The album made a debut on US charts with first week sales of 14,575 copies, with 10,117 being pure album sales. Among the actors portraying the characters were Brock Brenner, Dorian Hampton, Camila Ivera, Pat Janssen and Heidi Kaufman. Each character was portrayed on the album cover, and some appeared in music videos for their respective songs. The band wrote 11 songs based on 11 different characters, many of which were inspired by people they met and stories they were told during their travels while promoting Zaba. Four days after the album was released, the band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, their third appearance on primetime television. The foursome toured Australia for their second time, before they returned to North America for the album's release. How to Be a Human Being was simultaneously announced with the release of 'Life Itself' and its respective music video. They appeared at Glastonbury, Falls Music Festival and Southbound in 2014, Coachella, Wakarusa, Bonnaroo, Firefly, Glastonbury again, Lollapalooza, Osheaga and Reading and Leads in 2015, and the Forecastle Festival in 2016. The album was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize.įollowing the release of their debut studio album Zaba, Glass Animals began an aggressive tour which saw them play over 140 concerts in Europe, Australia, the United States and Mexico.

Each song, along with its unique personality and quirks, represents a person on the album. There are a total of 11 songs on the track listing, along with 11 characters illustrated on the cover art. The album received generally favourable reviews from music critics, who complimented its 'sense of wonder' and 'immediate impression', but felt it was somewhat premature. It was released on 26 August 2016 by Wolf Tone and Caroline International in Europe, and Harvest Records in the United States.

How to Be a Human Being is the second studio album by English indie rock group Glass Animals.

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