Wild Beasts

by **withahip** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:18 am

Couple boys brought this band up in the Mew thread - wow - if Atony and The Johnsons got over himself/herself - it would be good like this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khm7bVSYa98&feature=channel[/youtube]

It is like the Bunnymen in some bizarre way.

by **withahip** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:20 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwHoh2vNdiA[/youtube]

by **Scouser** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:32 am

I am absolutely obsessed with Wild Beasts, I have an enthusiasm for them I didnt think it was possible to have in your 40's. If they had a Fan Club I would join it. If they had a Fan Convention I would go to it. If they split up I would crack open and my Soul would weep. I love them.

Limbo, Panto was my album of last year by miles. Beguiling, quirky, rhythmic, romantic, angry, funny, sad...with chiming guitars, undulating bass and swooping melodies. Ok, occasionally they went abit over the top, but on the whole its a great album and a stunning debut. Makes Editors and White Lines sound sort of comical.

Then there was the lyrics. Some say they milk the English eccentricity...but if you ever go to Kendal the locals are all a bit mad. Wild Beasts grew up (musically and literally) in a rural community not a City...they are bound to be abit...well, eccentric. Lyrically I havent heard anything like them for years.

Some people hate the voice, but I think its fantastic. Even if you dont like it Tom (bass player) has a great voice as well and sings lead on a few songs. Benny Little (guitar) is abit early Edge, abit Edwyn Collins.

After getting Limbo, Panto I tracked down all their singles, EP's, b sides, tracks on compliations etc until I had absolutely everything. Every single track was a gem.

Then Two Dancers came out. Its a glass jigsaw, a work of jaw dropping beauty. Gone are the over the top moments of the debut and in comes a complex sound collage of interlocking and delicious beauty. I havent stopped playing since the day I bought it and I am nowhere near getting bored.

I dont care if other people (Dave Smith) hate them, it just makes me love them even more. Not a band to judge on first listen, their harmonies slowly release themselves and worm into your psyche.

As you can tell, Im quite enthusiastic about Wild Beasts!

by **Scouser** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:34 am

I just love this version...

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by **Scouser** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:36 am

This is great as well

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by **tonywojo** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:47 pm

Scouser wrote:This is great as well

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yeah not bad - with this and mew all good

by **Dave Smith** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:19 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwgHf6Aho8w&feature=PlayList&p=F7EC8E0EE88A1F95&index=15[/youtube]

Fuck ME!!!!!!!!These two are fucking essential.I'd join their cross-dressing fan club if they had one.They come from Kendal.And two people in the band sing.Wow!!!!

by **withahip** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:36 pm

Bought the first cd today. The second one isn't out here - but with the internet it is up and being bootlegged already.
Will buy it when released regardless.

I don't know why I like it. I don't really care why. I just do.

by **black francis** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:56 pm

We don't care why either.

by **withahip** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:17 pm

black francis wrote:We don't care why either.

Oh, what a clever boy. What a clever little boy!!!

by **Lancashire Fusileer** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:16 am

Wild Beasts are fucking great, one of the few really interesting guitar bands about.

Saw them supporting Sea Power a few years back, thought, they had something then. Limbo Panto is fucking genius, just one of those LP's you can't help but like and I can't stop playing the new one.

by **Scouser** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:52 am

"girls from Rodean, girls from Shipley, girls from Hounslow, girls from Whitby..."

Love it, love it, love it.

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by **Scouser** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:24 pm

by **Scouser** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:42 pm

Wild Beasts first US Tour just announced -

02-10 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
02-11 San Francisco, CA - Independent *
02-13 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
02-14 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey *
02-17 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
02-18 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
02-19 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
02-20 Detroit, MI - Pike Room *
02-22 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern *
02-24 Boston, MA - Great Scott *
02-25 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie *
02-26 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
02-27 Washington, DC - Black Cat *

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:30 pm

I bet Dave Smith hates them. He hates any shit like that.

Wild Beasts

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