Albums: Glass Animals I Love You So F***ing Much

Glass Animals I Love You So F***ing Much

Show Pony; Whatthehellishappening?; Creatures In Heaven; Wonderful Nothing; A Tear In Space (Airlock); I Can’t Make You Fall In Love Again; How I Learned To Love The Bomb; White Roses; On The Run; Lost In The Ocean

Label: Polydor

Some acts enjoy international stardom almost instantly; others work hard to steadily build their reputation and then make it huge. Some, like Glass Animals, are met with critical acclaim almost instantly, then somehow fluke from artist’s artist to viral success accidentally. It has been 12 years since Glass Animals released their debut single, Cocoa Hooves. However, it was not until TikTok fell in love with their single, Heat Waves, that the band found themselves propelled into international icons.
 
The impact of one single is huge. Now armed with a Grammy nomination for Best Newcomer (they lost out to Olivia Rodrigo) and two Brit Award nominations, they are ready to build from 2020’s Dreamland into their fourth studio album, I Love You So F***ing Much. Arriving at the release from a far more privileged position than their third studio album, the pressure is on to achieve their first ever #1 charting album.

With the band now an Arena-selling act, the audience is ready and waiting, and with teaser singles Creatures in Heaven and A Tear in Space (Airlock) having proved popular with both fans new and old, can they deliver the best album of their career to date?

Where Dreamland was written as a memoir of key moments in their lives to date, I Love You So F***ing Much is a very different beast. Having had their world turned upside down due to the success of their breakout hit, this record looks at human connection and our need for it in moments that can seem breezy but also have a darker edge.

While it would have been easy for Glass Animals to lose their sense of identity in crafting what could effortlessly become their biggest record to date, the strength of I Love You So F***ing Much is that it stays true to its form. While I Can't Make You Fall in Love Again is the most explosively poignant moment in the set, the driven hookiness of On the Run is destined to be the breakout star of the set.

With intelligent lyrics, quirky melodies, and glitchy moments, this is the perfect continuation of a rather impressive career.