being". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  21. ↑ "Glass Animals | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Glass Animals – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Glass Animals. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  23. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160713102132/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases
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