Two Dancers

This one is really frustrating because there are clearly the groundworks of a good album, but it's still so far from its potential. I'll start with the vocals, my God they are annoying, definitely the consistently worst thing about this album. But I have to give it to the musicianship, these are clearly talented people who can write an amazing song and play their instruments incredibly well. You can tell that so much passion and emotion put into these songs, but most of them feel like they end a bit too soon before they really got the chance to show how far they could have gone.

heard this prior to using this generator to get through the 1001 albums list. i'll give it a proper rating The Fun Powder Plot - 2/5 Hooting & Howling - 3/5 All the King's Men - 5/5 When I'm Sleepy - 3/5 We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues - 4/5 Two Dancers (i) - 3/5 Two Dancers (ii) - 3/5 This Is Our Lot - 3/5 Underbelly - 3/5 Empty Nest - 3/5 Through the Iron Gate - 2/5 Average score: 3.1/5 hmmm. where do i begin? i'm feeling 50/50 on the vocal performance. i wouldn't say i hated it, but i didn't love it either. the singer's performance was beautiful at times and comical in others, but i've certainly heard stranger. what are some of these lyrics though?? many of these songs are nonsensical to the point of being distracting at times whatever story the artist is trying to paint with his performance isn't clear at all whatsoever. it's music, sure, but it's also a lyrical clusterfuck

Loš mi album, baš ništa zanimljivo. Ponadala sam se da bi moglo biti kul u početku, ali eto, razočarenje. 1/5, 2.5./10

Gee I sure am glad that I listened to "Two Dancers" by Wild Beasts. Now I can finally die without regrets! Favorite track: Hooting and Howling

didnt like this one oop

I did like some songs, but overall not for me. Kinda annoying. 2.5 stars.

Hadde allerede en sang lastet ned fra de, gøy!

Bad. Just plain bad. Trying to figure out if it is more boring than Coldplay.

Hooting & Howling We Still Got the Taste of Dancin' on Our Tongues

Dug this considerably. Especially, EMPTY NEST, THROUGH THE IRON GATE, THE FUN POWDER PLOT, THIS IS OUR LOT. They do a really cool blend of surf rock, melancholy tones, and shades of punk, oddly. The Smiths meets Alt-J.

Music was fine, vocals are cursed

Haven’t ever heard of them before but pleasantly surprised. Another situation where I’d like to differentiate between a 3 and a 4 but giving them a nod to a 4 so they don’t get lost in my 3s and I can go back to them

Boring, reminded me of arcade fire

This was pretty painful to get through. Boring, grating, juat why.

Got about 3 songs in and wasn't feeling it

it was honestly alright. very interpretive, very different. felt like i was walking into a contemporary art museum. but honestly not mad about it. would take some gettin used to but i honestly enjoyed it

Beginning and ending were good; sagged in the middle

Somewhere out there is a musician whose wonderful music was absolutely destroyed by the operatic diva bullshit vocals on this album.

un poco repetitivo pero estuvo bien

Yea i mean, fine. Good music with way to much falsetto yodeling in the background. Temper Trap did this better at a similar time. I'll put this in the Bjork and Rush School of Music Id Like to Hear Sung By Someone Else.

Not crazy about the singing. Not my thing.

Never heard of them! I dig the intro song and the music, it's oddly familiar. It's all enjoyable music. Nothing stands out, nothing is groundbreaking though. No hits, a solid # of listens across the 10 tracks, and a good collection of songs but not T1001 worthy. Favorite track "The Fun Powder Plot", and I love the song title. Their album "Present Tense" is a ton more popular so I gave it a try too. 3 stars for this one, nothing earth shattering or memorable.

Eh. Two Dancers was dream-pop, had ambience, and was relatively smooth--but to its detriment it melded together into one blob. If this was solely an instrumental album, my opinion would be more favorable, but I didn't care for the vocals at all. The album did start positively, but then the vocals kicked in, and I tuned out.

This album demonstrated the more creative and exploratory side of 2000s indie. There are a lot of interesting stylings and sounds on this album. I was genuinely intrigued and unsure of what to expect from track to track, and they did a good job keeping things fresh, which is something that dream pop and dream pop adjacent acts aren't always good at. Not making every track incredibly dream poppy and making sure to utilize an array of different sounds to keep things unique went a LONG way with this album! I won't say that I LOVED this album, and I'm certainly not convinced of its need to be on this project, but I was surprised how much I actually generally enjoyed it. Many people on this project seem to just despise dream pop and adjacent stuff in general, but I am typically just looking for something that mixes up the pace -- and this album did that, while staying true to its genre.

Different, enjoyed it

An insufferable vocal performance over what where pretty great instrumental tracks. I understand art rock is weird and expressive in ways that are unconventional, but this is too pretentious for me.

The music was cool, dark and brooding but I found myself annoyed by the singer’s falsetto. I’d listen again though.

Another enjoyable band that I had never heard before, none of the songs stood out as memorable, but I think that's the point of indie folk rock from the late aughts.

I am not sure what it is, but I am a bit of a sucker for the neo-lounge singer types. I am not sure this is totally a 5 star album, but I am trying not to regress to the middle with all my rating and give out more on both sides of the spectrum. And I thought this was very fun and silly and awesome.

Track 3 Wonderful music but awful high voice.....

Not very wild beasts. Pleasant enough, inoffensive, not hugely memorable after two listens.

This was pretty good background music but it doesn't really seem essential in any meaningful way? I am surprised that I missed a band that was beloved by Pitchfork in the late 00s, though.

Wild Beasts' Spotify description states they are "flamboyant" and "sensual", which I guess means "falsetto" and nothing actually flamboyant or sensual.

Really fun album. And funny at times like how can you sing "this is my booty call" in that falsetto 😂

I was holding out hope but the moment they started signing it was over

Enjoyed.

I liked it - after getting used to that voice! Almost stopped it, but kept going. It turned out to be good background music for my work day. I also went and listened to some other stuff of theirs. not bad. Not going to be a regular listener, but could come back to it someday.

Weird but ok.

Ambient background noise

Instrumentally solid, but the lyrics are stupid and the vocals sound like a Muppet auditioning for an art school tragedy. No favorites.

Two Dancers has a sound that immediately brings Temper Trap to mind. It's moody, atmospheric indie rock with soaring vocals and a touch of glam. The first half of the album is really strong, pulling you in with its rhythm and energy, but somewhere past the midpoint it starts to drift and lose its spark. Still, there’s enough charm here to imagine these guys putting on a great live show.

The type of perfectly fine landfill indie album that feels destined to be forgotten in the depths of Sirius XMU playlogs and long-abandoned, soon-to-expire music blogs.

Great flow and calming to listen too

This isn’t bad but it’s not for me. The vocals get old. Idk I guarantee there are 1001 albums better than this - feels like some nostalgic shit for the author.

I like this. I'd say it falls into some of those other indie albums from this time.

really don't like this one

not so bad but not so exciting

Интересное звучание, но мне непонятны тексты песен. На 3,5))

I didn't think this is as terrible as some of the reviews made it out to be, but then again it wasn't good.

Also, so ganz kann ich die schlechten Bewertungen nicht nachvollziehen. Aber was Besonderes ist das auch nicht.

I love Wild Beasts, but Smother would be the better album to include in this list.

Soma classic indie rock/pop. I liked the beats in the beginning of the album. Didn’t like the second half as much. Too slow. The singers voice is half decent but sounds a little bit like an opera singer which isn’t my favorite. They sound like they influenced Glass Animals.

Damn what a vibe. The rhythm and percussion lines throughout the album had me hooked from the start. I don't remember the last time I listened to an album that made me want to pick up my drumsticks and play along. It was almost impossible not to dance to this so naturally I listened to the album again when making dinner for myself and drinking wine alone in my kitchen :'). While this is stating the obvious, I genuinely loved the contrast of the falsetto and the otherwise warm melodies and harmonies really tickled something in my brain.

Good, not super interesting but fine for the background

Yeah, this one just didn't do anything for me.

Ett band som gått mig förbi. Typiskt 2009, indie med lite psykedelia.., bra men kanske inte så häpnadsväckande

Jesus wept. It's like bands like The National and Interpol even to an extent U2 decided to collaborate with a performance art student. I looked into them out of interest and they're critically acclaimed, who are these critics? Because 9 times out of 10 when I see that I know it'll be radio 6 fodder. (Not slating all R6 stuff but they play some absolute tosh in the name of "artistry") One star as the drummer seems to have some rhythm.

I’m not usually a fan of falsetto vocals on a record, but there was a point that this one won me round, and that was when they started singing about girls from Shipley. Apparently Wild Beasts were originally from Kendall, but are now based in Leeds so that counts as just about local to me. The music also grew on me too, rapidly promoting this band to a solid contender for a Saturday afternoon at a music festival on a sunny day slot.

This is actually pretty good; a good mix of influences somewhere between indie rock with electronics bits and beats. I get that the voice can be irritating, but it fits well the atmosphere of the album.

boo this man.

Similar to the xx album. Received a lot of acclaim for some reason but not that great. Pitchfork has the xx album at 3 and this album at 9 on their list of the best albums of 2009. So maybe people were just into that sort of stuff back then or Pitchfork was full of shit, which they often are.

6/10 - There were some decent parts and some mid parts.

More unremarkable and boring 2000s indie crap. Not really interesting enough for me to care

The only thing more irritating then this album was the traffic I was in when listening to it. That being said I have heard a lot worse during this exercise.

British art-pop. The guy's voice reminds me of Dominick's when he puts on the "ref didn't call a foul" whining inflection that I dislike so much.

No no no

My record here is clear. I have an average star rating given of 3.74. I have given exactly 1 1-star review. I love to give the benefit of the doubt. But, this one was aggressively irritating.

Such brilliant musicality into beautiful dancable fun

At times, Wild Beasts feels like the Temu version of Tame Impala. This feels like "We need to put a modern album in this book." This album felt pretty inconsequential to me, other than the fact it won a prize (Mercury Prize). Not bad, not good.

point7.

Now there is an interesting one. New sounds, very original.

Not really

A bit more interesting than just generic pop, but the voice can be a little over the top for me.

Instrumental great, vocals I need to get used to... Overall not my cup of tea but I still liked it

I liked the music but didn’t like the lyrics or singing

Okayyy. I was ½way through the first track before I realised they might not be a Japanese band! Not that there is anything wrong with that. As the album continued it became obvious that they weren't and yeah it was sort of ok. Nothing amazing, but nothing bad either. It's a high 2, but definitely not a 3.

I wasn’t too sure about his falsetto vocal but got used to it. The album was pleasant enough as background noise but it just rumbled along without anything exciting happening. Therefore a mid 2 star.

I remember this when it was released. Listened to it once. Forgot about it until now. After typing this I will forget about it again.

Perfect album! IMHO, the second part of album is much better than the first one!

Sounds like the artsy, 00s indie side project of a coked up Rick Astley. I'm glad he found his calling as the likeable alternative to Morrissey instead

Technically well-made but it didn’t stick with me; I’ll revisit and see if anything sticks with me further in the future.

The opener is good. Very dense and atmospheric. The second track, “Hooting and Howling”, has my attention right away. This is really good. This album is really good. Listening to “this is our last” now.

It's like the arcade fire but with the worst vocalist on the planet

not rly my thing but he has an interesting voice!

Enjoyable but not memorable imo

An interesting mix of genius and absolute crap. Personally I found this too pretentious to gel with.

I loved it! Never heard of these guys but really cool sound, would definitely listen again

Wow!!

# Album Name: Wild Beasts # Artist: Two Dancers # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Underwhelming. Not very good. Bang Average. Not a single song that. clicked. # Top Tunes: # Would I listen to it again? Nah

It was fine.

"nominated for the Mercury Prize," Often a good indicator that what you're about to listen to is pretentious nonsense. It was going all right until he opened his mouth. The first track boasts some of the most annoying (and inane) vocals I've ever heard. I hope it improves. Oh... track two, no it doesn't. Track 3. I've had enough of this. I'm out. Oh, yeah. 1/5 but only 'cos I can't give it 0/5.

Enjoyed a lot, some lyrics and vocals were a bit grating but 3! Favs: The fun powder plot Hooting and howling All the king’s men This is our lot - stand out !

"Girls from Shipley" me for 1 hour a month when I get a 12-min train to get my nails done. 2/5 - I don't resonate with this and was waiting for it to finish. That being said, there are some songs that were nice e.g. Two Dancers (i) Some of the vocals are a little jarring.

Shoegaze and ambient. Thoughtful instrumentation coupled with good mastering and fidelity. Sounds like many other bands of the era, washed out and ethereal. Like a b rate Alt-J. I enjoyed the whimsy and didn’t really find aggravation with the singing like others. It was just overall solid and ok.

This is #day206 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... oh well, another late ‘00s indie-schmindie album... I’ve heard of this band’s name but never gave them a shot. They always seemed too indie for my taste, and I don’t mean the good kind of indie. No surprise that there’s nothing on this album that grabs me. The semi-falsetto vocals, in particular, grate on the ear. Prove me wrong, but like a lot of stuff from this era (at least the stuff picked for this list), this record holds little to no significance in the history of music. The only ground it breaks is the ground of sheer boredom. I couldn’t finish it. I know I’ve mentioned this in other reviews, but I’m going to say it again, especially since we’re on the topic of ‘00s indie rock/post-punk revival, or whatever you want to call it: I can’t believe there isn’t an album by, say, Interpol on this list... But, actually, given the amount of crap I’ve already shoveled through and still have to shovel through, I’m starting to believe… Come on, panel of critics who compiled this, Turn On The Bright Lights, will you? Meanwhile, this gets what it deserves: a 1 out of 5. Looking forward to #day207.

The voice alone took it down from a 3 to a 2. Every time I caught myself enjoying it, the voice alone reminded me why this album sucks.

Easily one of the better albums of the 80s... released in 2009. Soft vocals, synths, it pretty much has it all.

Probably wouldn’t listen again, but not BAD; it was great for zoning out in the car for a while; a solid 2.5 i think? Faves: hooting and howling, we’ve still got the taste…

Quite up my street - ethereal but upbeat. Something quite different I liked it.

It’s a bit peculiar, but overall not a bad sound. It just seems to be trying too hard.

Getting whiplash from this album. At times brilliantly forward thinking, at others the most boring sludge that would pollute indie music for decades to come with so many dime a dozen bands that clearly ripped this sound off. final track is a banger. First 3 or 4 are pretty unique and good. Rest is a snooze

Det er mye å like ved produksjon og det instrumentelle. For meg ødelegger vokalen som til tider er tam og andre ganger direkte dårlig. Helt grei bakgrunnsmusikk.

De hipstergreiene her kan du beholde for deg sjæl.

Couldn't get into it.

Instrumental is great but vocals sometimes didn't feel serious at all and didn't match the vibe

To me a pretty typical indie record from the 2000s. It was middle of the road to me. There's definitely better indie records from that era.

The music itself was pretty good and I was super optimistic when the first track started, but I feel like the vocals did more harm than good here. Disappointing, because there are lots of elements that I like. Favorites: Two Dancers (i), (ii)

meh

A couple lesser songs but overall really good. Nice voice.

Very nostalgic of my early adulthood.

Fairly enjoyable, but nothing stood out to me.

The last 2 songs Underbelly and Empty Nest are the only 2 remotely worth listening to. The rest of them, ugh. Some of them are a warbling repetitive mess. Did I have to hear this before I died. No. Who the hell picks these album 1001 album worthy: No - 50/91

The average rating for this bad me worried. For the most part I liked it. But I think I’ll need to listen again to fully review it. The one thing I’ll agree with is that many of the lyrics are pretty cheesy. 3/5

Gear: Aür Audio Aurora Artwork: ♊💋⬜ Production: 😐🙂👌 Music: 🎤🫗😦 Rating: 💋(💋)/5

Never heard of this group before. There's a lot of good music on this album. The guitar playing on the opening track is pretty tasty. I really enjoyed the vocals from both singers. I'm glad the generator gave me this album today.

O começo era promissor, depois tive que parar no meio do caminho porque estava difícil.

Another depressing Indie Rock / Art Rock / Dream Pop album, made worse by the annoying grating vocals, especially on "All the King's Men" - a shame because the music isn't bad.

Two Dancers, more like 0 stars. Booooooo

2009?!?! Nyahhh. That’s my typed attempt at a disappointed noise. Trying to mix it up on this frigid Tuesday morn. Why is this the worst time for music in my head? I feel like nothing was good. I don’t even hear about things that people liked from this time. It all feels sterile to me. Nevertheless, this looks indie or whatever, so maybe, just maybe the wild beasts can deliver something that makes me forget about Taio Cruz for one day. Boy George over a medical-grade sterile instrumental. Hmm. Well. This is bad. This is really bad. They’re trying for haunting, and it’s just coming off empty. A haunted house with nothing in it. A guy who forgot to put on his Leatherface mask and a clearly visible sign that this used to be a Future Shop. Oh these vocals are going to continue. That’s good. I love unique, insane vocals, but only when they’re, you know, not 100% terrible. This on the other hand takes all the worst aspects of Radiohead and Owl City and distills them into “Hooting & Howling.” I’m hooting this off the stage. Abysmal. Get your spelunking helmets on, folks. We dive ever deeper. With any luck, we’ll be rendered into ash by the heat of the earth’s core. Tinier Tim continues to test me over this stonecutters beat. My favourite part of the album so far (genuinely) is the singer naming towns in England. Geography hypes me up to endure more of this. What is even happening? And don’t take that as my feeble mind being bamboozled by the pure intellectual artistry that Wild Beasts have bestowed upon me. I know what I’m listening to. I just can’t believe it. Horrific. There’s the dumb Strokes riff that is obligatory in every dumb indie song. I like some indie music. I am in favour of some laboured, annoying white guy poetry. Here’s the thing. It has to sound good and have some level of emotion behind it. More vacancy. Hey. Guess what. The deep vocals are WORSE. This is the squires of Leon. You can have that. And with how much I hate the Kings of Leon, to say you’re worse is one of the worst insults I can muster. Please end this. This is the HALFWAY point??? At this juncture, I think I’d test my mettle against a pack of literal wild beasts. Perhaps I return as a master of all the natural world. I shall conquer what is unconquerable. I am learning resilience. I’m really glad we’ve switched to these vocals permanently. I was getting a little too comfortable. Another absolutely wretched song to end the mid-album trilogy. I wish I could say this was a mid album. This is so far down the well, we can’t even call for Lassie. Even colder play. Oh we’re back to warble city baby. Unbelievably awful. Did I talk about Empty Nest? This one made me mad. I have 2 minutes and 30 seconds left of this album. I am trying to formulate words. My mind has been stricken. I wish I could post a screenshot of this band’s logo in Spotify. It looks like WordArt upcycled into 2011. Which I suppose is the entire aesthetic of this album. It’s attempted Radiohead mixed with other lame indie music and it is truly awful. In attempt to lampoon the warble vocals, I was going to conjure classic Tim & Eric bit, “Casey & his Brother,” but that is an insult to an incredibly bizarre piece of mid 2000s comedy. This holds no ironic value, it holds me hostage for its 43 minute runtime. As it realizes the police won’t meet its demands, the pin clicks after the pull of the trigger. Firing blanks. Even though they’re completely toothless, I think we should euthanize the beasts. They’ve caused too much pain. I use a lot of hyperbole in these reviews/writing exercises. This is without a doubt one of the worst albums I’ve ever heard. If this isn’t the list maker’s band, this has no business being here. Derivative, embarrassing, and completely unlistenable. 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Shawty’s like a Melody in my Head that is not very good actually, and I kind of wish I didn’t meet her at the mall, shopping with her friends or whatever. This album is Shawty.

This just completely washed over me - not unpleasant but nothing stood out.

Je n’ai pas l’impression d’avoir entendu quoi que ce soit que je n’avais jamais entendu avant. Male tears much

I've no complains with this. 7.

Where has this been my whole life?

This is the sort of band you might first encounter on Jools Holland, where it can go either way. On a good day, they might sound brilliant. On another day, you might watch and think "What the hell was that?" I don't remember them from 2009, but was encouraged by the first track: Hayden's voice was definitely a surprise, but, once I decided he was channelling Billy McKenzie, I was on board with it. After that, I felt some highs and lows - loved the overall artistic sensibility and the pop rhythms, loved the guitars, but I only liked some of the actual songs. I had moments of being afraid I was about to find it annoying, because pretentiousness and earnestness are big turn-offs for me and I kept waiting for the tipping point to come. But actually, it never did. It remained quirky, interesting pop with some moments of real beauty and enough drive to be enjoyable. Full disclosure: the lyrics seemed pretty bonkers, and I didn't bother trying to decipher them. I think they'd appeal to Gen Z; they should have another go.

Unexpected loveliness. Had never heard of them but will definitely be listening to more.

never heard of them, two lead singes, male/female preferred the male's EMO songs. added empty nest to playlist - ok, empty nest song starred

what the hell, sure. good background music for reading, the instrumentals (especially the drums and that awesome spacey guitar) really dug those! blended together a lot for me though which was great for reading but I am not sure if that’s something i do or do not enjoy overall. the fun powder plot is good.

Oh my god, who the hell cares? Here we have yet another insanely forgettable British indie rock album that has no business being on a list called "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." Look. I know that, objectively speaking, Two Dancers isn't a bad album. I just couldn't care any less about it. I am going to forget about this album by the end of this next week. The writing isn't bad, but it doesn't speak to me either. The singing is kind of annoying sometimes. The instrumental style is alright. "All the King's Men" is decent. The other songs merely exist. That's really all this album does to me. It exists. I'm sure some people like, but not enough for this album to have the impact necessary for a list like this. High 2/5.

Great album, will listen to again

6/10

I like this! Would listen again.

OK.

Meh

I really didn't like the singer's voice. The constant falsetto was grating to my ears. He was much better when he sang lower. The music itself was ok at best. 2/5

- Never heard of Wild Beasts; get the impression they made little impact in the States. - Percussion is top notch...explosive and all over the place with the rhythms. - Two lead vocalists. Like Tom Fleming. Unfortunately, Hayden Thorpe (who is on the majority of the tracks) is doing way too much and I find his performance grating. - Largely fine.

Some rather odd 2000s post-punk. Really angular guitar melodies. And bizarre falsetto vocals. I can picture a lot of people disliking this, but I actually found it entrancing at times. Not altogether bad. Fav tracks: The Fun Powder Plot, All the King's Men, We Still Got the Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues

More mellow Siouxsie. I dig it.

I don't know why people are so offended by Hayden Thorpe's voice. Sure, it might seem a bit too theatrical, but I think it comes from the fact that some British artists have their own way of performing. There are many artists like Kate Bush, Freddie Mercury, and even Amy Winehouse who have a unique way of performing and still get acclaim for it. And with that said, "Two Dancers" seems to me to be very inspired by Kate Bush sonically. It's a great album, but it lacks personality perhaps. Kate seems to be the influence even in the way Thorpe sings. The album lacks the band's identity. But still, I had a lot of fun listening to this album and would listen to it again without a problem.

★★½

Not a bad album at all but I struggle to embrace the indie aesthetic. The band is solid though, even if the main vocalist sounds a bit whiny.

Not a bad album but I didn’t like his high vocals. Swopped and changed too much just when I was getting into it.

Forgettable album for me.

My thoughts as I listened to this were, “I don’t like this,” and “I don’t care,” mixed in with a little, “what are they on about with this song?” Not sure this needs to be on this list. Did enjoy a bit of the weirdness, though.

It didn't impress me much, but it's not bad. 3 stars.

It’s not weird but it’s definitely not captivating or that interesting.

good album, enjoyed the unique vibe of it.

The Good: I actually like the album cover, very nice! The Bad: Wishing the music on the album would reflect the cover… The Ugly: Vocals… Fucking Vocals… I need to be fair, I’ve given bands like The Associates great reviews, but that’s because I got the impression that the vocal abuse there made sense. Here, most of the time, I am just trying to figure it out. Hooting and Howling, is basically that phrase repeated over and over again… and this drilling into one’s unconscious, can either bring you into a trance, or make you wish you were sitting in a dentist chair instead. Yet, there is something here, and it’s difficult to point out exactly what it is. I guess I am a masochist? Allow me to reserve judgment till the album is done... Judgement is left at 2 1/2*

Wild Beasts another collective noun for all 14 of Len Houmous’ wives. 4.2

One of the people who put this list together has a brother and this is his band… that is the only explanation for such forgettable shite being on the list

The instrumentals of this are really interesting, but the vocals are too much for me. 3/5 for the music, but minus two for the vocals 1/5

Just Ok. Music was good, but didn't care for singer's style.

Pretty indistinguishable 2000s indie with slightly annoying vocals

I don’t know why I had such a visceral reaction to this album, but I hated it. Just something about it.

Omg. Perfection in puncto Self-reflective masculinity. This is dreamish, brutal, etherical, fleshy and the best Wild Beasts had to offer before disappearing with a bang („Boy King“). I still am not completely aware or able to decipher the whole extent of their poetic lyrics but - like with great art - I can nearly grasp its intention.

The instrumentals on this are great but the vocals are abundantly meh

Slightly otherworldly, special singing 3.6

Not as good as the Beatles

Not listened to Wild Beasts before. Another mixed bag. A bit like Foals in places a bit meh in places. Not particularly bad - but doubt will come back to it...

Two Dancers I definitely have a bit of a blind spot with post-Strokes late 00s indie. A lot of the bands either passed me by or I struggled to sustain much interest as time passed. Wild Beasts are definitely one that passed me by, I know the name but I don’t think I know any of their music. Whether it was because the name is in the same ballpark as Animal Collective I had thought it may be in a similar vein and therefore not that great. In actuality, and while it does seem to have some commonality with AC, it’s a better album and a more enjoyable listen than Merriweather Post Pavilion, and sounds perhaps a bit closer to The National, with a sprinkling of Future Islands. There is definitely a similar percussion feel as The National, but it feels more dynamic and intricately constructed, and, I assume, his falsetto might be a bit marmite, but I liked it, it has a kind of detached weariness to it, and it actually reminded me a bit of the Orange Juice album in places. The Fun Powder Plot is a really nice opener, some of the almost far eastern sounding guitar is great, as are some of the lines on Howling and Hooting. All The King’s Men is great, nice toms and a nice melody, and it’s probably the best track. Two Dancers (i) and (ii) are great as well, with their respective propulsive and dreamy atmospheres. This Is Our Lot is good as well, the prominent bass providing the hook is really nice, and it ends well with Empty Nest (Through the Iron Gate being an iTunes bonus track). The rest of the tracks are fine, if slightly less good variations on the stronger tracks. I don’t think it quite gets into the 4s, although I enjoyed it and I’m intrigued to see if it grows on me in time. Mid to high 3. 👯👯👯 Playlist submission: All The King’s Men

They have the electronic dance rock feel of Metronomy or Foals, and when done well I like this genre. Wild Beasts also add a lot of slower ambience to their tracks, sort of Eno meets Metronomy. It adds another element to this band which means they are not just another post-Britpop outfit with decent tunes (a la Courteeners or some such). An interesting album with some decent tunes.

I don't like the screaming. But I do think some songs have a more laidback vibe, which I like.

5/10

Some 2000's jangly, synthy, hipster, indie pop with a lead singer who aspired to sing opera but couldn't hack it. I find myself enjoying the music and then wincing when the guy starts singing. I get their draw but it's not for me. 2.5 rounding down

I hate this album. The end.

Interesting

flowy dreamy album. i can listen through it several times without even taking notice. not sure if this is a fully positive trait, though...

I was like, "oh, I REMEMBER Wild Beasts..." Then I slowly realised I went to see them in 2009 but had completely forgotten. Good music and they really stood out at the time, but a whole album of the vocals are a bit much for me now.

The band gives me Sparks vibes. A chilling album that makes me think 2025 will go quite well, but at the same time, never really blew me away either. It's just typical British Rock which serves as decent background music. Favorite Song: "The Fun Powder Plot"

Kinda weird at first but it grew on me a little bit. I get some U2 vibes here. I also like the ethereal-ness of it - spacey guitars and keys. I can dig it. The whole thing is a little whiny for me though.

1.5 unique but not good fav song: two dancers 2

I liked this album...listened 3 or 4 times each time finding something new and interesting to increase my enjoyment. Varied sounds and tempos that keep things interesting. 3.5 stars

Ensin ilahduin laulajan suht persoonallisesta tyylistä, mutta ei se lopulta ollutkaan niin kummoinen. Fiilistelyä, pari ihan hienoa nostatusta. Ei jää kuunteluun, sen verran oli tylsä.

Flirttailee voimakkaasti ykkösyyden kanssa: mieti vaikka oo oo o-o oo -huudahduksia ja muita käsittämättömyyksiä sekä ihan vain levyn koukutonta perussointia. We Still Got the Taste on kuitenkin niin hyvä, että se innoittaa antamaan uuden mahdollisuuden muillekin biiseille.

The instrumentals in this album are excellent. The vocalist caught me somewhat off guard with his theatrical vibrato and grandeur, although it was definitely unique. He sounded somewhat like he was turning his sentences into big yawns at the end. Some songs were strange, others surprisingly pleasant. I liked how different this one was. Def gives 2009 indie.

What evil fucker told this cunt they could sing?! Then to hand them a rhyming dictionary?! I know the entirety of human history has many hells, but did we really deserve this?

super original, and really interesting vocals. i just don't think it's anything worth exploring for a second time.

I was ready to hate this but it’s pretty listenable. I actually lived in LS6 around this time and I’ve never heard of these lads. There’s no way this should be on the list. It was fine though.

An incredibly distinctive and strange style, with the focal point being the operatic vocals. In my opinion, the wavery falsetto gets a little annoying after a few tracks, and songs which give the ears a temporary rest end up being highlights as a result. All The King's Men switches between falsetto and a more pleasant tenor. (Two Dancers (i) and (ii) do the same thing, but the backing instrumental is worse. Darn.) The drums are generally poor throughout the album. They're mostly electronic drums, or are acoustic but do an excellent job at imitating electronic drums. Either way, their sound isn't promising. My favourite instrument showcased here is probably the piano, most noticeable in We Still Got The Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues / Wild Beasts. The echoey repeated guitar strums (in most tracks) are also worth a mention, if only because they're a key part of the spacey, post-psychedelic atmosphere. They're fine, but nothing special. The production is also worth a mention. It's bad. Gives me '00s flashbacks, and I wasn't even self-aware during that decade. 2/5 Key tracks: All The King's Men, We Still Got The Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues / Wild Beasts

Meh

Sufficiently weird to be more vibey than sentimental

Interesting melding of voices, but it's a little too pretty and melodious for me

Look around reviews of this album on this website, everyone harps on the one singer's voice. Everyone, whether they liked the album or not — and most of them didn't — feels the need to bring it up. Shall I, too, find myself throwing my weight into that thoroughly-covered topic? Yeah, sure, why not? 'Coz tryna talk about this thing on an instrumental level... Eh, it's fine. Perfectly fine. If this album were completely stripped of its vocals, it would have been an alright piece of background music. Which, of course, I don't mean as an insult; wallpaper can be as much art as anything in a frame. Besides, it can be better than staring at an empty wall, huh? On a vocal level, though, I actually have something to add. See, I've actually heard these vocals before. 'Coz it's Sparks. That's what these vocals are. They're a shot at how Russell Mael of Sparks sings. And believe me, I love Sparks. Watch me gush about KIMOMO MY HOUSE whenever my group gets it. As well, there's NO.1 IN HEAVEN and LIL' BEETHOVEN and a whole variety of scattered songs. I'm actually incredibly used to these kinds of vocals, and I kinda like them. That said, though, they **do** feel kind of off here. Not in a way where I actively dislike them, but, like... OK, hear me out. One of the things that makes the music of Sparks so great is how they apply a layer of theatrical unseriousness to nearly everything they do. Like, of course they take the compositions seriously, but there's always this cheeky edge present — a surprisingly British one for an American band. That's what helps make their music so fun, whether they're doing glam, electronic dance or minimalist chamber music, and Russell's singing and androgynous falsetto plays a huge factor in that. PLus, it's just a really good falsetto, so that helps. Listen to anything from KIMONO MY HOUSE, or at least just "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us". You'll get what I mean. Versus the falsetto on this album, where I never got the sense that this music was supposed to be cheeky or fun. No, I'm supposed to take this completely seriously. And even as much as my experience from Sparks keeps me from hating this kind of singing... At the same time, it kinda makes me wish I was listening to Sparks. Y'know, there's maybe a bit too much pretension towards making something **IMPORTANT AND MEANINGFUL** here, versus anything Sparks has ever written. Like I'm supposed to look back on this as a touchstone in my life or something, when all it'll really be is "that album I delayed watched THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS a bit to listen to 'coz I was late hearing it." And then the other guy, the one who doesn't do a falsetto, starts singing and there's nothing to say 'coz... He's just a guy? Goodness, at least the other one lets me babble on about Sparks like it's actually **that** relevant (I mean, I think it is, anyway). (And this is another album that, from what I hear, it's a good thing I don't focus too hard on the lyrics. Goodness.) So... Yeah. For "wild beasts," they sound pretty damn tame. It's a big fat 3. It's fine straight down the line, and not too terribly interesting to me for that. I mean, goodness, if I end up spending a good chunk of my review talking about Sparks instead, there's gotta be something at least a **little** wrong. Speaking of Sparks, by the way, I hope my group gets KIMONO MY HOUSE soon. What an album, I swear...

I have a soft spot for the dreamier side of indie, so this definitely feels right up my alley. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

I’m at a 3. This album doesn’t find an identity in terms of what it wants to talk about, and in terms of how it wants to approach its subject matter. This is meant to sound like a coming of age album, glorifying the freedom of youth, romance and companionship, as well as some of the dread that comes with that. It sort of succeeds, but it’s done with a very male-skewed view that simply hasn’t aged well as of 2024 going into 2025 – I think the biggest offenders of all the tracks here are the 1-2 punch of “This Is Our Lot” & “Underbelly”, both of which just sort of gave me an ick that left a bad taste in my mouth, and made me rethink a bit while looking back at the whole album. The lyrics on “This Is Our Lot” start nice, being out on the town with the boys in the bar, but it quickly shifts into this idea of ‘we’re using ourselves as bait for the ladies, please come and bite, I beg of you.’ I think “Underbelly” doubles down on it with the line of “How Lothario leers at slut”, and while I get the historical reference, and the overall tone of both tracks, it strikes me as desperate, and almost makes it sound like they’re entitled to it. While I’m sure it’s intended in a way that feels more juvenile, there are so many other ways you can express lust and carnal desire without feeling like you’re entitled to it. A lot of the love tracks on this album ultimately then feel rooted in the idea of entitlement – Hooting & Howling has the lines “any rival who goes for our girls will be left thumb-sucking in terror and bereft of all coffin bearers.” Those lines read fine on a first listen as a sort of funny & over-the-top idle threat, but after the other tracks sort of reveal an implied entitlement, they just seem controlling and awkward. There’s only one track that really involves comeuppance of this idea, which is the tail end of “All The King’s Men”, but it’s literally too late by the time those realizations come in. I may be reading this with a little too much of a skew against them, but it’s hard not to read these lyrics in the romance-driven tracks without that perceived entitlement to a relationship, and while it might’ve played better in 2009, I just don’t think it’s aged well at all. There are definitely ways to read this that look more positive, with an implied chivalry aspect to the whole thing, but I just can’t make a real conclusion one way or the other, because this album really does struggle with its own identity. I’ll give it some benefit of the doubt, but… man, I just don’t know. I also think this album just can’t really decide if it wants to be instrumentally driven or vocally driven and as such, this album never really settles into a good balance of the 2. Don’t get me wrong; there’s definitely a musical identity in terms of the soundscape and production – what’s here is a modernized 80s sound, certainly driven with a bit of Peter Gabriel-esque influence. It usually sounds pretty good, and it’s an album that I suspect would sound pretty good while going for a drive. There are really catchy guitar riffs, percussion, and vocal melodies in this album, but there’s also a lot of repetition that drags it down musically. Ultimately, I don’t think this is THAT bad, and I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt for good reason, but all things aside, it’s just an album that can’t figure out what it wants to say, how it wants to say it, or even WHY it wants to say it. The instrumentals, vocals, and production do a good enough job at keeping things steady that I think I can give this a 3 on the strength of its sound alone, but it could drop down to a 2 the moment it starts to feel too boring or repetitive. If anything, I wish this entire album were more like its bonus track, “Through the Iron Gate”. That shit was rad.

I found this to be utterly pointless and annoying.

Once I got used to the singers voice I actually really enjoyed this album by a band who would otherwise have passed me by.

qué

This one may have ended this project for me. A big fuck you from Robert Dimery to his readers.

This is a booty call. One where you shouldn't answer the phone.

nope

I’m not sure what’s happening here. Did someone ask “What if The Cure were upbeat, but still sad”?

I didn't find anything here to really hang my hat on. Soft indie rock? Light ambient noise with a Freddie Mercury adjacent voice? I'll pass, it almost put me to sleep at work. And that was at 9am.

Nope not for me, some strange -- to me -- vocal choices -- falsetto, etc....

This album left no impression on me, which is in some ways worse than a bad impression.

This just sounds like a watered down foals album, lead singer voice doesn't go with the rest of the sound of the band. Very inoffensive album but it's also makes it wishy washy. Firdt time hearing wild beasts and I won't be rushing back. Mid 2.

Enjoyed this (and think I enjoyed it back in the day as well). There are some very odd, very unsexy sexy lyrics, which is cool and I like the low key, pastoral instrumentation. Few bangers on there, and a lot about shagging in the Lake District. Fair dos. Best Tracks: Hooting and Howling, Two Dancers Part 1

Very late noughties indie this isn't it. That weird time back when Bat for Lashes, Foals and British Sea Power were seen to be the savour of UK guitar music. It's fine but I find the singer's voice quite grating after a while. At times he reminds me a bit of Guy Garvey mixed with Thom Yorke but not in a good way. The lyrics are all about sex apparently but I blocked most of it out. Not because I'm a massive prude. He's just well annoying. Really liked the musicality on show here. I just find this style and pace of British indie music a bit lacking and dull but that's personal taste. It's not a bad album and I can why people like it. It's just not for me. It's well made though. Highights: All the King's Men Two Dancers (ii) Empty Nest Through the Iron Gate Lowlights: The warbly singing.

More British bias. You have to ask yourself, what makes an album that has sold 55K copies over a decade essential listening before you die. This was not it.

Its the same song just being repeated....isnt it ?

Bruck

Musically interesting. Got that turn of the century indie sound, light guitar arpeggios and lots of synth work. Vocals - just not strong enough for the songs.

Enjoyable while listening, but entirely forgettable within a week.

Spooky and ambient, it's perfect movie soundtrack fodder. The biggest surprise though is THAT voice, which I quite like but I can totally understand that for a lot (most?) people it would be off-putting. But anyway, the music is well arranged, the vocals are highly melodic and the album is a rewarding and interesting listen.

First track started well enough and then the high pitch “sensual” vocals came in and ruined it. This was the theme for most of the tracks. It got annoying quickly and I struggled to keep listening to it. A couple of the later tracks with lower pitched vocals were a tad better but by then I’d had enough and was just waiting for it to end.

Landfill Indie i believe is the term!

Never heard this before, liked the first track but from then on it just got a bit same-y and not so memorable

Pleasantly different and musically adept, but the spooky falsetto got a bit wearing. I listened to this a few times and liked it increasingly, but I think what I really like is the, "Similar Artists" auto-generated purify playlist that follows. Wild Beasts keep good company.

I liked the melodies, the vocals less so. It all started off well, then drifted into nagging annoyance.

Pari hyvää biisiä ja muuten aika turksaa.

Vähän meni jouto-osastolle

Would be zero starts if I could. Just awful.

Imagine if you were talking to someone and they said this was their favorite album.

All The King's Men is great but otherwise it's like an opera gone wrong

Instrumentals are great; wish there were no vocals.

One minute into this album, I thought the list had illuminated a new hidden gem….. Then came the vocals. Can’t I just mute the vocals? late 00’s freak folk indie rock, Animal Collective on one side of the spectrum and….whatever this is on the other - it had its moments. Not this one. Gets a bonus point for when I could imagine it without any of the vocals.

Forgettable and generic honestly. Not really bad but just whatever

Nope . Not my thing

really interesting sounds, I will search more of their music

Dreamy but boring. The falsetto singing ruined it for me. It reminded me of the Muppets’ Miss Piggy after some singing lessons.

This album ticks so many boxes as far as the type of bands that I was listening to from this time period. I can’t believe I haven’t heard this before. The band is reminiscent of bands like Local Natives or Arcade Fire while the singer gives me ANOHHI vibes. The guitars are a standout through out these songs. I immediately added this album to some playlists and will be getting many listens out of this.

No idea who this is. Let's see if I recognize anything... nice opening track. Vocals are out there.. almost out of range of my desire to hear anymore singing. I like the music, though. In fact, if I could just hear an instrumental version of this album, I would give it a 4 to 5. I'm giving this a 3, because the vocals give it a minus 1. The only number left in my review is 2, which is in the album name, "Two Dancers", and is exactly one less than the stars given in this review.

The intro to the first song got me excited and I thought I'd come across something I was really going to be into, but then that feeling quickly fizzled. It's very theatrical. Don't love the voice. All told, not the worst, but not for me. 2.5

Cool sounds musically but I just could not get past the overdramatic/ overdone singing. I'd still be interested to hear a different album though.

It’s weird! I like the instrumental parts, vocals I feel like you have to be in a certain mood to enjoy.

I’m glad that Tiny Tim was able to get his indie band project started. If only he could find an audience for it because it sure as hell ain’t me. To be honest, I almost feel like I could have enjoyed this album. The ambiance isn’t bad. Actually the atmosphere is pretty good. But then the Tiny Tim vocals come in and threaten to tip-toe through those fucking tulips. If not for that, the album is mostly boring. It just comes off as repetitive and I lost interest near the end. Such a shame. Favorite track: All the King’s Men Other hits: We Still Got the Taste Dancing On Our Tongues, Two Dancers

I hated it. One of the worst indie albums i have ever listened to. Nothing good here.

Bold and a little weird, but not in your face about it. There’s a sly wit in the grooves, like if Talking Heads went nocturnal. The instrumentation feels lean, deliberate, every note intentional. It teeters between romance and something darker. There’s space for mystery here.

I can't get into these vocals. Sounds like a precursor to Two Door Comments Club but without the fun.

This was quite fun, varied enough to stay interesting, and I like how the instruments layer up. Not really any songs that made me want to play them again and again though

Two Dancers is pretty interesting. Reminds of me of a much more dramatic The xx. Lyrically it’s very sexualized. I like the modern indie downbeat sound but do not love Hayden Thomas’ vocals. The 2nd singer is better, as heard on All The Kings Men. 6.4/10

It's like listening to your coworkers butcher your favourite songs at karaoke night

Overly dramatic, yodelesque vocals with strange lyrics over really good music. We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues is the peak of the album, catchy and not too weird. Two Dancers and This Is Out Lot are good followers, then it gets dramatic and weird again with Underbelly. Going, going, gone (2.7*s)

Never heard of Wild Beasts but overall enjoyed the sound. The music itself, the beats, synth, and arrangements are really good; the androgynous vocals that vary from low moaning to falsetto screeches are an odd choice but grow on you. I actually gave this a few listens and ended up liking it a lot more than I thought. It's a bit spacey and ethereal at times but also catchy and indie-pop. It's a good discovery from the list and it's definitely not boring. 3.25 for weird intensity combined with calming effects. Got me "Hooting & Howling" on a Thursday afternoon.

I enjoyed this more than I should I think have. Really liked the back up band music...little math rock sound. Vocals got a little over dramatic at times. Never heard of this band and didn't realize it was as recent an album until I checked Global summary. Will throw on again and liked it all enough for a solid 3 star.

This album has a pretty wide range for me. There were a few groovy songs that I definitely vibed with. There were other songs that were forgettable and I don't need to hear again. Overall I think Wild Beasts brings something different and unique to the table. There's a good variety of indy electro pop sounds in it that I appreciated as a change of pace from some of the more traditional entries on the list. Glad I gave it a listen but probably nothing I need to follow up on. I tended to like the music more than the vocals though the falsetto voicework is certainly an interesting choice. 2.22 stars

🎧This is fine, kind of middle of the road indie rock/dream pop. I don’t love the singer’s voice. Some of this reminds me of Alt-j. Favorite track: All The King’s Men. Worst track: Through The Iron Gate

Good album, was chill

Idk this didn’t do much for me. Kinda like a poor man’s Alt-J, and I don’t hold Alt-J in particularly high esteem, so…yeah. — 3/5 Highlights: All The King’s Men

I think this is one time where being "lyrics blind" is a blessing, not a curse. The music is delightful. The vocalist really paid attention to the Russel Mael school of singing. I had to listen to it twice to decide whether or not the reviews on this page were accurate, or I was just a weirdo. I think the reviews on this page are *not* accurate, AND I'm a weirdo. I'll be listening to this one again.

Not for me

This was awful. The artist thinks their farts smell like roses and wants the world to know.

Britisk indierock, masser af falset, god stryger

First couple tracks were awful, but the last half of the album was actually really good. Not sure how I want to rate this one. I did enjoy the percussion, keys and guitars. Vocals not so much.

Feels like it inspired Fred Again. Ok for one go every now and then.

This album lost me almost immediately then got worse....didnt get thru a single song

Just not my thing. A bit too Tiny Tim with the vocals with a dash of pretentious U2-like sound. The production was great though. I just didn't enjoy the music very much.

Seemed good not for me though

Did nothing for me, the sort of stuff you’d hear in an inner city cafe. I couldn’t imagine how anyone could record this and feel proud of their work

Not horrible but not interesting in the slightest. Frequently found myself zoning it out

Yeah nah I am not enjoying this

Idk man it was pretty lame

Aaaah some of this records are a test of how thin my patience really is...

I hate that wispy, floaty voice so much. And oh dear god... it gets worse with the insane, falsetto shrieking. It actually makes me shiver and cringe at the same time. "Shringe". No... 'Criver'. Some of the music is fine enough in terms of ability, and there's a bit of a groove on some tracks, but it's of that awful noughties period where it's all so safe and delicate and inoffensive. And BORING. I'm getting literally nothing out of this other than great regret at having pressed play in the first place. 1.5 rounded down.

2.5☆/5 11.10.2024

Lots of echo and reverb, lighthearted album.

man, this shit sucks

Takes me back to high school. “All the Kings Men” remains an all time fav of mine

I love albums like this. Really sets a mood and makes for such a good listening experience.

I wanted to make fun of this, but huh. After "Two Dancers I/II" and "This is Our Lot" - I'm thinking it's quite nice, actually. There is, again, the questionable AYMHBYD because OMG MERCURY PRIZE NOMINEE! and it's got a bit of a "Mum, can we have Radiohead?" "No, honey, we have Radiohead at home", but I can equally liken this to Shearwater, with extra mirrorballs (only that their music has Wild Beasts' two singers rolled into one). Which is a good thing. Add the shimmering post rock - Post Pop? - guitars & vibes... yeah. This is good music. My smallish gripe is that lyrics, along with their meaning, are also sounds and rhythms and they don't seem to be too interested in playing that instrument well, but all in all this isn't bad.

Well. This was original. I did not enjoy it. On any day, there is more inspiring, longing, joyful, cathartic music to listen to than this. I can appreciate the craft and the intention that went into it - these people wrote songs, made art, and were committed enough to share it with the world. That is gutsy and vulnerable and honourable. But these two dancers are not dancing with me.

There's some lows, but this was a great album to put on at work. I think I will revisit, which is reason enough to give it a 5

I can’t really grade it because it was not interesting at all. Like a dish without salt.

The instrumentals are great and the vocals were pretty good for both singers, but the lyrics seem to be really inconsistent. Thorpe's lyrics in particular get a little bit too silly sometimes for my taste. Overall not bad though.

#389. Am I going to get in trouble for listening to this without a man bun and a warm IPA? 2/5: dumb Song added to playlist: All the King's Men I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Kinda of alt. Ok.

interesting. not my jam but thats probably jsut cause i missed the bus.

I’m a sucker for a leading man who sings the high notes.

In theory I should really dig this, but the execution mostly displeases me. There will be others who hear it who aren't as put off as I am by many of Wild Beasts' melodic choices and the vocal approach. Two Dancers feels like a record that I can hear where they wanted to take the music but didn't quite get there, instead of it being an album that fully realizes its territory for the listener.

No. No! Just NO!!!!

This album has potential, the music is catchy and sounds good...The vocals though. My god the vocals. So much weird falsetto yelling and British garbage. Could've been a good album otherwise. 3.25/10 (1.625/5)

This had some interesting moments, particularly the first three tracks. Interesting enough to listen 2x , but nothing really grabbed me to come back again. 2.5/5

This album was included in the 2011 version of the 1001 book and I’d be surprised if it made later cuts. The music and arrangements across this album were interesting and at times unpredictable which is cool. Thankfully lead vocal duties were shared across two guys because that falsetto was not my bag, and at times simply too annoying to listen to.

I could not get past the voice. All the King’s Men did it for me. When he came in all “ahhhhh ahhhhh”, I was done. WTF

I suspect I like this album more than most. Lead singers voice was interesting and probably the biggest complaint of reviewers. I dunno, I think it’s kinda cool. Really good drum grooves, too. 3.5/5

Un album assez réussi à mont gout !

temu arcade fire

Très agréable à écouter au casque, création d'une ambiance sonore très réussie Très bonne découverte

If I could give it 0 I would

I wasn’t expecting to enjoy an indie rock album this throughly but the two vocal dancers make this album very enjoyable . Hooting and howling , got the taste on our tongue are great catchy tracks , it’s an enjoyable listen end to end as well. The instruments don’t dazzle , a solid 3

Sorprendente

Ihan passelia musiikkia, paria kappaletta voisi kuunnella uudelleenkin.

Just more of the same old question- why is this on the list??

I've listened to this quite a few times now and granted I am busy working, but nothing is standing out to me. In general it's a nice sound and some fun vocals. I've never heard anything from Wild Beasts before I've completely missed them. The album does have a good nostalgic vibe which reminds me of some good times but no tracks or sounds stand out. Nice though.

This reminded me a bit of Alt J and also of Palace. I liked This is our lot the most I think. I reckon when I was younger I would have been well into this, when indy was more my thing. But now I find some elements of it a bit silly. But a decent album overall I reckon

I loved this album when it came out. I remember it being big in our student radio days. Through the Iron Gate is a banger. I can't say I loved the whole album as much now but still really enjoyed listening.

ludicrously mannered vocals, some ok beats and sounds, but there is nothing here that has not been done before, and done much better, by many others. this is a long way away from being an album that ANYONE needs to hear

"Two Dancers" is the second studio album by British rock band Wild Beasts. Indie rock, art rock and dream pop are the Wiki-listed genres. No argument there. The album was produced by Richard Fromby and Wild Beasts. Wild Beasts are Hayden Thorpe (vocals, guitars, bass, keys), Tom Fleming (vocals, bass, keys, guitar), Ben Little (lead guitar) and Chris Talbot (drums). Commercially, the album hit #68 in the UK and was very well-received critically. "The Fun Powder Plot" opens the album. A droning synth, bass, drumbeat and percussion. Hayden Thorpe enters with his falsetto vocals. Interesting sound. I don't know it this is true but I read a comment that this is about when two House of Common members threw condoms filled with purple powder at Tony Blair in a Fathers' right protest? Thorpe keeps his falsetto going in "Hooting & Howling." This song builds slowly. A catchy melody. Vocals repeating hooting & howling. He's protecting his girls. "All the King's Men" has a swirling guitar melody. Enter vocalist Tom Fleming, not singing in a falsetto but Thorpe is in the background. Girls, watch out for those privileged boys. "We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues" starts a string of songs with echoing, reverbing guitars. I like this sound. Very U2-ish. Thorpe's voice sounds the best on this song as he sings about drinking moonshine. They continue those reverbing, echoing guitars in "This is Our Lot." A long musical intro. Bass and drum anchor the song as it builds emotionally. It sounds like two people are about to have sex for the first time. This album has an interesting sound; songs are dreamy, catchy pop and more rockin' with echoing guitars. It really grew on me after a few listens. The two singers balanced each other out; I'm not sure I could handle a whole song with Thorpe's falsetto. The song themes seem to go all over...politics, sex , society, prostitution, brutality and a women's point of view. It's a compelling listen.

I don’t understand why this album has such low ratings. I thought it was fun. I saw “electronic” and got scared, but it was honestly marvelous. I really enjoyed all of it. I am a phan. 4/5

Bad Kate Bush vocal hysterics for this indie/dream pop band that were big for about 2 minutes in the late 2000s. It’s trying too hard to be arty that it ends up sound like a generic indie landfill victim that was destined to be found in bargain bins and 3 for 6.99 sales. Best Tracks: The Funpowder Plot; Hooting & Howling; All the King’s Men

There is something in my head telling me I’d heard of Wild Beasts before today. However, I didn’t recognise any songs on this album so perhaps I’m wrong. The singer’s voice reminded me of the guy from Elbow, but the rest of the music didn’t really hook me in as much. I found this album to be fine for the most part, but I definitely found myself growing bored as it went on, leaving me with little interest to hear more. I feel like this album will end up being a very forgettable one for me, where I’m a couple of months I’ll have no memory of any of the songs even if hearing them again.

ok

I had never heard of this band or this album. I hope I never hear them or it again. Music like this makes me consider having my ears surgically removed. However, they deserve 2 stars for trying. Not sure how this made it onto this list.

# 332 : This album was so ordinary and it blended into the background so much that I actually forgot I was listening to it. Nothing exciting here, and I wonder, if the people that rate something 5 stars actually listened to what they are rating?

The first few songs were reminiscent of Muse with their falsetto voice. Not something I would typically pic up, but I enjoyed it. Good music, good beats, and played with emotion.

i can already tell everyone is gonna hate this one on the reviews. Some things really worked for me but in general I probably won't revisit this. The singing is a lot and I don't love how it all sounds... but there is definitely something there sometimes. 3

I don't like the voice. At all. The whole record is very forgetable. I am okay with anything being repetitive as long as it is also good. This didn't do it for me even though the instrumental is not terrible. The singer ruined it.

Never heard of them, but I really enjoyed this, groovy electro-pop

Really enjoyed this. I think Present Tense is a better album which is actually impressive, they're probably an underrated band.

okay

The sounds are ok. The voice is sometimes bad. The atmosphere basically good. Missed the 3. 2,4