they've really scaled up the Kate Bush influence though - "Mecca" in partic is straight up Dreaming era material
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 09:00 (ten years ago) link
I like the way the first half kind of plays like an ambient record and then... Things get more kinetic? It's backloaded nicely. Never heard these guys, before. I'm gonna have to check out their earlier stuff huh.
― davey, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 09:26 (ten years ago) link
I am not usually a fan of remixes but this is really terrific:
https://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/wild-beasts-a-simple
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 27 March 2014 13:40 (ten years ago) link
http://devonrecordclub.com/2014/04/05/wild-beasts-present-tense-round-64-nicks-choice/
― i reject your shiny expensive consumerist stereo system (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 5 April 2014 22:18 (ten years ago) link
I even like "Pregnant Pause" now.
― Herbie Handcock (Murgatroid), Sunday, 6 April 2014 02:37 (ten years ago) link
no clue who this remixer is, but i'm feeling this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EeInXpAcfY
always like that shuffley shit
― goole, Monday, 7 April 2014 16:41 (ten years ago) link
So the Beasts released "Mecca" as a single with a couple of remixes by Sohn and Juan Atkins. They're ok but not as impressive as the "Simple Beautiful Truth" remixes.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 2 October 2014 01:09 (nine years ago) link
They came to Seoul last night, finally giving me an opportunity to catch their live show. Fantastic performance, front-loaded with new stuff.
― Millsner, Thursday, 6 November 2014 06:00 (nine years ago) link
While pondering when their next album will appear, I found they've released some more remixes including these:
https://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/wild-beasts-palace-foals-remixhttps://soundcloud.com/stevemoore2600/wild-beasts-palace-steve-moore-remixhttps://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/wild-beasts-woebegone-wanderers-ii
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 8 February 2016 22:12 (eight years ago) link
Is there an argument to be made that they are NOT the best band of the last ten years? They are better than basically any band you can compare them to, past or present.
― simmel, Tuesday, 9 February 2016 13:00 (eight years ago) link
I love them to bits but some idiot bit of my brain says that can't possibly be the case. Then again, I can't think of anyone comparable who's any better.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 9 February 2016 14:25 (eight years ago) link
https://youtu.be/8nkdZhFzglA
Album 'Boy King' out 5th August 2016!
Wasn't at all sure about this new song at first, but it's growing on me ...
― Steve Reich In The Afternoon (Against The 80s), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 12:33 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nkdZhFzglA
not sure i can face another disappointing Wild Beasts album. first album was incredible but they got steadily less interesting and the whole thing seemed to fall off a cliff after Smother. came across the very first 2 EPs/demos recently and loved those.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 12:45 (eight years ago) link
^ Agree with this. Totally mystifying the direction they took after the first record.
― Eyeball Kicks, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 12:56 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, I agree with that too. Limbo Panto is still my favourite of their albums. I loved the direction they took on Two Dancers but they've not developed since. I liked Smother a lot when it came out but the last time I listened to it, it didn't do that much for me. I was baffled by the great reaction Present Tense got. There was nothing interesting about it at all. I couldn't believe it was the first of their albums to make the ILM end of year albums list.
Get My Bang doesn't seem to go anywhere. This is the first time I have no real interest in one of their albums. I still wish they'd bring back the pomp and charm of Limbo Panto.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 13:03 (eight years ago) link
am in the same camp as the last 3 posts. currently trending on uk twitter, didn't realise that many people gave a shit tbh. happy for them but eh whatevs
― real orgone kid (NickB), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 13:17 (eight years ago) link
Surprised by the consensus here. I felt these guys get better after Limbo Panto. I did not spend as much time with Future Tense as with the others but I was musically elsewhere when that came out. Still a blast to see live.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 13:38 (eight years ago) link
Video is very "The Way You Make Me Feel"
― goodoldneon, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 21:16 (eight years ago) link
the fuck is with that album cover
― bitcoin bajas (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 21:57 (eight years ago) link
according to iTunes, his has a 20-minute bonus track, which seems...out of character.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 23:31 (eight years ago) link
jesus that song/video :/
― KitevsPill, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 09:42 (eight years ago) link
So they're going for a more pop vibe. Let's see how it plays out, I still love everything they've done.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 14:42 (eight years ago) link
I'm all for them going in a pop direction but they need to remember the tunes. Get My Bang is probably my least favourite song they've done.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 15:16 (eight years ago) link
I really like the song n general, still trying to get my head around that title/hook tho
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 15:17 (eight years ago) link
sounds like hot chip
― real orgone kid (NickB), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 15:21 (eight years ago) link
last track on the anohni album reminds me of early wild beasts
― remove butt (abanana), Thursday, 26 May 2016 04:56 (eight years ago) link
I don't mind the new single, but I also hope it's a red herring
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 26 May 2016 05:07 (eight years ago) link
(xpost) Yeah - I got a Hot Chip feel from it too!
― Steve Reich In The Afternoon (Against The 80s), Thursday, 26 May 2016 06:15 (eight years ago) link
it's the backing vocals that made me first think that
― real orgone kid (NickB), Thursday, 26 May 2016 09:01 (eight years ago) link
Strongly disagree about Limbo Panto. Much prefer the way they handled their pompous tendencies on Two Dancers and Smother. Present Tense had good ideas but it's not as great imo.
― simmel, Thursday, 16 June 2016 16:07 (seven years ago) link
otm Listened to Two Dancers again some days ago and for the time it is playing it really convinces you to be one of the finest albums of recent years. Such a well-balanced and constantly high level of songwriting and production.
― the european nikon is here (grauschleier), Friday, 17 June 2016 10:19 (seven years ago) link
yep
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 17 June 2016 12:39 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRFtHO180tg
I like this better than Get My Bang
― a poon shaped mule (voodoo chili), Thursday, 7 July 2016 17:53 (seven years ago) link
It is better than Get My Bang but it doesn't really excite me at all like anything from the first three albums. They seem to have lost the magic somewhere.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 7 July 2016 18:59 (seven years ago) link
I like Big Cat. It's Wild Beasts on autopilot but that's cool with me.
― simmel, Monday, 18 July 2016 01:24 (seven years ago) link
Does any other band cover sex in a similar way? They seem to have a pretty unique spin on machismo. Their key virtue imo.
― simmel, Monday, 18 July 2016 02:02 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNy54uzxR2I - more like it
― poolboy skew (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 14:34 (seven years ago) link
Another new one:
http://diymag.com/2016/07/25/wild-beasts-get-grizzly-with-tough-guy
― Steve Reich In The Afternoon (Against The 80s), Tuesday, 26 July 2016 06:58 (seven years ago) link
got my download code, sounds pretty good so far! don't hate 'get my bang' in the context of the album
― bitcoin bajas (diamonddave85), Friday, 29 July 2016 17:20 (seven years ago) link
interesting album closer
― bitcoin bajas (diamonddave85), Friday, 29 July 2016 18:00 (seven years ago) link
Interesting how?
― Steve Reich In The Afternoon (Against The 80s), Friday, 29 July 2016 18:46 (seven years ago) link
this LP reminds me of St Vincent's self-titled record
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Friday, 29 July 2016 18:55 (seven years ago) link
well it accounts for almost 1/3 of the running time for one, xp
― bitcoin bajas (diamonddave85), Friday, 29 July 2016 19:20 (seven years ago) link
well i take that back apparently it's a bonus track/companion piece
― bitcoin bajas (diamonddave85), Friday, 29 July 2016 19:23 (seven years ago) link
some sort of ambient thing?
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 29 July 2016 19:31 (seven years ago) link
yeah like an ambient/demos/acoustic/lofi sound collage
― bitcoin bajas (diamonddave85), Friday, 29 July 2016 19:33 (seven years ago) link
So uh I kinda love this album
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 30 July 2016 08:23 (seven years ago) link
It's produced by John Congleton so the St Vincent thing is understandable.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Sunday, 31 July 2016 06:27 (seven years ago) link
This is a slight improvement over Present Tense for me but it's nowhere near the quality of the first three albums. I don't really have any use for the first four songs. Tough Guy does sound a lot like St Vincent, it sounds like a bad impression of Birth In Reverse. I do really like the run from Celestial Creatures to He The Colossus but that's about it.
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 31 July 2016 15:33 (seven years ago) link