Music / First LookStream the new single from Glass AnimalsExclusive: The sprightly Oxford four-piece return with the bank-holiday ready "Pools"ShareLink copied ✔️April 16, 2014MusicFirst LookTextSuze Olbrich If it were it possible to slink in amongst the tiny slips of air encircling the waves of Glass Animals' curvaceous rhythm, snappy percussion and seductive vocals, you'd be gone for quite some time. "Pools" is the alluring new single from the Oxford quartet's debut album ZABA (out June 9), and was recorded at producer Paul Epworth’s studio and will be released on his Wolf Tone label. The track encapsulates their breezy electro-pop with a sticky chaser of R&B – stick it on a slick soundsystem on a tropical beach, or at least fire up the S.A.D. lightbox. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREKneecap, Erika de Casier, Smerz and more call to boycott Eurovision Ethel Cain’s Coachella stage was a ‘graveyard of American industry’Oakley What Went Down at Oakley’s Field Gear Line Collection launch TOMORA are the dance-pop superduo out to ‘connect unexpected people’If Geese are a psy-op, so is everything elseA deep dive into the fan-led SOPHIE archive projectThe secret history of Black British musicSilvana Estrada: ‘Bad Bunny is my hero, but Latin America is a continent’ The ultimate guide to music festivals in 2026Stop calling Justin Bieber’s Coachella set ‘lazy’Xaviersobased’s online obsessions: NBA 2K, skate videos and NickelodeonQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy