Glass Animals

"Heat Waves" spent 91 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the longest-charting songs in the history of the chart. But if you think Glass Animals is just that one song, you're about to have a very pleasant surprise. This Oxford, England four-piece has been making some of the most creative, genre-blending music of the last decade, and the album deep cuts are just as addictive as the hit.

Glass Animals craft this beautiful blend of psychedelic pop, indie rock, and electronic experimentation with lyrics that are genuinely weird in the best possible way. Dave Bayley's voice is this hypnotic, breathy instrument that makes everything feel slightly dreamlike, and the production on albums like "Dreamland" and "How to Be a Human Being" rewards every single listen with something new you didn't catch before. "Gooey," "Youth," "Agnes," "Tangerine" - the catalog is deep and every song creates its own little world.

The live show is a trip in the best sense. Bayley commands the stage with this loose, almost playful energy - jumping into the crowd, dancing like nobody's watching (even though everyone absolutely is), and somehow making deeply personal songs feel communal and shared. The visuals are trippy, the lighting is perfectly dialed in, and the crowd is always a mix of people who've been fans since the early days and people who showed up because of "Heat Waves" and are discovering a whole catalog of incredible music in real time. Both groups leave equally converted. Their ability to make deeply personal, experimental music that also connects with millions of casual listeners is a rare, almost paradoxical talent. Glass Animals makes it look effortless.

If you want a concert that feels like falling into a really good dream you don't want to wake up from, Glass Animals is the move. Browse what's coming up on Evil Tickets and let your ears do something genuinely interesting for a change.