Hailing from my home town, Oxford, UK, Glass Animals' new single "Black Mambo" is a shudderingly beautiful, minimalist track that's hypnotic 'snake eyes' leave the listener captivated in a haunting daze. With a steady R&B influenced beat, "Black Mambo" experiments with varying electronic textures that's fresh livelihood gift the track an intoxicating natural energy.
These shimmering musical water droplets cut through the songs hazy soundscape with a rippling ease, however only ever act as a pleasant understudy to Dave Barley's honey-sweet, soulful vocals. Mesmerizingly smooth, allow Barley's voice to lull you into this song's eerie spell.