Wild Beasts are Awesome
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gherman
New Yorker
Wow... no love 
Mr. V
Refugee
I love them.
Jack In The Box
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
yes, they are, "Hooting and Howling" is an amazing tune
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gherman
New Yorker
Jack In The Box
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
definitely, "Two Dancers" is a solid album, full of great songs, one of my favorites last year
TM
Acrobat
Great band!
Their live performance is even better
Their live performance is even better
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gherman
New Yorker
Great band!
Their live performance is even better
Had you heard them before?
mikal
Blue Crack Addict
sorry i'm late to this thread. yes. i really enjoy Wild Beasts. their sound is indeed very refreshing.
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gherman
New Yorker
mikal
Blue Crack Addict
gherman, which album do you like better, their first or second? i would say i like their second a tad bit more, but they're both strong.
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gherman
New Yorker
Their second
It flows better to me and is a more complete album that is a little more mature.
The first album has a couple great songs and the a few I'm not as keen on but I love them both.
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gherman
New Yorker
TM
Acrobat
Yes, last year at the LeGuessWho festival at my hometown (Utrecht, Holland) Amazing show!
Two Dancers was the first album I listened to. Two Dancers did catch me much more than Limbo, Panto.
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gherman
New Yorker
intedomine
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Singer sounds like Guy Garvey, which is certainly not a bad thing....
All The Kings Men
All The Kings Men
Mr. V
Refugee
This is a booty call. My boot, my boot, your asshole.
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gherman
New Yorker
Great lyric
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
The new album, Smother, is out now, and it's receiving ludicrous amounts of praise right now.
I'm a bit ambivalent on it at the moment. I like it, but I know I'm being told to like this far more than I actually do. The danceable edge their music had has nigh on evaporated, replaced by a fluid backdrop of soundscapes and Antlers-esque guitar scrapes n' chimes. I prefer the sound of Two Dancers to this one, but this is an extremely beautiful, cohesive record with a great sound and a lot of pretty shit going on at any one moment. It's a good record. But with that 90 it has on metacritic, I came in expecting an epic masterpiece, and this is just a taut, unassuming paean to lost love (or something; I tuned out the vocals the moment I remembered he sounded like Antony) with a clutch of solid songs. I just wish it was a hair more kinetic, you know?
My favorite track for now is Burning. But I predict this will be receiving many more listens in the future.
I'm a bit ambivalent on it at the moment. I like it, but I know I'm being told to like this far more than I actually do. The danceable edge their music had has nigh on evaporated, replaced by a fluid backdrop of soundscapes and Antlers-esque guitar scrapes n' chimes. I prefer the sound of Two Dancers to this one, but this is an extremely beautiful, cohesive record with a great sound and a lot of pretty shit going on at any one moment. It's a good record. But with that 90 it has on metacritic, I came in expecting an epic masterpiece, and this is just a taut, unassuming paean to lost love (or something; I tuned out the vocals the moment I remembered he sounded like Antony) with a clutch of solid songs. I just wish it was a hair more kinetic, you know?
My favorite track for now is Burning. But I predict this will be receiving many more listens in the future.
iron yuppie
ONE love, blood, life
iron yuppie
ONE love, blood, life
I think that the word "paean" suits this album very well. It is a delicate, intricately-crafted piece, and it holds together incredibly well. All of this gives it a feeling of somber, reflective celebration, as one might find in some arcane ritual. "Burning" is indeed among the very finest tracks that I have heard this year. The album certainly deserves more attention than it has received.
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
Second listen went a lot better. I gave it the late night walk treatment; earbuds cranked up, full attention given, and it delivered. This could be a very dull record, with stray melodies and interesting lyrics spread over an absurd run time, but there is a discipline here that results in taut, accessible tunes that also boast interesting arrangements; not every melody is expressed through guitars. Any number of instruments will pop up in a given song, usually unpredictably, and that keeps my interest. The subtle hooks that sneak in halfway through a number of tracks (Loop the Loop springs to mind) also keep me engaged.
If I have any sort of complaint, I almost feel that the sequencing is a bit off, with the first three tracks all being extremely slow burners that never build steam. It's not until Loop the Loop that the album truly grabs me, but at that point, it never lets go. I also hope the band's unique style of percussion is better emphasized on the next record; it's something I really took a shine to with the debut.
Anyway, it's a definite work of art, truly an album for those that appreciate a cohesive work, though not exactly suited to all moods and times of day.
If I have any sort of complaint, I almost feel that the sequencing is a bit off, with the first three tracks all being extremely slow burners that never build steam. It's not until Loop the Loop that the album truly grabs me, but at that point, it never lets go. I also hope the band's unique style of percussion is better emphasized on the next record; it's something I really took a shine to with the debut.
Anyway, it's a definite work of art, truly an album for those that appreciate a cohesive work, though not exactly suited to all moods and times of day.
iron yuppie
ONE love, blood, life
Smother reminds me a bit of Bon Iver in the way that it flows together serenely. The instrumental approach on each is obviously different, but it seems to me that they probably had a similar goal in mind.
Although I liked the theatrical element of Two Dancers, I think that this more sedate approach favors Wild Beasts - their vocalist in particular.
Although I liked the theatrical element of Two Dancers, I think that this more sedate approach favors Wild Beasts - their vocalist in particular.
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
Yeah, great call on the Bon Iver front; both records have the big picture in mind in lieu of standout tracks, and it makes the otherwise placid records compulsively listenable. Craft is the name of the game.
I'm pretty excited for Wild Beasts; they're among the most ambitious and creative of their contemporaries.
I'm pretty excited for Wild Beasts; they're among the most ambitious and creative of their contemporaries.
iron yuppie
ONE love, blood, life
So Present Tense is easily the best album of the year so far. I suspect it might be this year's equivalent of Push the Sky Away: an intricate piece that reveals more with every listen.
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
It's fantastic, nearly the equal of its predecessors already.
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