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 (eight 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 (eight years ago) link
yep
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 17 June 2016 12:39 (eight 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 (eight 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 (eight 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 (eight 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 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNy54uzxR2I - more like it
― poolboy skew (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 14:34 (eight 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 (eight 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 (eight years ago) link
interesting album closer
― bitcoin bajas (diamonddave85), Friday, 29 July 2016 18:00 (eight years ago) link
Interesting how?
― Steve Reich In The Afternoon (Against The 80s), Friday, 29 July 2016 18:46 (eight years ago) link
this LP reminds me of St Vincent's self-titled record
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Friday, 29 July 2016 18:55 (eight 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 (eight 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 (eight years ago) link
some sort of ambient thing?
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 29 July 2016 19:31 (eight years ago) link
yeah like an ambient/demos/acoustic/lofi sound collage
― bitcoin bajas (diamonddave85), Friday, 29 July 2016 19:33 (eight years ago) link
So uh I kinda love this album
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 30 July 2016 08:23 (eight 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 (eight 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 (eight years ago) link
"2BU" is the standout for me.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 31 July 2016 15:43 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, I like that one a lot. Those 80s synths are a nice touch.
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 31 July 2016 15:46 (eight years ago) link
Oh wow: I actually came here for the first time in years to start a thread asking after a survey of quavery voices — edgy things in the Wild Beasts / Parenthetical Girls / Frog Eyes kind of vein — and this was already sitting on top of New Answers!
― ንፁህ አበበ (nabisco), Sunday, 31 July 2016 17:09 (eight years ago) link
I generally agree with your assessment, KP, though I think "Present Tense" is very solid. Overall I feel the lyrics on the new one are really weak, which puts me off. From what I've read this is sort of an album they wanted to get out of their system.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 31 July 2016 17:39 (eight years ago) link
Getting big Simple Minds vibes from this one
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, 1 August 2016 10:16 (eight years ago) link
Bonus tracks/b-sides are kicking around, and they're top-notch as always. "Maze" is a beauty.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 8 August 2016 03:50 (eight years ago) link
Yes, I think "Maze" is wonderful.
― michaellambert, Monday, 8 August 2016 18:23 (eight years ago) link
Where can I get Maze? Can't see it on iTunes.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 8 August 2016 20:56 (eight years ago) link
I have it on the bonus 7" that came with the deluxe vinyl.
― michaellambert, Tuesday, 9 August 2016 12:39 (eight years ago) link
*loathing* this so far. what the living fuck happened to these guys?
― piscesx, Tuesday, 9 August 2016 18:48 (eight years ago) link