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The band played two intimate UK shows this week

Following the devastating injury of drummer Joe Seaward, the band are back and more thrilling than ever

Glass Animals have shared 'Tokyo Drifting', their first new material in three years, with Denzel Curry on rap duties. The collaboration with the US punk rapper is a twisted, hip-hop behemoth that hears singer Dave Bayley toy with his confident, "street fighter" alter ego Wavey Davey while Curry delivers an incendiary closing verse. https://open.spotify.com/album/1awYYlPxboJHZqiEFXEdTh "The first thing Denzel said to me about...

Glass Animals drummer Joe Seaward has shared a powerful message of thanks as he continues to recover from injuries sustained in a road accident. Seaward was hit by a truck while cycling in Dublin on July 2. A statement released on the band’s social media feeds at the time revealed that he had suffered a number of serious injuries, including...

Glass Animals have issued a further update on the health of their drummer Joe Seaward after he was seriously injured in a road accident back in July. The Oxford band confirmed last month that Seaward had been hit by a truck while cycling in Dublin on July 2. A statement released on the band's social media feeds at the time revealed...

Glass Animals have cancelled all their tour dates for the remainder of 2018 after drummer Joe Seaward was seriously injured in a road accident in Dublin. Taking to Instagram, the band released a statement explaining why they recently cancelled a series of support slots with Beck and dates at the Pohoda, Open’er and Mad Cool festival, detailing what happened to their...

If you've got Freshers' Week nerves, don't worry: last week we asked a load of Mercury Prize-shortlisted artists for some pointers for the first week of uni, and they've come up with some pearls of wisdom that you can watch in the video above. "Enjoy your first year," Loyle Carner tells us straight up, "cos it’s the easiest one. Drink...

Mercury Prize nominated Glass Animals have revealed what they would spend the winning cheque of £25,000 on during a red carpet interview. The four-piece, who are nominated for the award for their album 'How to Be a Human Being', spoke to NME ahead of the big reveal later tonight. Whilst guitarist Drew MacFarlane stated that he would like to “buy...

Glass Animals have spoken about their fans’ creative attempts to circumvent the high-profile pineapple ban at Reading and Leeds Festivals. Watch NME’s interview with frontman Dave Bayley above. When the fruit appeared on a list of items ‘banned’ from the festival, it focused attention on the Mercury-nominated Oxford quartet. Pineapples feature in the band’s lyrics, stage show, and fans have...

Summer might be almost over here in Britain, but New York singer-songwriter Amber Mark isn't ready to say goodbye to the sun just yet. Her latest single, the sweaty samba-scorcher 'Heatwave', is perfect for blazing-hot days spent on the beach – bassy enough to dance to but packing enough soulful melodies to soothe any lazy sunbathers as well. Musically, it...