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Two Dancers from Wild Beasts is one of What's On The Hi-Fi's top 20 picks for 2009! Check out all of What's On The Hi-Fi's top 20 album picks for 2009! www.whatsonthehifi.com (Top Lists)
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AMG Review of Two Dancers
Heather Phares
All Music GuideA more polished, cohesive second album might not have been expected from the Wild Beasts, but then again, their debut didn't exactly play by the rules either. Limbo, Panto was a particularly apt title for the band's first album: its songs were nearly as disjointed -- often fascinatingly so -- as they were theatrical. That can't be said of Two Dancers, which sounds far more inviting; it sighs and caresses where Limbo, Panto stomped and snarled. "The Fun Powder Plot" signals the Wild Beasts' big changes right away: guitars chime over intricate percussion and keyboards, and Hayden Thorpe's falsetto, once the most divisive instrument in the band's arsenal, is smooth instead of raging. The song is actually pretty, a word that rarely described Limbo, Panto's hyperactive cabaret experiments. The rest of Two Dancers follows the lead of its opening track, and at first, the band's more abrasive side is missed -- listeners almost expect to be bombarded with a challenge after the debut's stunts. Instead, the Wild Beasts' previously only hinted-at pop leanings come to the fore. "Hooting & Howling" manages to sound accessible and very little like any other bands at the same time (though Antony and the Johnsons and early Suede still feel like kindred spirits). Even the Wild Beasts' philosophy seems clearer here -- while Two Dancers isn't a concept album (though Thorpe described it as "a collection of scenes"), there is a definite arc in how the songs relate to each other. Desire and sensual pleasures fuel these stories about eating, dreaming, stealing, and carousing, from "All the King's Men"'s flirtations to the libertine exploits of "We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues," a spooky, spaghetti Western-tinged track with lyrics like "Trousers and blouses make excellent sheets." However, hedonism's violent side and its consequences aren't forgotten amidst all the romance, and the album gets darker and more brooding as it unfolds. Thorpe sings "They passed me round them like a piece of meat" on the title track, and "Underbelly" paints a rather philosophical picture of starving to death. With Two Dancers, the Wild Beasts move from fascinating to accomplished, and that they did so just over a year after releasing Limbo, Panto makes that achievement all the more impressive.
"Two Dancers" from Wild Beasts is one of What's On The Hi-Fi's top 20 picks for 2009!
Where The Wild Beasts Are
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Having given us one of the most lurid and arresting albums all year in Two Dancers, the Leeds-based Wild Beasts are let loose on London and give us such a performance that we (as they say) still got the taste dancin' on our tongues.
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Wild Beasts – Two Dancers Review
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I was actually sent the wrong Wild Beasts album and for a good while I was under the impression I was listening to Two Dancers when I actually was listening to 2008’s Limbo Panto.I ended up digging Limbo Panto and it’d probably rate as a 4 and a 4.5 if I put it under my [...]Related posts:Wild Light – Adult Nights Reviews Wild Light is a band out of New Hampshire...Anticipated Soundtracks
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Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
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Wild Beasts combine indie rock with a folk twist and a vocalist more operatic than Klaus Nomi. Indeed, Hayden Thorpe’s falsetto vocal gymnastics are reminiscent of what Mika and The Scissor Sisters could have been, and are countered with the Richard Thompson-like bass vocals of Tom Fleming. Two Dancers is less consciously avant-garde and indulgent, [...]
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Review of "Two Dancers" from Wild Beasts on What's On The Hi-Fi!
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The four piece out of Leeds in the UK are a young bunch with one album under their belts and a good amount of praise already heaped upon them. On Two Dancers the group has crafted an often spellbinding, daring and ultimately charming album. I am always a bit suspicious of an album that is sung almost entirely in falsetto. It's a personal thing but it often strikes me as overly theatrical and ca...
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Review: Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
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The recording is clean and uncluttered. The drums are simple and creative. The guitar haunts every song. And the vocals are the focal point of the album. With an almost operatic grandeur they make disturbing words beautiful. Those who would gravitate toward music as dark sounding as Two Dancers would also appreciate such equally dark [...]
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Wild Beasts aren’t that exciting on Two Dancers
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There is nothing explicitly bad about Wild Beasts‘ newest, Two Dancers. The songs move along nicely, flow well enough into each other, and keep up a consistent tone. The musicianship is entirely adequate. The problem? There’s nothing exciting.And so it goes. The only notable issue I have with the album is its lyricism, which ranges [...]
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Crazy Zany Radio Sunday - 'All The King's Men' by Wild Beasts!
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The concept is quite simple: a group of people listen to the same song and give their opinion as if they were in the same room listening to the radio at the same time. Stein said a bus is a bus is a bus, some said it was post-modernism, others said it was unreadable. Duchamp's The Fountain is called art by some, nonsense by others. Stein hit Duchamp in the nose and put it the wrong way up, Stein t
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Wild Beasts Added To Summer Sundae Weekender
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Wild Beasts have been added to the Summer Sundae Weekender line-up to replace Dananananaykroyd, whose drummer broke his arm during a crowd diving accident.This is the second year running that Wild Beasts have performed at the event, which takes place from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August at De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK.They join a line up that includes Friday's mainstage headliner The Stree...
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Album Review: Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
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Wild Beasts, a Kendal-originated indie band emerged last year with the brilliant ‘Limbo, Panto.’ It received critical acclaim and whilst it didn’t quite shift as many units as label mates Arctic Monkeys or Franz Ferdinand managed to push out, nobody doubted the quality. With such a rare and awkward sounding record many people may have [...]
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Wild Beasts : Two Dancers
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ALBUM REVIEW: Wild Beasts – Two Dancerswords: Jamie Miltonoriginally scribed for gigwiseWild Beasts aren’t just all about one, opinion-dividing vocalist. Hayden Thorpe is, as of now, the best songwriter still writing songs. His tongue-twisting, head-spinning couplets mirror the beauty of some of Morrissey’s finest works, especially when you consider the daft but brilliant use of [...]
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Wild Beasts: Two Dancers
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'We've changed our sound'. That, amongst a few other subtly incorporated sentences have quickly become tools in the musical world to send press, critics and fans wild with anticipation. Whilst it'swildly overused in todays times, never had we expected a band like Wild Beasts to actually fufill that sentence with such truth and meaning.
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Video: Wild Beasts - Hooting And Howling
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Back at the end of May, we wrote THIS regarding Wild Beasts upcoming second LP Two Dancers and now, the first single from that exact record has been confirmed. The track is titled Hooting And Howling and stays relatively within the same constraints as their earlier work.
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Crazy Zany Radio Sunday - 'All The King's Men' by Wild Beasts!
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The concept is quite simple: a group of people listen to the same song and give their opinion as if they were in the same room listening to the radio at the same time. Stein said a bus is a bus is a bus, some said it was post-modernism, others said it was unreadable. Duchamp's The Fountain is called art by some, nonsense by others. Stein hit Duchamp in the nose and put it the wrong way up, Stein t
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"Two Dancers" from Wild Beasts is one of What's On The Hi-Fi's top 20 picks for 2009!
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Two Dancers from Wild Beasts is one of What's On The Hi-Fi's top 20 picks for 2009! Check out all of What's On The Hi-Fi's top 20 album picks for 2009! www.whatsonthehifi.com (Top Lists)
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Review of "Two Dancers" from Wild Beasts on What's On The Hi-Fi!
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The four piece out of Leeds in the UK are a young bunch with one album under their belts and a good amount of praise already heaped upon them. On Two Dancers the group has crafted an often spellbinding, daring and ultimately charming album. I am always a bit suspicious of an album that is sung almost entirely in falsetto. It's a personal thing but it often strikes me as overly theatrical and ca...
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Wild Beasts: "All The King's Men" MP3
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UK band Wild Beasts are set to give their new album Two Dancers a North American release on September 8th. Get an early taste with this download:"All The King's Men"- MP3Wild Beasts' websiteWild Beasts' Myspace
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Wild Beasts : Two Dancers
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ALBUM REVIEW: Wild Beasts – Two Dancerswords: Jamie Miltonoriginally scribed for gigwiseWild Beasts aren’t just all about one, opinion-dividing vocalist. Hayden Thorpe is, as of now, the best songwriter still writing songs. His tongue-twisting, head-spinning couplets mirror the beauty of some of Morrissey’s finest works, especially when you consider the daft but brilliant use of [...]
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Video: Wild Beasts - "All The King's Men"
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Here is video for "All The King's Men" off of the Wild Beasts' sophomore album Two Dancers. The album has been receiving a ton of buzz lately and just got the 'best new music' nod from Pitchfork. I really enjoy this song in particular and can't wait to get my hands on the rest of the album.Two Dancers is available September 8th from Domino.
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Album Review: Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
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Wild Beasts, a Kendal-originated indie band emerged last year with the brilliant ‘Limbo, Panto.’ It received critical acclaim and whilst it didn’t quite shift as many units as label mates Arctic Monkeys or Franz Ferdinand managed to push out, nobody doubted the quality. With such a rare and awkward sounding record many people may have [...]
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“Hooting & Howling” is the 1st single from the new Wild Beasts album Two Dancers, out on July 20th on limited 10″ & digital. Two Dancers is released on August 3rd.Brand...**Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
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Wild Beasts Added To Summer Sundae Weekender
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Wild Beasts have been added to the Summer Sundae Weekender line-up to replace Dananananaykroyd, whose drummer broke his arm during a crowd diving accident.This is the second year running that Wild Beasts have performed at the event, which takes place from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August at De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK.They join a line up that includes Friday's mainstage headliner The Stree...
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[Juan's Basement] Wild Beasts – “Hooting and Howling”
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Wild Beasts [MySpace] are the latest band to perform in “Juan’s Basement”. I am still quite mad that Pitchfork got the show to themselves, but they are a BIT bigger, right? Their latest album is a big ol’ slice of rad entitled Two Dancers (and we’ve given you a peek at their live [...]
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Where The Wild Beasts Are
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Having given us one of the most lurid and arresting albums all year in Two Dancers, the Leeds-based Wild Beasts are let loose on London and give us such a performance that we (as they say) still got the taste dancin' on our tongues.
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Review: Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
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The recording is clean and uncluttered. The drums are simple and creative. The guitar haunts every song. And the vocals are the focal point of the album. With an almost operatic grandeur they make disturbing words beautiful. Those who would gravitate toward music as dark sounding as Two Dancers would also appreciate such equally dark [...]
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