How to Be a Human Being
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| Released | 26 August 2016 | |||
| Studios | Wolf Tone Studios (London, England) | |||
| Genres | Indie pop, indie rock, electronic rock, R&B, hip hop, trip hop, psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 43:16 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10 |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
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| Consequence of Sound | B |
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| The Guardian | |
| Mixmag | 9/10 |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 4/5 |
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| The Skinny | |
How to Be a Human Being is the second studio album by English indie rock group Glass Animals. It was released on 26 August 2016 by Wolf Tone and Caroline International in Europe, and Harvest Records in the United States. Each of the eleven songs throughout the album represent a different person on the front cover and their experiences.
The album received generally favourable reviews from music critics, who complimented its "sense of wonder" and "immediate impression", but felt it was somewhat premature. The album was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize.