Wild Beasts - Limbo Panto

yay it hit emusic!

It did? Did it un-hit again?

Each time I listen to Two Dancers, I'm more impressed. I think Cutty's on to something: there is something special here, and whatever they're doing isn't just trying to be different for the sake of it but stems from a really fucking smart songwriting set-up. They're playing Glasgow next Tuesday, too. Hmm.

go see them!

It's sorted: I'm reviewing them :)

Paper Planes supporting, too ... plus Blue Roses, about whom I know fuck all.

it's funny all my favorite albums this year have flown under the ILX radar. wild beasts, why?, the big pink, the maccabees...

Holy shit.

Trying to write a review now. Not sure I can adequately express my dropped-jaw astonishment, though. Thanks, Cutty: I probably wouldn't have gone if it hadn't been for you, and that would have meant missing certainly the best gig I've seen this year, and one of the best I can remember ... er, ever, really.

Fuck me, what a band.

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awesome.

It's the drumming live that's revelatory ... I actually don't think Two Dancers captures that at all. Fucking incredible: so heavy, so delicate. At one point I thought there must be an extra percussionist I couldn't see.

And I'm a sucker for heavy-duty instrument-swapping, too.

At one point I thought there must be an extra percussionist I couldn't see.

yeah, his parts are pretty complex for being so minimal and repetitive

I'm intrigued. Despite the lead singer's voice (which kind of grates on me), I'm going to download it.

he isn't the lead singer btw--i feel like all their press releases give that wrong impression. nor is the other singer the "bass player"

it's funny with this band, so many things become more apparent when you see them live

They not going to play South Florida, I'd guess (not a popular rock venue).

it's funny with this band, so many things become more apparent when you see them live

― cutty, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 13:45 (4 minutes ago) Bookmark

^^^

The Associates/Billy Mackenzie mailing list has been going nuts over these folks.

Yes, absolutely. I mean, Two Dancers has grown on me massively but live they're something else entirely ... I listened to TD again this morning while I was writing my review and there were a couple of points where I was actually a bit disappointed: "Woah, hang on, this was so much better last night." Put it this way: while I think it's a fine album, I wouldn't be able to use it to support all my hyperbole about how good they are live.

xpost Yeh, I can see why. I mentioned the Associates in my review -- Scottish paper, natch -- but (like The XX) you could cite any number of influences or similarities and still not nail it. To me -- and I don't think many people will agree, but fuck it -- there's a lot of (mid-eighties) Wire in there, for instance.

they also remind me of (and sit right next to on my iPod) the US band wilderness. it's the glacial guitars and the drumming.

they also remind me of (and sit right next to on my iPod) the US band wilderness.

That's a comparison I can get excited about! (I like Wilderness -- a lot).

I love Wilderness but they don't necessarily sound close to them from what I've heard. At least I don't remember thinking Wilderness when I did hear portions of it.

listen to both again and think about it

huh you guys are right. this is pretty good. not sure about the falsetto dude tho.

I'm becoming obsessed with this album (Two Dancers; not even heard Limbo Panto yet!) The more I listen, the more it reveals. The rhyming of "Shipley" and "Whitby" is a particular joy.

Still the best thing they've done IMO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khm7bVSYa98

my album of the year

Just got back from touring with these chaps for a forthcoming Uncut feature and, yes, seeing them live completely transformed my sense of the songs. They very much appreciated your Herald review, Grimly!

link to grimly's review plz

They very much appreciated your Herald review, Grimly!

Oh, hey, nice one! I don't feel I really did them justice in 280w -- I wish I'd talked more about the lyrics, for a start -- but I'm delighted about that.

I'd happily link to it if it seemed to be online, Cutty: our shiny new website seems to be missing, umm, a fortnight's worth of music reviews. Suffice to say it was just under 300 words of "Late to the party here but fuck me, this lot are transcendentally awesome, and you should have gone to see them too".

I'm cross about this lack of reviews online, actually. I'm going to send a cross e-mail. WOO, that'll show 'em.

Thanks for the video link, NickB -- yeah, that's pretty sharp.

type out the review, then.

Cutty actually wants Grimly to call him and read him the review.

280w fuck

http://wildbeastshoxton.dominorecordco.com/

grateful for this as they did not play two dancers (i) when i saw them

well this really is just one hell of a record. and i get to see them play in uh february.

cooler-than-i-am ppl keep saying to me "what, that band that sound like franz ferdinand"

which is confusing the hell out of me tbh, did the first one sound really different to two dancers or are these people not listening with their ears

the first one sounds even less like franz

no, "bulging clairvoyants" or whatever it is called has a bit of franz rock-disco-stomp to it. but that's about it.

easily my fave indie/rock album of the last few years. typical that the crits are all in a lather over the *new* album which seems to be the same kind of cake but with less interesting ingredients.

i don't think it's less interesting. it's less wacky, more subtle, and that's what makes it better.

They're the first band I can remember that have made my album of the year two years in a row.

At first I was disappointed with Two Dancers, I missed the pomp from Limbo Panto but it's one hell of a grower.

tonight!

well that was fuckin' awesome.

and they played both "two dancers" parts so suck it cutty ;)

glad 4 u

why should i suck it?

grateful for this as they did not play two dancers (i) when i saw them

― cutty, Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:38 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark

yes, the live video had a song i didn't get to see live, but wanted to see. why should i suck it?

why the hostility

why