Wild Beasts

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Wild Beasts were a British indie rock band formed in Kendal, Cumbria in 2002, later relocating to Leeds. The core of the band was the contrasting vocal partnership of the countertenor Hayden Thorpe and baritone Tom Fleming, alongside guitarist and bassist Ben Little and drummer Chris Talbot. Their music was distinguished by formal ambition and a willingness to engage with desire and the body in ways unusual in indie rock. Gaza (2008), their debut, announced a band of unusual sensibility — theatrical, romantic, and angular. Two Dancers (2009) refined and deepened their approach, earning widespread critical acclaim and a Mercury Prize nomination. Smother (2011), their third album, was their most direct and arguably their best — lush, rhythmically sophisticated, and lyrically explicit in its explorations of intimacy and control. Present Tense (2014) incorporated more electronic elements while retaining their characteristic attention to dynamics and arrangement. Boy King (2016), co-produced with John Congleton, pushed further into electronic and industrial territory. The band announced their dissolution in 2018, choosing to end while at a creative peak rather than continue past their point of interest. Wild Beasts occupy an unusual and irreplaceable position in British indie music — too singular to be influential in obvious ways, too good to be ignored. Their four studio albums constitute one of the most consistently inventive bodies of work in UK independent music of the 2000s and 2010s.

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Wanderlust

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All The King's Men

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Hooting & Howling

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We Still Got The Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues

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The Fun Powder Plot

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February 17, 2018

Eventim Apollo

London, England, United Kingdom

1. The Fun Powder Plot
2. The Devil's Crayon
3. Reach a Bit Further
4. A Simple Beautiful Truth
5. We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues
6. Ponytail
7. Bed of Nails
8. Mecca
9. Loop the Loop
10. His Grinning Skull
11. Lion's Share

1. Get My Bang
2. Hooting & Howling
3. Big Cat
4. Wanderlust
5. Deeper
6. This Is Our Lot
7. Alpha Female
8. Daughters
9. Celestial Creatures

1. Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants
2. All the King's Men
3. End Come Too Soon

1. Cheerio Chaps, Cheerio Goodbye

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February 16, 2018

O2 Apollo Manchester

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

1. The Fun Powder Plot
2. The Devil's Crayon
3. Reach a Bit Further
4. A Simple Beautiful Truth
5. We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues
6. Ponytail
7. Bed of Nails
8. Mecca
9. Loop the Loop
10. His Grinning Skull
11. Lion's Share

1. Get My Bang
2. Hooting & Howling
3. Big Cat
4. Wanderlust
5. Deeper
6. This Is Our Lot
7. Alpha Female
8. Daughters
9. Celestial Creatures

1. Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants
2. All the King's Men
3. End Come Too Soon

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February 15, 2018

Olympia Theatre

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

1. The Fun Powder Plot
2. The Devil's Crayon
3. Reach a Bit Further
4. A Simple Beautiful Truth
5. We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues
6. Ponytail
7. Bed of Nails
8. Mecca
9. Loop the Loop
10. His Grinning Skull
11. Lion's Share

1. Get My Bang
2. Hooting & Howling
3. Big Cat
4. Wanderlust
5. Deeper
6. This Is Our Lot
7. Alpha Female
8. Daughters
9. Celestial Creatures

1. Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants
2. All the King's Men
3. End Come Too Soon

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January 13, 2018

Butlin's Bognor Regis Resort

Bognor Regis, England, United Kingdom

1. Big Cat
2. A Simple Beautiful Truth
3. We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues
4. Bed of Nails
5. He the Colossus
6. Hooting & Howling
7. Mecca
8. Ponytail
9. This Is Our Lot
10. Wanderlust
11. Alpha Female

1. Get My Bang
2. All the King's Men
3. Celestial Creatures

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January 11, 2018

Salon IKSV

Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

1. Big Cat
2. A Simple Beautiful Truth
3. We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues
4. Bed of Nails
5. Hooting & Howling
6. He the Colossus
7. Ponytail
8. Mecca
9. Wanderlust
10. Alpha Female
11. Maze

1. Get My Bang
2. All the King's Men
3. Celestial Creatures

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🎵 Vinyl & Merchandise

Wild Beasts Smother Domino Records 2011 DNO297 12" Black Vinyl Record LP

$40.00

Wild Beasts OST 2017 Death Waltz Grey, Purple & Green LP Vinyl Limited Edition

$32.50

Wild Beasts - Two Dancers Vinyl LP 180 Gram

$85.00

Wild Beasts - Boy King - 2016 Vinyl LP (hype) UK 180gm SEALED - New Wave / Synth

$24.99

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