Glass Animals lead singer Dave Bayley posted a new video on 20th March 2020, the first instalment in his new series, aptly named ‘Quarantine Covers’. In the video, he gave fans an insight into his process as he used various equipment to create a professional sound from his studio.
The band’s frontman explained what he was using to viewers, mentioning that most of his equipment was “trapped in America”. The set-up consisted of a mellotron, guitar, drum machine, bass guitar, and of course, his voice – he created the song by looping some sounds as he recorded since, sadly, his band members were all locked down in different cities.
DID THE COVER. there were so many sick suggestions to choose from. I’m not going to tell you which I went with in the end…but its one of my fave songs of all time. what am I gonna cover next then? drop it in comments and I’ll do one soon. love dave x https://t.co/Fh4Y8b8hb2
— Glass Animals (@GlassAnimals) March 20, 2020
In a previous post, Bayley asked fans for song suggestions, of which he received many, but the song he chose was Nirvana’s track ‘Heart-Shaped Box’. He wrote in a social media post “There were so many sick suggestions to choose from. I’m not going to tell you which I went with in the end…but its one of my fave songs of all time.”
Bayley mentioned in an Instagram post that he had been asked by followers to perform a concert via Instagram Live as other artists are doing, but he said that he wanted to record the song properly and people could watch in their own time. The video ran for just over seven minutes, but Bayley wrote that he feels fans should be focusing more on being there for friends, family, and neighbours than watching live-streams, saying “helping each other out is the most important thing we have right now.”
Uploaded to all social media as well as YouTube, the video has gained approximately 100,000 views on every platform. There is no clear date for when the next cover will be available, but the singer-songwriter asked for more song ideas for his next cover. Additionally, the music video for Glass Animals’ latest song ‘Your Love (Déjà Vu)’ was released yesterday, 25th March.
The band were on tour in the US at the beginning of March but were forced to cancel three shows on 12th, 14th, and 15th March due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Their next dates are scheduled in July, with show all the way until September, taking place in the US, UK and Europe. There is currently no information on whether these shows will go ahead or not, but fans will surely be updated as decision are made – keep up to date or purchase tickets on the band’s website.
Glass Animals is made up of Dave Bayley (lead vocals, guitar), Drew McFarlane (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Ed Irwin-Singer (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), and Joe Seaward (drums). They have released two studio albums in 2014 and 2016, currently working on their third. Bayley writes and produces all of their music himself, winning an MPG Award for both Self Producing Artist of the Year and UK Album of the Year. The band is known for their amazing live shows, in which they re-vamp their songs to make them more dance-heavy.
