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Track Listings
| 1. Fun Powder Plot, The |
| 2. Hooting And Howling |
| 3. All The King's Men |
| 4. When I'm Sleepy |
| 5. We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues |
| 6. Two Dancers |
| 7. Two Dancers II |
| 8. This Is Our Lot |
| 9. Underbelly |
| 10. Empty Nest, The |
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Good lord, Wild Beasts are amazing. Thrillingly outside of what passes for alternative music in these final days, yet still sufficiently ankle-deep in the indie, the Kendal foursome of Hayden Thorpe, Tom Fleming, Benny Little and Chris Talbot - who first marched into pop's consciousness with last year's Limbo, Panto debut - swoop and soar in a way not seen since the time of Suede's blouse-ripping early days, with a fine line teetering between the absurd and the magic, polymorphically writhing around in a sensual fashion long abandoned by northern herberts with guitars. Oh yes.
Two Dancers is a continued leap further into genuine stardom. A concise, balanced and throbbing jewel of an album, which you'll either hate - Hayden's unique falsetto divides opinion - or make you end up throwing all your belongings into the street because they just seem all so damn pointless.
Vocals are shared between bassist Tom Fleming (who reintroduces Whitby - for the first time since Cud anyway - into song on All The King's Men) and main singer Hayden, who looks and sounds like he was kidnapped by brutes from a Home Of Exquisite Boys. With his flimsy limbs and pale loveliness he'd probably lose out if confronted with a falling leaf. His voice helps make Wild Beasts a cut above the rest. Whether dirty-angelic about booty calls and boots on opener The Fun Powder Plot, the clenched intent of Hooting And Howling or croonily effervescing on We Still Got The Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues or operatically going a bit Mansun on Underbelly. Stand-out of an album chock-full of them is This Is Our Lot: a potential lighters-aloft anthem that will be their end of set anthem moment for a good few years yet.
A very modern rock album with an ambitious appeal, yet unafraid to be a bit arty, Two Dancers is the sound of horny young urchins running amok through an insatiable widescreen soup of desire and wonders. Ladies and gentlemen, if you haven't twigged already, Wild Beasts are your new favourite band. --Ian Wade
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Wild Beasts debut Limbo,Panto was my album of last year by a country mile. It was just so refreshingly vibrant and different. As a result I had sky high hopes for this album and could so easily been disapointed. I wasnt.
This second album is just incredible. It takes everything that was good about the first album (the swooping falsetto, the mournful baritone, woven guitar textures, intricate arrangements) and overlays them onto a set of songs that are, well, out of this world both lyrically and musically.
More relaxed and considered than the more frenetic pace of parts of Limbo, Panto this album just grows with every listen. Hayden has, if anything, increased his vocal range and Tom sings lead on four tracks. The guitar is part Marr, part The Edge and always melodic and moody as required.
I can tell you now no other album will come anywhere near this in 2009. Peerless as far as I'm concerned.
This second album is just incredible. It takes everything that was good about the first album (the swooping falsetto, the mournful baritone, woven guitar textures, intricate arrangements) and overlays them onto a set of songs that are, well, out of this world both lyrically and musically.
More relaxed and considered than the more frenetic pace of parts of Limbo, Panto this album just grows with every listen. Hayden has, if anything, increased his vocal range and Tom sings lead on four tracks. The guitar is part Marr, part The Edge and always melodic and moody as required.
I can tell you now no other album will come anywhere near this in 2009. Peerless as far as I'm concerned.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Two Dancers, follows quickly from Wild Beats' debut last year. The sign of a class act is a band that delivers on promise and believe me the promise of debut Limo Panto has been kept - with ribbons, kisses, bells, whistles and the incredible sound of a band soaring: Two Dancers.
Hayden Thorpe's falsetto is now an instrument of great emotive strength. Lyrically there seems to be a theme of excitement and despair at the possibilities at the heart of the night. How two dancers (the name of 2 tracks as well as the LP) can meet, get togther, and tear each other apart.
Tom Fleming sings 2 or 3 songs (sorry I heard it three times last night and am using my memory) one of which listed a run of provincial British towns and the girls that can be found there. Think the polar opposite to laddism though, this is Queen Is Dead territory, v late adolescence turning into adulthood, beauty and despair and music to match.
Musically Two Dancers confirms Wild Beats as the boldest band in the UK.
You might well hear it on the radio, you might well not, whatever you categorically should hear it asap.
Hayden Thorpe's falsetto is now an instrument of great emotive strength. Lyrically there seems to be a theme of excitement and despair at the possibilities at the heart of the night. How two dancers (the name of 2 tracks as well as the LP) can meet, get togther, and tear each other apart.
Tom Fleming sings 2 or 3 songs (sorry I heard it three times last night and am using my memory) one of which listed a run of provincial British towns and the girls that can be found there. Think the polar opposite to laddism though, this is Queen Is Dead territory, v late adolescence turning into adulthood, beauty and despair and music to match.
Musically Two Dancers confirms Wild Beats as the boldest band in the UK.
You might well hear it on the radio, you might well not, whatever you categorically should hear it asap.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The other reviews deal with this album in a fine and verbose manner.
I'd just like to throw my virtual name into the hat saying that this album would absolutely not be a waste of your hard earned cash.
Excellent album, doing things entirely familiar but wonderfully different. Rewards good headphones.
Kendal should no longer be known purely for its mint cakes.
I'd just like to throw my virtual name into the hat saying that this album would absolutely not be a waste of your hard earned cash.
Excellent album, doing things entirely familiar but wonderfully different. Rewards good headphones.
Kendal should no longer be known purely for its mint cakes.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Perfect
There isn't much more to say, I think this album is perfect. I especially like "Hooting and Howling". If you ever get a chance to see them live, do! Read more
Published 1 month ago by MonaLisaSmiles
lovely
This was recommended by friends. I'm enjoying it - as long as you like that falsetto sort of voice you'll probably take to this. Read more
Published 5 months ago by A Viewer
Love this album
Wild beasts are such a great band and this album is testimony to that. Excellent live too. They deserve great things.
Published 9 months ago by Ailybob
What took me so long?
A bought the album in preparation for their appearance at a festival. Some impressive youtube vids led me to want to hear more and i wasn't dissapointed. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Somerset Simmo
A great discovery
Lyrically, vocally, musically I found this album very interesting, it has a great balance of moody and poppy tracks, really enjoyed the whole album which must be good. Read more
Published 17 months ago by F. Lund
Unbelievable. I wasn't expecting that!
I took a punt on this album. Never heard the band before but went from the reviews of my peers. Its stunning! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. A. K. Storry
Wild
I heard Wild Beasts on Jools Holland so bought this cd its been on my ipod ever since really worth buying
Published 18 months ago by Mr. J. Clark
Best album of 2010
After a month of frequent play I'm still listening to this album, making it my favourite of 2010.
Lyrics are dark yet playful and the album has a very consistent flow. Read more
Lyrics are dark yet playful and the album has a very consistent flow. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. Jp Greenall
fabulous, darling
This is the album that should have won the Mercury Prize. Not just swooping falsettos, manly baritones and frankly bonkers lyrics, but the Wild Beasts also have a knack for... Read more
Published 18 months ago by otterley
Highly recommended!
I bought this album based on the band's brilliant performance of 'All The Kings Men' on Jools Holland, and I'm pleased I did. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Cliff Chips
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