Wild Beast's latest LP might be their most electronic yet, but the band still remains the same at their core.
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Wild Beasts - "Wanderlust"
Videos1 CommentOperatic indie rockers Wild Beasts have returned with their new single, "Wanderlust", from Present Tense, the follow-up to their incredible and sexy 2011 LP, Smother. With a relentless, driving drum beat, the song sees the group moving farther from their dramatic beginnings, favoring something a bit more streamlined. Singer Hayden Thorpe still shows off his divisive, emotive, warbling voice, and the song ends in a repetitive, beautiful bridge. The video that accompanies a cast of disparate characters running and walking, growing more hysteric throughout, as they each mouth Thorpe's declaration of "Don't confuse me with someone who gives a fuck." It's odd, but also oddly moving.
Watch the video above, and look out for Present Tense on February 24, via Domino.
Wild Beasts- "Bed of Nails"
VideosCommentA new video from Wild Beasts for the track "Bed of Nails." It comes from the band's new LP, Smother, which I reviewed earlier this year. Check the review here.
Look for Smother now on Domino Recs.
Wild Beasts- Smother
Reviews2 CommentsWild Beast's Smother shows the band toning things down, and making a sound that comes off eerier than the material on their previous two albums. Though this LP still holds some of the grooves their last albums did, the songs here carry a much more serious tone--maybe too serious? There are some great tunes and passionate vocals here, but a good chunk of these tracks come off as being merely agreeable--you know, not offending or enthralling.
I'll be listening for this band's next release, because I am intrigued by what their next move will be, but I'm still stopping just short of loving this LP.
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