An ode to ‘Girls from Rodean, girls from Shipley, girls from Hounslow, girls from Whitby’, All The King’s Men is one from the dead-eyed to the doe-eyed, featuring a decadent tenor from Tom Fleming who takes the reins on lead vocals. Layers of swaying keyboards from Hayden Thorpe, crystalline guitars from Benny Little and a rutting tom-tom from Chris Talbot create the songs’ cascading, sinuous groove. ‘Watch me, watch me!’
All The King’s Men, released on October 5th 2009, is the infectious second single and a real stand out track from Wild Beasts’ exceptional album, Two Dancers.
What the critics are saying:
NME (9/10 – lead review) - “This beautiful album is a treasure that deserves plundering”
Sunday Times (5* – CD of the Week) – “One of 2009′s indisputable masterpieces”
The Observer (CD of the Week) – “A welcome flash of imagination”
Uncut (4*- a lead review) – ‘…the gleaming possibilities that The Smiths opened up for British guitar bands [.] feel like they’ve found a new champion…’
Mojo (4*) – “Wild Beasts need not demand attention – it’s hard to take your ears off them”
Wild Beasts are playing numerous festivals over the Summer leading into a full headline tour in October, with a date at the Garage in London on October 8th. The mesmerizing four-piece have also been invited to perform with White Lies at Brixton Academy in November – Full dates are:
Wild Beast set free, Tour Dates:
Tuesday 29th September – Glasgow – The Arches – Play Room
Wednesday 30th September – Edinburgh – Cabaret Voltaire (headline)
Thursday 1st October – Leeds – Cockpit (headline)
Friday 2nd October – Nottingham – Bodega (headline)
Saturday 3rd October – Bristol – Thekla (headline)
Sunday 4th October – Birmingham – Hare and Hounds (headline)
Monday 5th October – Brighton – Hanbury Ballroom (headline)
Wednesday 7th October – Oxford – Academy 2 (headline)
Thursday 8th October – London – Garage (headline)
Friday 9th October – Manchester – Academy 3 (headline)
Friday 20th November – London – Brixton Academy (supporting White Lies)
The New Current will be doing a live review of the guys when they come to Brighton on the 5th October.
