Wild Beasts
| Wild Beasts | |
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 Wild Beasts in the Molotow in Hamburg, on November 20th, 2008 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) |
Indie dream pop |
| founding | 2002 |
| resolution | 2018 |
| Website | wild-beasts.co.uk |
| Last occupation | |
Guitar, vocals |
Hayden Thorpe |
guitar |
Ben Little |
Bass, vocals |
Tom Fleming |
Drums |
Chris Talbot |
Wild Beasts were an English band from Kendal , their music can be classified between indie rock and pop . The falsetto singing of the singer Hayden Thorpe was unusual .
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The band was formed in 2002 by Hayden Thorpe and Ben Little while they were still in school. At first she called herself Fauve (French for predator , English Wild Beast ), but changed the name to Wild Beasts in 2004 . She recorded her first EP in 2004 and the second a year later. In August 2006 she signed her first recording deal with Bad Sneakers Records. She is now under contract with Domino Records . Their first single, Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants , received some attention. They hit the indie charts and the band played a few BBC sessions, including several sessions for Marc Riley ( BBC 6 Music ). The single was later re-released by Domino Records. In September 2017, the band announced their breakup via several of their social media channels. The last concerts took place in 2018.
Discography
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Albums
- Limbo, Panto (Domino Records, 2008)
- Two Dancers (Domino Records, 2009)
- Smother (Domino Records, 2011)
- Present Tense (Domino Records, 2014)
- Boy King (Domino Records, 2016)
- Last Night all my Dreams Came True (Domino Records, 2018)
EPs
- Wild Beasts (2004)
- Espirit De Corps (2005)
- All Men (2005)
- Punk Drunk and Trembling (2018)
Singles
- Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants / The Old Dog (Bad Sneakers Records, 2006)
- Through Dark Night / Please Sir (Bad Sneakers Records, 2007)
- Assembly / Sylvia, A Melodrama (Domino Records, 2007)
- The Devil's Crayon / Treacle Tin (Domino Records, 2008)
- Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants / Mummy's Boy (Domino Records, 2008)
- Hooting & Howling / Through the Iron Gate (Domino Records, 2009)
- All the King's Men (Domino Records, 2009)
- We've Still Got the Taste Dancin 'on Our Tongues (Domino Records, 2010)
- Albatross / Smother (Domino Records, 2011)
- Bed of Nails / Catherine Wheel (Domino Records, 2011)
Web links
- Wild Beasts Official Website
- Wild Beasts at Discogs (English)
- Interview with Wild Beasts at Crazewire
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- ↑ Wild Beasts announce dissolution. In: Spex_ (magazine) . September 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Wild Beasts on Twitter. Wild Beasts are coming to an end. September 25, 2017, accessed on July 27, 2019 (English, non-accessible text as image).
- ↑ dict.leo.org
- ↑ UK chart history