{"id":2469,"date":"2026-04-29T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/?p=2469"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:00:50","slug":"glass-animals-gooey-review-psychedelic-rb-groove-from-zaba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/glass-animals-gooey-review-psychedelic-rb-groove-from-zaba\/","title":{"rendered":"Glass Animals \u2013 \u201cGooey\u201d Review: Psychedelic R&amp;B Groove from ZABA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glass Animals - Gooey (Official Audio)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jeo3an2M_Lo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Glass Animals\u2019 \u201cGooey\u201d is a humid, slow-burning standout from the band\u2019s 2014 debut album <em>ZABA<\/em>, built around Dave Bayley\u2019s feather-light vocals, elastic bass, and a rhythm section that feels both intimate and strange. Released as the album\u2019s lead single, the track helped define the group\u2019s early sound: psychedelic pop with R&amp;B softness, jungle-like textures, and production that seems to melt at the edges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes \u201cGooey\u201d worth returning to is its balance of sensuality and unease. The hook is smooth and inviting, but the atmosphere is surreal, full of sticky percussion, whispered phrasing, and lyrics that feel more suggestive than literal. Glass Animals turn minimal ingredients into something immersive, proving why <em>ZABA<\/em> became such a distinctive debut: it does not chase volume or obvious drama, it draws the listener into its own warm, warped ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glass Animals\u2019 \u201cGooey\u201d is a humid, slow-burning standout from the band\u2019s 2014 debut album ZABA, built around Dave Bayley\u2019s feather-light vocals, elastic bass, and a rhythm section that feels both intimate and strange. 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