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Wild Beasts
Present Tense

Albums
In 2011, Wild Beasts cemented their spot in a select group of "critical darling bands" by releasing their third acclaimed record, Smother. The band seemed to be teetering on the verge of some big opportunities,...

Wild Beasts: “Wanderlust”

Songs
In the hyper-digitized, saturated music world, sometimes its day-to-day mechanics can start to feel inconsequential. When three zillion songs are posted to the web daily, the true "standouts are sometimes di...
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Wild Beasts

Songs
"Loop the Loop" MP3from the album Smother2011iTunesIn the realm of niche-y subgenres, baroque pop is one of the more difficult to expand upon. Marked by a flair for the theatrical and general drama-kid sensibil...
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Wild Beasts

Songs
"All the King's Men"from the album Two Dancers2009iTunesThe English four-piece Wild Beasts have wasted little time following up their acclaimed, if little heard, debut Limbo, Panto. Hayden Thorpe's falsetto is ...