Two Dancers

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Hørt på solsenga på Granka. Helt okei, veldig 2009 skins-musikk.

Har en del bra musikk, men kombinasjonen av tekst og synging er til tider helt skrekkelig.

It's not bad, I remember listening to it back in the day, but it doesnt do too much for me.. a lil derivative yknow

sorry to be negative but when i hear something like this it just pisses me off to no end

Tuft

I was vibing and then the singing started. And that's where it ended for me! I will say, the second song was better but that just means it was repetitive and boring. But THEN the third song started and I knew it wasn't going to get better. I gave up hope. The whole experience made my lip curl reflexively. I know it's probably someone's cup of tea but in this case I am allergic to it. The high-pitched singing actually sounds just like Gingey from Shrek decided to join an indie band.

It was nice enough that I listened to it twice yesterday; but for the life of me I couldn't describe a single one of the songs this morning.

putting this on the list is a choice.... that voice is tough. it's very 2000's indie rock synth

alright, now we're switching it up, now we've got some absurdly dreamy late 2000s indie music. this album has a very... interesting sound to it. it's like if david bowie and indie synthpop had a little freak baby. there's something here, but i really don't know what it is. it's another indie entry in this collection that's mostly just surreal hazy instrumentation and warbling vocals. it's only about 40 minutes but it feels like a few hours. it's kinda just... audio sludge.

Wild Beasts seem to be, solely, distinguished from other late 00's bands by their lead vocalist's annoying 'style'. Some sort of weird falsetto, lilting, sing-song that in the upper register bears a striking resemblance to the Muppets' Miss Piggy... Just imagine a growl and him saying something like "Kermie!"... Go on, try it. It improves the experience marginally. When my wife tried it, she said, "Yeah, it's like the Muppets singing The Cure" (the track, "All the King's Men", especially). Not sure I would insult The Cure that way, but I see a passing resemblance. Just track after track of weak and needlessly repetitive arrangements. You could have cut a few bars off the end of most of the songs. This lists' strong prediliction to British musicians/bands is becoming more and more obvious as we plow through the list. I'd never heard of them before this, and it's inclusion is curious. They seem mostly indistinguishable from a lot of other groups during this time. It is simple, repeating music that leans heavily into 'dreamy', and it comes off as really fucking boring and bland. Were it not for the vocalist, this would be a '2' from me. Just a meh.. whatever. It's something that would come on randomly on a pop station in a rental car. Music for the liminal spaces of life. BUT, this dude's idea of singing actually makes it closer to a '1', and in some parts unintentionally funny. (1/5)... I'm GiViNg ThIs A OnE StAr In A WeIrD FaLsEtTo ThAt CoNsTaNtLy GoEs Up AnD DoWn...

Wow. There is actually quite a bit to like in this one. Nice hooks, decent tempo, finds a groove, and then the vocalist just tramples it to dust by caterwauling vapid poetry over it. At times it almost sounds like he's deliberately sabotaging the song, like a child in a restaurant trying to draw attention to himself. If this is an acquired taste, I just don't care to acquire it. It's still better than Morrissey, though.

Variety: 2 Adequacy: 3 Listenability: 2 Uniqueness: 2 Emotionality: 1 = 2.0 "Boy, that escalated quickly... I mean, that really got out of hand fast. " In a bit of a change up, I not only have never heard any of this before, I'm fairly certain I've never heard of the band. The relative newness of the album ( my god... 17 years?) is not helping as my pop cultural knowledge, especially music, enters a steep decline after 2005 or so. Not sure what to expect, but plan on going in with an open mind. THE TRACKS "The Fun Powder Plot" - Nice subdued opening with some worldbeat rhythms going on I think we're going to be ok, I ... oh no. Hmm.. The vocals here are not working for me. Very melodramatic delivery that I can see is maybe influenced by some Thom Yorke or Muse, but with no roof. Wow. Let's see if this was a one off. "Hooting & Howling" - Ok. So I think this is going to be an issue. I genuinely am digging some of the instrumentation here, though this is pretty basic stuff. The falsetto vocals seem like they are meant to be doing a lot of the heavy lifting and just not working for me. "All the King's Men" - This works a bit better for me. The dips into the falsetto are used to much better effect here, and we get a more dynamic feel. Still pretty unenergetic though. Like a slowed down, simplified Doves song "When I'm Sleepy" - This could be a bit funkier but solid instrumentation. I'll try and refrain from mentioning the vocals going forward unless there's some notable change in quality. "We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues" - Still getting some notes of Doves in the instrumentation. But also some Coldplay vibes. "Two Dancers (i)" - the ambient guitar notes here put me in mind of some Sigur Ros, but then the distortion, drums, and non-falsetto vocals kick in and we get more of an Interpol feel. "Two Dancers (ii)" - Another pleasant, but forgettable side trip. "This Is Our Lot" - And back again. The vocals are used much better here though, and there at least seems to be a discernable melody in between the warbles. This guy is no Jimmy Somerville or Andy Bell. Just sayin. "Underbelly" - Here we go. This is what you use this weapon in your arsenal for. Build the instrumentation AROUND the vocals. This was way too short. Perfect balance achieved. Too bad it's almost over. "Empty Nest" - Easily the most interesting instrumentation so far. Some Coldplay-ish vocals here don't distract too much and feel like they're in an interesting wrestling match with the music. Took them a while to warm up I guess. "Through the Iron Gate" (iTunes bonus track) – Sounds like they were going for something epic here, but it stays in the build up teh whole time and ultimately goes nowhere special. HIGHLIGHTS - "Underbelly" - "Empty Nest" MIDLIGHTS - "All the King's Men" - "Two Dancers (i)" - "Two Dancers (ii)" LOWLIGHTS - "The Fun Powder Plot" - "Hooting & Howling" - "When I'm Sleepy" - "We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues" - "This Is Our Lot" - "Through the Iron Gate" FINAL THOUGHTS Vocals aside, there is some solid playing on this, and even a few bright spots where I could see a whole more interesting version of this album. Just overall the vocals did not work for me and I think were at odds with the music for the majority of the tracks. It should have been used more sparingly and as accents. See "Underbelly". If the whole thing had been a sort of back and forth with variations on those two highlighted songs, I still don't think this would have risen above a 3 for me. There are a few bands I was reminded of on here who do similar stuff, much better, and I think my time would be better spent giving those bands a listen. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Not sure I ever need to revisit any of this, and can't say the band has got me excited about other albums either. FURTHER LISTENING - Some Cities by Doves - Turn on the Bright Lights by Interpol - The Warning by Hot Chip

A new listen for me as I was not aware of this band until they popped up as today's album. This first track, however, had me do an actual spit take. I don't want to spoil it for anyone out there, but listen to the lyrics. I hope I don't laugh through this entire album. Some of the middle tracks recover, and it ends better than it begins. First, the album does good work creating a dreamscape of sound. The music is low and dreamy, but then the spell is continually broken once the vocals start. Look, I get that an operatic voice may be an acquired taste, but this one wasn't exactly for me. Add in relentlessly horny lyrics that occasionally drift into unintentionally hilarious territory and you have this album. 2.5/5 that I wouldn't round up to 3. Tracks that I might return to for curiosity's sake: When I'm Sleepy... We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues Through the Iron Gate

Another album I could definitely have died without having listened to.

It’s an ok album not bad but nothing that gets me going for the album the songs are alright but I feel there are better bands that do similar sounds

This was fine not sure the significance of being on the list didn’t sound like a standout

I like Wild Beasts and this is good, as is Smother which also could have made this list. The vocals and lyrics are borderline silly but I like them and not many bands sound like this. Not 5* because the highlights of the album are the first few tracks and it's less strong after that

assim, acho que eu escutei (sem exagero) uns 100 álbuns ao longo da minha vida com a mesma ideia desse, os mesmos vocais pseudo avant-garde, a mesma guitarrinha fazendo as mesmas progressões, o mesmo sintetizador, sei lá não é ruim, mas é completamente esquecível, assim como os outros 100 álbuns iguais que eu só não lembro o nome de nenhum. inclusive agora são 101, pq tb é esquecível. medíocre p caralho

compartilho da opinião do amigo nada demais, bem parecido com 3000 mil coisas esquecíveis. mas pelo menos não é horrível

Bit boring

Neurazí ani nenadchne. Len tak preplynie jedným uchom dnu a druhým von...

It was pretty good. One of the first pieces of music around my era that I hadn't heard of. Has a great sound reminiscent of passion pit/ walkmen/ lcd sound system kind of vibes

Trying too hard

Liked: Hooting & Howling, Two Dancers (i), This Is Our Lot, Empty Nest

Nah, too whiny

Ok.

First minute of song one I thought I'm going to hate this one. End of the song, total turnaround. I've hated many singers with the dramatic wandering up and down all over their massive vocal ranges, but turns out I'm on the Hayden Thorpe fan club side. Love the music, love the over top lyrics that match the over the top voice.

Seems like people who like Hayden Thorpe's voice really like it. I'm not one of those people. So much vibrato that it comes across as lacking control, plus I don't like the sort of "talk-singing" that some people do. "All The King's Men" had me laughing because Thorpe sounds like the gingerbread man from Shrek. I think this would have been a 4/5 for me with a different vocalist, because the band sounds pretty good and some of the songs have a really fun beat or catchy riffs. Very 2000s/2010s style indie drums.

I found Wild Beasts album Two Dancers quite pleasant to listen to. It was a first listen for me. From beginning to end it was perfect for a morning espresso chilling with Swift. While watching the chickadees outside.

Idk about this one. It was passable I guess. After some of the past few good albums, this one just falls flat.

I did not like that. The singers voice was high pitched and annoying. The instrumentals were alright but the singer drowned out any enjoyment and he sang. All. The. Time.

Can safely say I will never listen to this again. Worst one yet. Why is this on the list ahead of Alt-J’s An Awesome Wave?

Hressandi plata. Var ekki alveg viss með sönginn til að byrja með en hljóðfæraleikurinn er solid og lögin góð.

Kom skemmtilega á óvart. Mjög gott stöff. Ótrúlegt raddsvið hjá söngvaranum.

Thoroughly unique with shades of the theatrical and bizarre. Each musician has a very singular approach to their instrument and the synthesis of these disparate voices makes for a sonic pastiche unlike anything I’ve heard. There are familiar songwriting ideas here but they are used only as a foil for the unusual sounds, chords and tones to play with like a pun. Ultimately it’s not extremely satisfying as a listening experience but marks for originality certainly.

I’m not sure what to make of this album. Sometimes there are cool parts, nice beats, guitar lines, etc. And then, not infrequently, the male singer uses a very high register and it’s very distracting if not unpleasant. Also, a lot of the record sounds like it was produced in the 80s. I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing.

This sounds like a band who want to be Arcade Fire while desperately and self-consciously trying not to sound like Arcade Fire.

I can see why critics liked it, as they would have to keep listening all the way through, and the music kind of becomes catchy in an annoying way.

Not my cuppa. It’s the vocals that I mostly don’t care for.

Boring

no los conocía, me gusto mucho.

Erst Pfui, dann Hui, am Ende hat’s aber leider nicht gereicht…

Noch nie gehört, mochte es anfangs, weil es schräg klang, wurde mir dann aber zunehmend zu steril / emotionslos.

Enjoyable.

I really wanted to like this one. Musically, it’s fantastic, but the vocals were a huge turn off on this one. I quite enjoy falsetto vocals most of the time, but this was less singing and more shrieking. It unfortunately kinda ruined the experience for me because I think these guys are a pretty good band beyond that.

Started nice, but sounded so much like David Bowie. After a while it just dragged and was semi one note.

The vibe comes of as kind of sad and slow. The instrumentation and music is not bad. There's some interesting stuff going on but I can't get past his totally annoying vocals. Not just his warbling opera voice but his sense of melody is just something my brain wants to spit out. Yuck. no thanks.

I liked this a lot on first listen but after a couple more times, it kind of lost its luster and got less interesting. The lyrics and vocals were creative and intriguing, but the rest faded into the background a bit.

Good band name. Music is good Vocals….ahhhh not overly good. It’s the fake opera singer voice but then again it’s only 1 song. This is maybe a new age Pet Shop Boys. Maybe these guys are more in the realms of Erasure. You get what I’m saying though. This is gay club music. You couldn’t be assumed to be gay if you listen to this though. Listen away. It’s not bad and I’m as straight as you could get.

Why is this even on the list? Which dope smoking music critic from 2009 thought this was a true essential?

2/5 Wasn't really my type of indie rock music

It’s difficult to produce songs with surreal quirky lyrics that one can sing along too, but Wild Beasts mange are up there with bands like Sparks or Noel Fielding’s “The Loose Tapestries” Two dancers sounds like Sparks with out the pomp or bombast , but still managing to be brilliant. If sparks, with their distinct show-tune inspiration to their pop, are the kids from the fame school the Wild Beasts are the goth kids bunking off school and drinking cider in the park .

Alright. Arcade fire lite.

Not bad. I prefer the secondary singer to the lead singer: the lead sounds like he should be in a different genre, such as a musical or a gothic opera, whilst the other singer's voice reminded me of George Ezra. 'Empty Nest' was my favourite on the album.

Mér fannst þetta nú ekki neitt voðalega merkilegt. Söngurinn yfirgnæfði og eyðilagði eiginlega ánægjuna við að hlusta á plötuna. Mjög auðgleymanlegt.

A snoozer

Favorite Track: This is our Lot

They dancin'

Soft. Pleasant. New to me. Could use an up beat song in there somewhere.

I wanted to enjoy it but that falsetto is just too awful to ignore

As always with Wild Beasts I am on the edge of truly liking them. Perfectly good and nice to revisit after many years

lame ripoff attempt of protomartyr

Ya cuando escuché en la primera canción "This is a booty call / My boot my boot, my boot, my boot up your arsehole / This is a Freudian slip / My slipper, my slipper, my slipper, my slipper in your bits", sabía que iba a costarme continuar con este álbum. La primera parte fue difícil de digerir: el vocalista usa un tono de voz tan agudamente insoportable que a la segunda canción pensé en abandonar; a partir de Two Dancers (ii) es que empieza a relajar con ese pésimo falsetto y el disco se vuelve más tolerable. Siento que algunos temas podrían haber sido mejores directamente como instrumentales, siendo que la lírica y el estilo narrativo los empeoraban en vez de mejorarlos, honestamente... Dentro de todo, podría haber sido peor. Destaco algunas canciones, a pesar de saber que no volvería jamás a escucharlas. ↑: We Still Got The Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues, Two Dancers (ii), This Is Our Lot, Through The Iron Gate ↓: The Fun Powder Plot, All The King's Men, Two Dancers (i)

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Un peu planant, ça s'écoute bien

Sympa Un côté Kate bush

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A bit too much wailing

‘twas good

Это какой-то прикол? Унылый инди, где периодически воет фальцетом старая бабка-кошатница? Эти ребята родственники создателей списка? Жалко нельзя поставить ноль.

fun

meh. It's okay. Did it influence other artists or just emulate them?

Reminiscent of Klaus Nomi in places. Giving it five stars because it is well done, but it's not my cup of tea.

2010s indie really did have some of the best music under some of the worst vocals. A damn shame.

There’s definitely something in this album, it’s not bad, but it feels very of its time. There was a lot of bands prior to this album doing the same thing, and while this album is a pleasant listen, I didn't feel a meaningful point of difference that made me want to revisit it

Simple, inoffensive, and unnecessary.

I don't think I have ever been as enthusiastic about an album's opening notes, then so thoroughly disappointed upon hearing the vocals. Fucking absolutely hideous. Terrible disappointment. Like the male version of Bjork (who I also very much dislike). Boyjork. In several of my reviews, I have mentioned that albums would have been much better as instrumentals. After 400+ albums listened to from this list, this album is the king of that category. I can't even enjoy the REALLY GOOD music for the terribly distracting singing. Music: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Vocals: -⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Total: generously, ⭐⭐

Was 2009 a particularly poor year for music? I don't remember this at all, and to be honest, no wonder.

I quite liked this, but nothing really grabbed me and forced me to listen again. Maybe I'll give it another go at some point, but until then it's 3 stars for effort.

nah - not even rachel could muster up something nice to say... 1/5

Great

Some songs do not flow as well as others. There are a couple of decent songs on here. Overall nice. 3/5

boring

Another late 2000s indie UK band makes the list… I remember listening to this back in the day and kinda enjoying it… In reflection, the lyrics and vocals are testing a lot of the time when Hayden (?) is singing and much preferred the tracks with Tom (?) on vocals. A mercury prize nomination? Glad this lost out to The XX

??? Fave track: The Fun Powder Plot

Bang average with some annoying vocals. 2.5/5

It is a nice atmospherically album, it transcends you in it's world 4/5

wait i loved it

not really sure why this is an album i need to listen to. so mid

I liked the post Rock instrumentals but not the high vocals

No.

Good album. Some fun grooves. Certainly not something I would consider one of the thousand best.

I like the musical elements of this, but the vocals bring it down a bit for me.

One of my favourite groups of the last 20 years, and most of that is down to this album. From the hypnotic opening beats, to the weaving vocals of Tom and Hadyn flying from falsetto to baritone in a moment, to the lyrics often focussing on broken, violent masculinity; all delivered with maximal, slyly hilarious wordplay, that occasionally pulls words from the English language that have barely been used in a hundred years or so. Sublime, romantic, ridiculous and repulsive. To quote the band themselves "Equally elegant and ugly". Magical.

Pretty much everything I hate about 2000s indie pop. Whiny falsettos, unintelligible thoughtless lyrics, lack of variety. I'd rather listen to the neon trees. Giving it a two because some of the more instrumental songs are mostly tolerable.

a wonderful time, scratches my brain in just the right way. its got this proto alt-j wispiness over some wacky but simple rhythms, really comes together. theres a couple of skips but whats left is pretty unique and very enjoyable. favorite song is Through The Iron Gate, or Hooting & Howling

Rating: 3/10 Sorry but I find this to be the caliber of mediocre 2000’s indie pop that the British music press raves about and gobbles up in which I find myself having absolutely nothing to latch onto. This one feels a little different as an atmospheric artsy vibe rather than hitting you with any upbeat melodies or poppy hooks. Which is great if I were enjoying the vocals and arrangements and not being sounds that go in one ear and out the other, never to be remembered again.

Damn son I lowkey really like this. The vocals are strong while allllllmost verging on cheesy, the instrumentation is pretty great (I love the booming drums and bongos and random other little stuff), the songs went in random directions while simultaneously keeping the album pretty solid. It was so fun and interesting that it squeaked out a 4 star, well done 7.6/10

An okayish indie-pop album weighed down heavily by a fairly generic sound and an unfortunately brutal vocal performance in parts. There is no reason for the vocalist to push falsetto in as many instances as he does when it's incredibly rough, and detracts from an album that doesn't have much else standing out about it. The best moments are when he stays in a much more comfortable register, and the songs are elevated in a way that makes it surprising how under-utilized it is. Disappointing overall. Top tracks: All The King's Men, Two Dancers (ii)

Music is pretty good. Vocals are horrendous.

(1) Best track: “This is our lot.” One sentence: Melodic train set music.

This was actually quite an enjoyable record. There's a beat in most tracks that feels mesmerizing. Favourite Track(s): Two Dancers(ii), Empty Nest Least Favourite Track(s): When I'm Sleepy...

Talented singer, not my cup of tea but the music is alright

Couldn’t listen past track 3, ‘cause I decided a better use of my time was to clean my toilet

Yeah, this works. There were moments when I was really enjoying the instrumentals, then the vocals kicked in and the enjoyment plummeted. But the more I tuned it out and just took in the vibe, it was a good listen.

Music is pleasing to the ear, I don’t really like the vocals though. This really wasn’t for me at all to be honest. Fav song is ‘Two Dancers (i)’.

An unexpected good album from a bad I’ve never heard of!

Never heard of this band or album, not even a song. It was a nice.

Bom disco com proposta que foge do óbvio

A tad too whiny.

Trite, contrived, mediocre, milquetoast, amateurish, infantile, cliche-and-gonorrhea-ridden paean to conformism, eye-fucked me, affront to humanity, war crime, should *literally* be tried for war crimes, resolutely shit, lacking in imagination, uninformed reimagining of, limp-wristed, premature, ill-informed attempt at, talentless fuckfest, recidivistic shitpeddler, pedantic, listless, savagely boring, just one repulsive laugh after another.

3 1/2 stars, good alt pop album

Best Song: Hooting & Howling Wow, this was terrible. Musically it wasn't the worst thing I've ever heard and could maybe work as background music to a video game. Where the real misery kicks in is with the vocals. I think this may be the worst singer(s) I have had the unpleasant experience of listening to. I would listen to Bob Dylan and Warren Zevon any day compared with this. 1/5.

Listening as background music at work. Album finished and kept playing other albums by Wild Beasts. Not bad, nice for the office.

Pretty forgettable

It was fine, nothing special. Good music to have on in the background but nothing I would regularly listen to.

I hated the vocals so much it was barely bearable. Barely!

낫배드 괜춘

Forgotten already

2000s indie rock. Theatrical vocals with loads of flourishes. A bit weird.

Thought this was an interesting album, it kept me listening. Wasn’t too fond of the vocals though

Instrumentals were not bad but I could not stand the singers voice at all

Would make an ok instrumental

Hey that's pretty artsy, two stars for the music and that's generous given the vocal performance.

This album to me was mostly boring and just about listenable with few moments or parts of interesting stuff. I didn't like the singers and it put me off the most. Not for me. Best song was Through The Iron Gate but with lyrics I still wouldn't choose to listen to it voluntarily again.

Immediate first impression is that Everything Everything do a similar (but better) thing musically, vocally and lyrically, but I'll concede that there's some great complex drumming going on all through the album. Maybe this one's very much of its time and just hasn't aged very well?

Some good ideas in here that have all been executed in the most annoying way possible. When I’m sleepy… however was not one of those, that was an awful idea that was executed in the most annoying way possible. 2

One of the highs I’m always chasing in music is the thrill of hearing something new. I remember hearing this album when it came out and going, “Whoa! Here’s something I’ve never heard before!” The music is equal parts seductive and strange. Sleek, 80s pop inspired indie with a prog-rock vibe and a smooth, polished production. Of course, those falsetto vocals are the main draw. They’re so dramatic and flamboyant and theatrical. They draw attention to themselves like a spotlight on a dark stage. The second vocalist in the band has an amazing voice too! He’s got such a nice, silky, deep timbre. I love a band with two distinct lead singers. Such a cool move. Really good indie rock album and a fun choice to include on this list. This is such a gorgeous and memorable album cover too. I think the band found the perfect visual match for their cool, sexy, strange sound with this art.

Cool start to the album. Sometimes I like a record full of hooky poppy structured songs, and sometimes I love an experience, and this right from the get go is giving me an experience. This has a nice sound, but it's not for me. I can totally get why people would like this but there's something about the vocal performances that keep me at a bit of a distance from the sound. I'm getting a little bit of "The Antlers" sort of vibe, which is also one that I appreciate and want to like, but just doesn't really gel with me. Nice listen. I think repeated listens would be the way to get it to stick more to me. There's certainly a lot of good things about the record, and sometimes I was hearing a vocal part that I actually thought was super impressive, but on a whole it just wasn't a fit for me.

Nothing really wrong with this just don't enjoy the vocals. Just not for me

I started off feeling hopeful that this would be a gem - I enjoyed the initial sound and instrumentation of the opener, but it soon became apparent that it was vocally odd. The falsetto in Fun Powder Plot, Hooting & Howling and When I’m Sleepy put me off, by the 5th track I was over it. Although I appreciate strangeness sometimes, unfortunately this wasn’t at the level I deem enjoyable.

A complete unknown to me - not quite my thing but interesting enough to warrant a couple of listens

At first the falsetto vocals seemed a but annoying, but later it resolved into a familiar, albeit a bit boring in the modern context, indie sound. Enjoyable, but not the most interesting for me right now. 3/5

Slow, quiet, ethereal. but in the bad ways. Not my thing. 2/5

Interesting urban outfitters music

dance pop, 2009 -> 2

Definitely not a favorite. I enjoyed it in a lower register but not on the high parts

2.5 - Meh

The music is nice but the singing is hard to get past

Pretty chill, easy going indy rock. The vocals took a bit of getting used to, but not bad overall.

This album was pretty unmemorable. Very reminiscent of a lot of music of this time. Kind of like a less punchy Animal Collective. Overall- pretty mediocre. 2.5/5

Pretentious without any interesting enough ideas to justify it

Exceptional album.

Couldn't really decide on this album. On the one side somehow interesting, wanting me to listen more. But then parts, which I really dislike. A overall picture … to tell the truth, I'm not sure!

The only way to really rate this album is just to say this was like an experimental art exhibit at an art gallery you saw on a whim because you had nothing better to do that day and can't really express your feelings on how the experience was due to how abstract it all was. It left you content, but slightly bothered that there is no other way to express how it made you all feel.

i love wild beasts

Meh

Admittedly I only gave this one a quick listen due to the speed of the day. I liked bits of it but admittedly it started off very sketchy and almost scared me off. It hits a stride part of the way through but ultimately its too hit and miss for me to want to listen to the whole album. I may just listen to a song here and there. It does make me wonder how other albums sound though. Biggest Hit - Empty Nest Biggest Miss - The Fun Powder Plot Hidden Gem - We Still Got The Taste of Dancin On Our Tongues

I have very little positive to say about this.

Fun and funky

3.1 1x

I quite enjoyed the experimental nature of this album. On my second listen through I paid less attention and just let the mood wash over me and enjoyed it more. 3 stars. Fave track - hooting and howling.

I bought it. They sound like Elbow, which is a fine thing to be

I dismissed this on first listen, but giving it a second chance it grew on me a lot. Top track: through the iron gate

Está dramático el vibrato pero el ritmo tranquilo no me disgusta, no sé si es lo mío pero algo me agrada

Musically it is somewhat interesting. Unfortunately, it got boring to me pretty quickly. Not for me.

Bit weird, not really my thing. Though the intro to the opening track did seem promising at first. Not a terrible album though

Feel like I could’ve really liked this. In the end it was just okay. Simpsons: No

Kenzie liked it, I was kinda middle of the road.

All the King’s Men is always playing at my gym so it’s nice to put a band to the song. This was fine, not really my thing and definitely of its time. Sparse and slightly eerie sound. Hooting and Howling was my fave. High 3.

Never head of them. Thought I would hate it based on the description. I didn't, but I didn't like it either. Too theatrical with way too much falsetto. Don't need to hear this again.

Happy 1000! Though this album is not what I would have chosen to celebrate with I liked this more than I expected to. I wonder if they were influenced by U2 as I get a similar vibe from the grandiosity of the vocals and the sound of the instrumentation.

Indie rock I could stand listening to!

Didn’t need a listen before I died

It's definitely music. I don't hate it.

Very beautiful album with a unique sound.

Het voelde een beetje alsof ik in een film zat uit 2009 (van noah Baumbach) en als nepo-baby iets creatiefs deed in Brooklyn ofzo. Begin vond ik heel nice, daarna werd het saai!

Decent enough album, but I really don't care for the high-pitched vocals a lot of the time.

brits rock albumpie dat misschien net te enthousiast in deze "onvergetelijke" lijst is opgenomen

4/5

it was nice for background music but i couldn’t get into it, personal thing but the album cover rlly unsettled me 7/10

I had never heard of this group, so I came in with an open mind despite peeping at some of the reviews in advance. I was honestly vibing to the first song until the vocals came in. My word, what an atrocity. It's a damn shame, because the music is honestly great. The singer needs to go.

Creo que me gustó, pero dos por ahora, volvería a escucharlo

Ikke for mig, men det mindede mig om hvor meget jeg elsker Kate Bush, så det var da godt for noget

Blast from the past. Alt for længe siden jeg har hørt den her

Their sound is unique. Good indie.

Die stemmen zijn echt gewoon verschrikkelijk

Silleensä ihan hyvää indie rokkia. En oikein tykännyt laulajan falsettoäänestä, matalemmat lauluosuudet oli jees. Instrut kivan maalaavia ja tunnelmallisia, mutta jotain jäi ehkä sit kummiskin hiukan uupumaan. Parhaat: Two Dancers (i), Two Dancers (ii), This Is Our Lot

Dull and offensive

Why

Yeah, nah.

It's not bad. Kind of like a local natives kinda thing that sounds good for awhile and at it's time but work best in small doses.

Blind album and artist. 2 tracks gave me Glass Animals vibes but the vocalist has a similar style to older artists.

Arty and atmospheric.

Uh…I don’t mind the vocals so much as a find the lyrical content fucking lame. And I just got so tired of it. At least spice things up.

Una grata sorpresa, por momentos me recordaba a Jeff Buckley pero con un sintetizador

Had to turn it off x

Absolute perfection

I didn’t really like this one that much.

This is another album I enjoyed on my second listen. The guitar-forward tracks were more interesting to my that the synth-forward tracks. The is no doubt that both songs are very talented and that is the biggest strength of this music. I liked it, it just didn't kick me in the ass.

2/5 - Not my thing at all, pretty generic

This album was a fun listen it felt like I was listening a psychedelic tinged ‘indie sleaze’ band. The tracks I took a liking too where ‘When I’m Sleepy’ and ‘Fundpower Plot’. I don’t really have a proper opinion on the latter half of the album because I need to re-listen. - (6.01.26) GEMV

Nothing for me here. It exists. Thats really it. I dont have any insights on anything. Its fine but not worth the time. Maybe you see the value but I dont. It dodnt piss me off though so thats a plus.

This is what I was after !!! A great discovery - sadly disbanded but awesome.

Need to listen more

i dont really know? proc porad houkaji

Nah

not that interesting. two dancers doesn’t do a whole lot to separate itself from other indie acts of the 2000s. the instrumentals are derivative and both singers have unbelievably aggitating voices. i can see the appeal here, but i’m a little unsure of the accolades this album has received. self-serious indie music like this was a dime a dozen back in the day, so i’m not sure what made people think this album was better than the rest in 2009.

Wow! This album was pleasantly surprising, also nice to have a more recent album for a change. Each song had a great melody, though the songs did run together.

Not Wild nor for Beasts, like myself

Took me a few songs to get into this one, but once it clicked I heard a couple tracks I would put on a setlist. I’ll spin it again.

They just seem to be reaching for weirdness to the point where I thought “I bet their parents have Wikipedia pages”. Turns out they don’t, but two (2) stars for you anyway.

I like this as much as Throbbing Gristle. He sounds like a deranged Prince with no control over his vocal cords.

This was my first Wild Beasts album. I wasn’t sure about it at first but then realized I was dancing my ass did so I think I enjoyed it. The vocals take some adjustment but it once it clicks they’re great, and the guitar leads play with a fantastic rhythm section in a great way.

The instrumentals on this album were great and I felt like I was drawn into most of the songs. The vocals kind of threw me through a loop though and can safely say was distracted by some of the choices in some of the earlier tracks. Good, but not really my style.

Ok - another new one to me…. Right up my street from the start. Kind of a modern day Sparks…vocals are a bit all over the place though! Definitely going to listen again. 3

This was a crappy way to start the New Year but that's pretty much par for the album choices made for this project. The fatal flaw with this entry is the vocalist. What's up with the theatrical falsetto? It's not good and taints all that it touches which is pretty much every song on this album.

Some of this was interesting in a cool way, but I didn’t like it

jao ne znam... malo podseca na Alt-J... neke pesme su oke, neke nista spec.. ni tamo ni vamo

forerunners of the mid 2010s indie alternative movement, definitely not timeless

horrible voice. not my vibe wouldnt listen again

Thought this album was gonna be great until the singing started. Album feels like something college kids would lie to themselves about and say they liked it so everyone around them knew they don’t listen to “popular” music.

2 Stars (5/15)

Synthy as hell. Honestly surprised this was actually part of the books and not a fan addition. It wasn't bad, but it does leave me wanting for a better synthesis of 80's synth-wave and 2000's indie pop. Vocals were cool until I turned them up.

hipster music 101

I recognize this is kinda good and represents something of a movement within indie rock of the time period, but it's just not for me. The songs the main guy sings are better written, but I like the other guy's voice better.

Not my thing.

Really enjoyed the music. The lyrics are a little problematic on several songs.

dit vond ik soms leuk maar t nummer A Simple Beautiful Truth vond ik meer vibes, ander album tho

When it comes to anything released after 2002, I swear the people who made this list are super out of touch. Here is a tip for anyone who may be starting this list: if you get an band you don't recognize the name and the album came out after 2000, it is going to be the most mid album ever and you will forget you listened to it in a week (especially if it is British). Anyways this album is ok, but I could see myself actually really enjoying this one if they got anyone else to sing. I really like the instrumentals, but this sing sucks out any would be enjoyment. Low 3.

1.45

Pretty good album

Solid Indie Rock album. There’s a falsetto vocal presentation in some songs that I don’t particularly like, but even those songs are good otherwise. Notable tracks include Hooting & Howling, All The King’s Men, Two Dancers, This Is Our Lot, Empty Nest, Through the Iron Gate.

Cool

this was awful

Bad

Yuck. The background music was bland, but otherwise ok. The vocals were god awful. Falsetto should be used sparingly and for effect. It was just annoying and distracting on this. But the lyrics? Yeah. That's where this goes into icky territory. They were really, really bad. This feels like the music of "performative/matcha males" before that term was even a thing. Not for me.

Really loving this album right from song one, throughout the entire album. Great music to just put on in the background while you’re puttering around. It’s got the chill, melodic vibes, with a cool indie feel as well. Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: if I found it I might Favourite Song: Empty Nest

It improved around the point it started sounding like The National ~track 5/6

hmmm interesting. I'm not really diggin it. The voice is too theatrical 2 stars

Musically it's great, but I have a bit of a hard time with warbly vocals so couldn't really get into it

A pleasant enough listen but couldn’t get past the feeling that they’re trying to be too clever

If Everything Everything are a poor man's Radiohead, this is a poor man's Everything Everything. I quite like All The King's Men though and I'd give this a 7 if marks were out of 10..

Boring!

The synth is plesant, and the lower vocals are very fine, but the falsetto is not to my taste. 3/5

This is like proto-Glass Animals, especially their early sound. It actually freaks me out how much the one vocalist (Hayden Thorpe) sounds like Dave from GA. Very minimalist sound and I graduated high school in 2013 so the late 00's/early 10's indie sound is firmly in my ears. I really like this, it's nothing insanely groovy or groundbreaking but I find this kind of music really soothing. Great for a chill evening or staring out the window on a plane. Reminds me of younger days, hiking, driving. This isn't my new favorite record but maybe I'll remember it again one day and spin it for some generalized nostalgia. Feels like an auditory warm hug from a band I'd never heard of before today.

This feels very 2009. It feels like something that someone had on their iTunes and was really really jazzed about. Then I’d get it on my iPod and be jazzed about it, and then give it to other people because this is “really good,” but in reality I probably only listen to it a few times or when I’m hanging out with girls and want to seem cultured. It’s fine. Kinda cool, kinda boring.

Really loved this but never heard of them before. Nice find!

I’m surprised I slept on this album when it came out, although the vocals and lyrics can be a little trying at first. Instrumentally it reminds me a lot of my favorite Foals tracks, and I feel like I could get into this after a few more listens.

Eugh

Some nice complexity and overall mood.

The songs have potential, I find the mixing throws the songs off. The vocals trampled the music at times. It was a nice enough headphones listen, but it all started to blend together after the first 3 songs.

Liked some, hated some, some was just annoying.

Well worth a listen, but need more time to fully appreciate this band as there is a lot going on. Reminded me of Talking Heads, which is a huge compliment.

I really liked the music.. and then they started singing and I liked it less.

Okay Indie album

Interesting indie album. The pacing was a little slow for me at times but I liked the album as a whole.

Er þetta Högni Egilsson? Fun powder plott er flott, og hitt er alveg ágætt. Toga þetta kannski ekki í fjarka eftir tvær hlustanir, en mögulega færi það hærra ef ég gæfi þessu fleiri sénsa.

Part of indie scene of early 2000s, Particular vocals of Thorpe, falsetto style. Occasionally eminds of Sparks in theatricality. Musically find this style dull but it has it's moments. Lirically nothing special. Highlight: underbelly. Not my cup of tea. It lacks an edge.

I couldn’t stand either of their voices. Mediocre at best. Indie rock dud

Eh, understated and underwhelming.

English indie, não é ruim, mas merece no máximo 2,5

01/12/2025 I have never heard of these guys before and will probably never again, but this was decent enough. Spotify listeners: 71.2k

11/25/25. Just meh. Appreciate this group striving for a different sound for this era, but didn't excite my ears much. Songs are rather mellow and slower, don't really go anywhere. But, doesn't follow a pop formula which I'll give credit.

Musically, 'Two Dancers' is okay, but the singers are absolutely DREADFUL! With so much silly falsetto and whiny shrieks, it gets grating real quick, and as its over inoffensive, generic indie rock/pop, it's really not my thing. When the singers (Hayden Thorpe and Tom Fleming) put away their falsetto, it's at least listenable, if forgettable, but goddamn that falsetto is just woeful. It's like they listened to The Smiths, Radiohead and The Darkness and found the falsetto parts were the best aspect of each band and incorporated it heavily into their own sound. I'm terribly sorry to Wild Beasts, but you don't belong in this list. Best songs: Nil

Interesting. Part Sparks, part Elbow, part post-rock. Enjoyed it.

Great lyricism, awesome falsetto

There are parts of this I like, some of the beats, sound and vibe. The title track starts in a similar vein to an XX song. But when all the elements are put together and it turns out pretty average.

Middling and forgettable indie rock would get a rating of "2" every day from me, but the horrendous vocals pull this album down out of obscurity into something truly remarkable in the worst possible of ways. Well done, fellas.

I know I’m the outlier on this one, but I quite enjoyed the expressive vocals and how they paired with the dreamy instrumentation. This is far more interesting than some other very safe and boring records on this list. There’s a boldness that I really appreciate in this record. The two vocalists pair nicely and create a nice juxtaposition that keeps the record interesting.

Fav song: This Is Our Lot Fantastic instrumentation but I cannot stand the musical theatre injection of vocals. Sometimes they really nailed it with the softer vocals, but it was too few and far between. Definitely can tell it was made during the era that The Temper Trap were popular.

It feels like they tried to make an interesting and different album. I liked some songs a lot.

Really liked this to be fair. Not completely sold on the falsetto so was glad when it trailed off halfway through. Great musicianship though the underlying music was fab

I'm not familiar with Wild Beasts, but I tend to enjoy indie rock albums from this era, so I think there's a good chance that I'll like this album. Reading some of these reviews, I see that the vocals are a bit of a turnoff for some people, but I enjoy some of the most reviled vocalists on this list (Neil Young, Tom Waits, etc.), so it'll take more than kooky singing to scare me! Well, unfortunately, people were right about those vocals. I really didn't care for the falsettos that cycled through this album. I didn't mind the lower register singing though, and it actually reminded me of the vocals on Elbow's album, which was a plus. Vocals aside, I wasn't really into this album. For about the first three or four songs, I thought Two Dancers had some really solid rhythms, and there were some percussive elements that I really enjoyed. The rest of the musical elements were fine, but I didn't think that most of these songs were anything special. I really expected some catchy hooks and melodies on this album, but that just wound up not being the case. There was so much great music coming out around this time, and Two Dancers definitely gets overshadowed by albums the XX and Tourist History. Even though the first few tracks were pretty good, this album just didn't do anything for me as it went on. I wasn't that into the lyrics, and the vocals just grated on me as this album didn't do anything for me musically. However, I thought "Hooting & Howling" was really good. I loved the gentle keyboard melody, and the guitar sounded great when it came in. The bass provided a really good groove, and this was easily the most fun song on the album.

Insouciant indie-rock riffs and Russell Mael-style vocal histrionics - two great tastes that...don't work that well together, unfortunately. I appreciate the attempt to do something different but this blend ain't hitting for me. And the lyrics - what in the faux-fey arrested development is going on here.

Come on. Nobody thinks this album is fantastic or groundbreaking. Their mom didn’t even like it.

very vocal heavy album

Really good, really enjoyed this

I think one of the benefits of this project is giving us the ability to identify ass from peak. this is ass. 1/10

Hmm. Okay. I think this one actually belongs in 1,001 Albums You Might Get Around To If You Feel Like It.

A less electronic and more indie sounding Radiohead. No thanks.

I enjoyed this a lot more than the reviews I read seemed to. Lots of trance like beats that I liked quite a bit. Id recommend to people who like lots of repetitive sounds

That's not my taste in music - But ok

𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 is a sleek, shimmering piece of art-pop that feels both sensual and feral, built around tightly interlocked guitars, soft percussion and a kind of nocturnal elegance. The element that will make or break this album for most listeners is Hayden Thorpe’s dramatic countertenor — airy, theatrical, and constantly on the edge of falsetto. For some people that voice is an instant deal-breaker; for me it isn’t, and it actually adds personality and strangeness to music that might otherwise feel too polished. That said, the record doesn’t always land with the weight it seems to promise. The atmosphere is consistent to a fault, and several tracks blur together rather than stand apart. It’s a beautiful listen, but often more mood than revelation. A distinctive and memorable album, just not an essential one — interesting, stylish, and occasionally excellent, but not a masterpiece.

Further evidence that the person assigning genres to these albums is a raging alcoholic who dabbles with mushrooms - the only thing "rock" about this album is . . . nothing. Nothing at all about this has anything to do with rock. Not much of a review, is it? That's because even though the album is playing while I type, I can't remember anything about it. Good or bad; this might be the most forgettable album I've come across. Influence 1. Hits 1. Quality 2. Intangibles 2. It's fine, just totally forgettable 2.

Although I like a unique voice, the theatricality of his singing was hard to take seriously as it didn’t seem to match the tone of the music at times.

Didn’t do a whole lot for me. The vocals grew on me a marginal amount and the music behind it was good enough to be productive listening to it as background music.

I like 00s indie but this were pretty forgettable 43 minutes and I think there are so many better albums that could've been included on this list - it's one of those albums I simply don't understand why should I or others listen to before we die.

3.7 Never heard of these, it was pretty interesting. Enjoyed the vocal style, a bit Ahoni in places but less annoying. Album petered out a bit towards the end but quite a few saved down. A lot better than some of the other 2010ish soft rock albums that have appeared on here.

Did not like the singer

Never heard of this band. Perfectly acceptable 00s indie music, with that drum sound. And then he starts singing. Oh my god. I really can't take to it. When the other guy sings it's fine but not massively interesting, but the falsetto wailing just makes me laugh. There's something not very savoury about a lot of the lyrics too, maybe it's a character being played but it's not good enough to get away with it.

It's like if you took Radiohead and made it whinier and tried to be even more artsy and stuck up about it. This was a bit tedious to listen to.

I wish someone didn't tell him that his falsetto was impressive. This album could have been avoided. 2.

The music was fine. The vocals were not. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 1/5

Falsetto dance music Hooting & howling Empty nest

Interesting, but not one I’ll come back to.

this was interesting. not great. kind of felt like they were trying to walk a tightrope between harder rocking indie and easy listening background tunes. and i’m not sure it worked super well. it wasn’t blasphemous but it wasn’t for me

I like to think I'm pretty accepting of unique voices (given that I love Radiohead, The Mountain Goats, Neil Young, Elliott Smith, etc), but I couldn't get used to the goth Tiny Tim vibes here. Too much falsetto, too much vibrato. I liked the non-vocal components, so we're averaging it to a 3.

A new find. Enjoyable. Definitely a band worth pursuing

Pretty solid! Cool first “modern” era album, liked some songs. A very 3 star album.

User, and Lady Gaga.

Nicht meins, schrottig popig..

Of all the great indie albums from this era, this one? Instrumental parts are solid, but can't stand the singing at all - hard to listen to this album.

I liked the intro of the first track. That's as good as it gets. No-one knows why "Two Dancers" made it on the list. It's too average to be a must listen. At least "Two Dancers" isn't as bad as others say. 3 stars for "Two Dancers".

mediocre radiohead dance pop

This was alright - mostly just made me want to listen to Hercules and the Love Affair

Nope, nope, nope. That Voice…!

The music was good. The singing, I'm not even sure. It was like Tiny Tim in some sort of awful musical you just wanted to move on to the next song, except the next song was just the same familiar pain. And then all of a sudden someone sang like a human being, and that was nice. And then more Tiny Tim. When Amazon Music moved on to play something it seemed similar, it was not especially similar, and it was immediately clear my pain had ended.

Wears its influences on its sleeves but doesn’t rise above to much effect. I like the vocals but I never got into this one back in the day and it doesn’t do much for me with a relisten.