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			{{short description\|English indie rock band}}
	The Wild Beasts are a new age pop band origanally from ] but now based in ]
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			{{Infobox musical artist
			\| name = Wild Beasts
			\| image = Wildbeasts.jpg
			\| caption = Wild Beasts in 2006
			\| origin = ], England
			\| genre = {{hlist\|]<ref>{{cite web\|last=Bevan\|first=David\|title=Wild Beasts – Smother\|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15436-smother/\|work=]\|access-date=14 June 2011}}</ref>\|]\|]\|]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/wild-beasts-p857148/biography \|title=Wild Beasts – Biography \|author=Fulton, Katherine \|website=Allmusic \|access-date=12 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/08/wild_beasts_-_n.html \|title=Wild Beasts – new album, MP3, 2009 tour dates, 3 NYC shows \|author=Pearis, Bill \|date=12 August 2009 \|work=Brooklynvegan.com \|access-date=12 June 2011}}</ref>
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			\| years_active = 2002–2018
			\| label = {{hlist\|]\|Bad Sneakers}}
			\| website =
			\| past_members = ]<br />Ben Little<br />Chris Talbot<br />Tom Fleming<br />Gareth Bullock
			}}

			'''Wild Beasts''' were an English ] band, formed in 2002 in ]. They released their first single, "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants", on Bad Sneakers Records in November 2006, and subsequently signed to ]. They have released five acclaimed albums, '']'' in 2008, '']'' in 2009, '']'' in 2011, '']'' in 2014 and '']'' in 2016. ''Two Dancers'' was nominated for the ].

	==History==		== History ==
	The band began in ] in January 2004 when Chris Talbot joined Hayden Thorpe and Ben Little who had been writing original ] songs since 2002. They quickly moved into their first practice stuido at Mintsfeet Industrial Estate. With the aid of Gareth Bullock (a stand in ]), in June 2004 the band began ] their first ] titled 'Wild Beasts Demo EP'.

			In 2002, ] students ] and Ben Little, then both sixteen years of age, formed the duo Fauve, the French term for "wild beast", and began writing songs together. In January 2004, classmates Chris Talbot, son of the school's music teachers Robert and Lesley,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2014-12-11 \|title=Tributes after death of immensely popular Kendal teacher \|url=https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11657676.tributes-after-death-of-immensely-popular-kendal-teacher/ \|access-date=2024-06-11 \|website=The Westmorland Gazette \|language=en}}</ref> and bassist Gareth Bullock joined as drummer and bassist respectively and the band's name became Wild Beasts.<ref name="Westmorland">Hargreaves, Ellie. 2006-11-17 ] ""</ref> At this time, the quartet had convened in a recording and rehearsal space dubbed Studio 6 in Kendal,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.45worlds.com/cdsingle/cd/nc219511uk\|title=CD Single: Wild Beasts - Mummy's Boy (2004)\|via=www.45worlds.com}}</ref> where they recorded their eponymous demo ] in June 2004.
	In September 2005 the band relocated to ] and Tom Flemming joined as full time ]. They soon gained a following within the city and recorded their second ] titled 'Espirit De Corps'. The band quickly followed up with a third ] titled 'All Men'.

			In September 2005, the band relocated to ] and Tom Fleming replaced Bullock as full-time bassist. All the bandmembers apart from Little studied at the local university, and played their first Leeds gig at Trash (formerly The Mixing Tin). The new quartet recorded two further demo EPs, ''Esprit De Corps'' and ''All Men''.
	The band ] for Bad Sneakers Records in August 2006 and are due to release their first single 'Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants' on 20th November 2006.

			Wild Beasts signed a deal with Bad Sneakers Records in August 2006. They recorded a live session of three tracks in November 2006 for ]'s ''Brain Surgery'' on ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/brain_surgery/tracklisting_20061222.shtml \|title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Marc Riley \|publisher=Bbc.co.uk \|date=1970-01-01 \|access-date=2014-08-01}}</ref> Bad Sneakers released "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants" on 20 November.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news\|author=Dave Simpson \|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/story/0,,1972106,00.html \|title=First Sight: Wild Beasts \| Music \| The Guardian \|newspaper=The Guardian \|date=15 December 2006 \|publisher=Music.guardian.co.uk \|access-date=2014-08-01}}</ref> With Hayden's "enormous falsetto voice, which soars over chiming guitars",<ref name="Guardian"/> the single was placed at number 17 in the UK indie chart.
	==Current Band Members==
	*Hayden Thorpe - ]/]
	*Ben Little - ]
	*Tom Flemming - ]/]
	*Chris Talbot - ]/]

			In February 2007, Wild Beasts signed to ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dominorecordco.com/site/index.php?page=news&newsID=603 \|title=Domino\|publisher=Dominorecordco.com \|access-date=2014-08-01}}</ref> A second single was released on Bad Sneakers Records in April 2007, "Through Dark Night".<ref>Knight, Beverely. 2007-04-21 ] "The playlist." Page 3.</ref> In May 2007, music magazine '']'' listed Wild Beasts as one of ten bands "tipped for the top".<ref>Hargreaves, Ellie. 2007-05-23 ]. "" Section: leisure</ref> Wild Beasts' debut album '']'', described as "shocking, funny, and above all irrevocable",<ref>{{cite web \|last=Kharas \|first=Kev \|url=http://drownedinsound.com/articles/3243146 \|title=New album: goose-pimpled gods Wild Beasts take debut bow / Music News // Drowned in Sound \|publisher=Drownedinsound.com \|date=2008-05-02 \|access-date=2014-08-01 \|archive-date=13 August 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813163138/http://drownedinsound.com/news/3243146-new-album--goose-pimpled-gods-wild-beasts-take-debut-bow \|url-status=dead }}</ref> was released on 16 June 2008, with "The Devil's Crayon" single following on 30 June.
	==Recordings==
	]

			The band's second album '']'' was released in August 2009 and was widely acclaimed; it featured in many end of year best albums lists for 2009.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bjhj \|title=Music - Review of Wild Beasts - Two Dancers \|publisher=BBC \|date=1970-01-01 \|access-date=2014-08-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Baynes \|first=Chris \|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/109159-wild-beasts-two-dancers/ \|title=Wild Beasts: Two Dancers \|magazine=PopMatters \|access-date=2014-08-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article6731988.ece \|title=Unknown \|newspaper=] \|access-date=2014-08-01}}{{dead link\|date=September 2024\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}} {{subscription required}}</ref> It was nominated for the 2010 ]. Wild Beasts' third studio album, entitled '']'', was released in May 2011.<ref>Meatto, Keith. 2011-05-17 Obtained 2011-05-17.</ref> The band subsequently announced the addition of touring band member Katie Harkin from ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c72y1/episodes/2011 \|title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Marc Riley - Episodes by date, 2011 \|publisher=Bbc.co.uk \|date=1970-01-01 \|access-date=2014-08-01}}</ref> They won the 2011 ].
	*Fauvre (2004)
	*Espirit De Corps (2005)
	*All Men (2006)
	*Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants (to be released 20th November 2006 on Bad Sneakers Records label)

			The band released their fourth studio album '']'' on 24 February 2014.
	==External Links==

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			Their fifth studio album, '']'' was released on 5 August 2016 also on Domino Records.
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			On 25 September 2017, Wild Beasts announced their disbandment. An EP, '']'', was released on 20 October 2017. They released a live album, titled '']'', on 16 February 2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1974272/wild-beasts-announce-live-album-last-night-all-my-dreams-came-true/music/\|title=Wild Beasts Announce Live Album Last Night All My Dreams Came True\|date=2017-12-06\|work=Stereogum\|access-date=2017-12-09}}</ref> The band came to an end in February 2018, with three final shows featuring songs from each of their five albums.<ref name="Disbandment">{{cite web\|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/wild-beasts-announce-final-shows-and-ep-share-new-song-listen/\|title=Wild Beasts Announce Final Shows and EP, Share New Song: Listen\|last=Monroe\|first=Jazz\|date=26 September 2017\|access-date=26 September 2017\|website=]}}</ref>

			Both Thorpe and Fleming have since gone on to pursue solo projects. Thorpe released his solo debut '']'' in May 2019, whilst in July that year, Fleming reemerged under the name One True Pairing, releasing his self-titled debut album in September 2019. Thorpe has gone on to release two further studio albums, ''Moondust for My Diamond'' (2021) and ''Ness'' (2024), with Fleming releasing his ]-influenced second studio album ''Endless Rain'' in 2024.

			==Discography==

			===Albums===
			*'']'' (Domino Records, 2008)
			*'']'' (Domino Records, 2009) ] No. 68
			*'']'' (Domino Records, 2011) UK No. 17<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/Smother \|title=Official Charts Company - Wild Beasts - Smother \|publisher=Archive.is \|date=2011-05-21 \|access-date=2014-08-01}}</ref>
			*'']'' (Domino Records, 2014) UK No. 10
			*'']'' (Domino Records, 2016) UK No. 9

			===EPs===
			*''Wild Beasts'' (2004)
			*''Esprit De Corps'' (2005)
			*''All Men'' (2005)
			*''Reach a Bit Further'' (2011)
			*'']'' (2017)

			===Live albums===
			*'']'' (2018)

			===Singles===
			* "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants" / "The Old Dog" (Bad Sneakers Records, 2006)
			* "Through Dark Night" / "Please Sir" (Bad Sneakers Records, 2007)
			* "Assembly" / "Sylvia, a Melodrama" (Domino Records, 2007)
			* "The Devil's Crayon" / "Treacle Tin" (Domino Records, 2008)
			* "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants" / "Mummy's Boy" (Domino Records, 2008)
			* "Hooting & Howling" / "Through the Iron Gate" (Domino Records, 2009)
			* "All the King's Men" (Domino Records, 2009)
			* "We Still Got the Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues" (Domino Records, 2010)
			* "Albatross" / "Smother" (Domino Records, 2011)
			* "Bed of Nails" / "Catherine Wheel" (Domino Records, 2011)
			* "Reach a Bit Further" EP (Domino Records, 2011)
			* "Stray" (digital download, Domino Records, 2012)
			* "Wanderlust" / "Byzantine" (Domino Records, 2014)
			* "Sweet Spot" (Domino Records, 2014)
			* "A Simple Beautiful Truth" (digital download, Domino Records, 2014)
			* "Mecca" (digital download, Domino Records, 2014)
			* "Woebegone Wanderers II" (digital download, Domino Records, 2015)
			* "Get My Bang" (digital download, Domino Records, 2016)
			* "Big Cat" (digital download, Domino Records, 2016)
			* "Alpha Female" (digital download, Domino Records, 2017)

			===Remixes===
			*] - "]"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/you-and-i-the-remixes/id465304616 \|title=iTunes - Music - Yoü and I (The Remixes) by Lady Gaga \|publisher=Itunes.apple.com \|date=2011-09-18 \|access-date=2014-08-01}}</ref>
			*] - "You're Early"
			*] - "Night Light"
			*Nimmo and the Gauntletts - "Others"
			*] - "Gentle Storm"

			==References==
			{{Reflist\|30em}}

			==External links==
			*{{Official website}}
			*

			{{Wild Beasts}}

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Latest revision as of 21:46, 29 October 2024

English indie rock band This article is about the musical group. For the art movement, see Fauvism.

Wild Beasts
Wild Beasts in 2006
Background information
Origin	Kendal, England
Genres	Indie rock art rock dream pop synthpop
Years active	2002–2018
Labels	Domino Bad Sneakers

Past members	Hayden Thorpe Ben Little Chris Talbot Tom Fleming Gareth Bullock

Website	Domino Records band profile

Wild Beasts were an English indie rock band, formed in 2002 in Kendal. They released their first single, "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants", on Bad Sneakers Records in November 2006, and subsequently signed to Domino Records. They have released five acclaimed albums, Limbo, Panto in 2008, Two Dancers in 2009, Smother in 2011, Present Tense in 2014 and Boy King in 2016. Two Dancers was nominated for the Mercury Prize.

History

In 2002, Queen Katherine School students Hayden Thorpe and Ben Little, then both sixteen years of age, formed the duo Fauve, the French term for "wild beast", and began writing songs together. In January 2004, classmates Chris Talbot, son of the school's music teachers Robert and Lesley, and bassist Gareth Bullock joined as drummer and bassist respectively and the band's name became Wild Beasts. At this time, the quartet had convened in a recording and rehearsal space dubbed Studio 6 in Kendal, where they recorded their eponymous demo EP in June 2004.

In September 2005, the band relocated to Leeds and Tom Fleming replaced Bullock as full-time bassist. All the bandmembers apart from Little studied at the local university, and played their first Leeds gig at Trash (formerly The Mixing Tin). The new quartet recorded two further demo EPs, Esprit De Corps and All Men.

Wild Beasts signed a deal with Bad Sneakers Records in August 2006. They recorded a live session of three tracks in November 2006 for Marc Riley's Brain Surgery on BBC Radio 6 Music. Bad Sneakers released "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants" on 20 November. With Hayden's "enormous falsetto voice, which soars over chiming guitars", the single was placed at number 17 in the UK indie chart.

In February 2007, Wild Beasts signed to Domino Records. A second single was released on Bad Sneakers Records in April 2007, "Through Dark Night". In May 2007, music magazine NME listed Wild Beasts as one of ten bands "tipped for the top". Wild Beasts' debut album Limbo, Panto, described as "shocking, funny, and above all irrevocable", was released on 16 June 2008, with "The Devil's Crayon" single following on 30 June.

The band's second album Two Dancers was released in August 2009 and was widely acclaimed; it featured in many end of year best albums lists for 2009. It was nominated for the 2010 Mercury Prize. Wild Beasts' third studio album, entitled Smother, was released in May 2011. The band subsequently announced the addition of touring band member Katie Harkin from Sky Larkin. They won the 2011 London Awards for Art and Performance.

The band released their fourth studio album Present Tense on 24 February 2014.

Their fifth studio album, Boy King was released on 5 August 2016 also on Domino Records.

On 25 September 2017, Wild Beasts announced their disbandment. An EP, Punk Drunk & Trembling, was released on 20 October 2017. They released a live album, titled Last Night All My Dreams Came True, on 16 February 2018. The band came to an end in February 2018, with three final shows featuring songs from each of their five albums.

Both Thorpe and Fleming have since gone on to pursue solo projects. Thorpe released his solo debut Diviner in May 2019, whilst in July that year, Fleming reemerged under the name One True Pairing, releasing his self-titled debut album in September 2019. Thorpe has gone on to release two further studio albums, Moondust for My Diamond (2021) and Ness (2024), with Fleming releasing his folk-influenced second studio album Endless Rain in 2024.

Discography

Albums

Limbo, Panto (Domino Records, 2008)
Two Dancers (Domino Records, 2009) UK No. 68
Smother (Domino Records, 2011) UK No. 17
Present Tense (Domino Records, 2014) UK No. 10
Boy King (Domino Records, 2016) UK No. 9

EPs

Wild Beasts (2004)
Esprit De Corps (2005)
All Men (2005)
Reach a Bit Further (2011)
Punk Drunk & Trembling (2017)

Live albums

Last Night All My Dreams Came True (2018)

Singles

"Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants" / "The Old Dog" (Bad Sneakers Records, 2006)
"Through Dark Night" / "Please Sir" (Bad Sneakers Records, 2007)
"Assembly" / "Sylvia, a Melodrama" (Domino Records, 2007)
"The Devil's Crayon" / "Treacle Tin" (Domino Records, 2008)
"Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants" / "Mummy's Boy" (Domino Records, 2008)
"Hooting & Howling" / "Through the Iron Gate" (Domino Records, 2009)
"All the King's Men" (Domino Records, 2009)
"We Still Got the Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues" (Domino Records, 2010)
"Albatross" / "Smother" (Domino Records, 2011)
"Bed of Nails" / "Catherine Wheel" (Domino Records, 2011)
"Reach a Bit Further" EP (Domino Records, 2011)
"Stray" (digital download, Domino Records, 2012)
"Wanderlust" / "Byzantine" (Domino Records, 2014)
"Sweet Spot" (Domino Records, 2014)
"A Simple Beautiful Truth" (digital download, Domino Records, 2014)
"Mecca" (digital download, Domino Records, 2014)
"Woebegone Wanderers II" (digital download, Domino Records, 2015)
"Get My Bang" (digital download, Domino Records, 2016)
"Big Cat" (digital download, Domino Records, 2016)
"Alpha Female" (digital download, Domino Records, 2017)

Remixes

Lady Gaga - "You and I"
2:54 - "You're Early"
Jessie Ware - "Night Light"
Nimmo and the Gauntletts - "Others"
Elbow - "Gentle Storm"

References

Bevan, David. "Wild Beasts – Smother". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
Fulton, Katherine. "Wild Beasts – Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
Pearis, Bill (12 August 2009). "Wild Beasts – new album, MP3, 2009 tour dates, 3 NYC shows". Brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
"Tributes after death of immensely popular Kendal teacher". The Westmorland Gazette. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
Hargreaves, Ellie. 2006-11-17 Westmorland Gazette "Wild about the Beasts."
"CD Single: Wild Beasts - Mummy's Boy (2004)" – via www.45worlds.com.
"BBC Radio 6 Music - Marc Riley". Bbc.co.uk. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ Dave Simpson (15 December 2006). "First Sight: Wild Beasts | Music | The Guardian". The Guardian. Music.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
"Domino". Dominorecordco.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
Knight, Beverely. 2007-04-21 Music Week "The playlist." Page 3.
Hargreaves, Ellie. 2007-05-23 ThisisTheLakeDistrict.co.uk. "NME Hails Kendal Band "Must See"" Section: leisure
Kharas, Kev (2 May 2008). "New album: goose-pimpled gods Wild Beasts take debut bow / Music News // Drowned in Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
"Music - Review of Wild Beasts - Two Dancers". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
Baynes, Chris. "Wild Beasts: Two Dancers". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
"Unknown". The Times. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription required)
Meatto, Keith. 2011-05-17 Wild at Heart – A Review of Smother Obtained 2011-05-17.
"BBC Radio 6 Music - Marc Riley - Episodes by date, 2011". Bbc.co.uk. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
"Wild Beasts Announce Live Album Last Night All My Dreams Came True". Stereogum. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
Monroe, Jazz (26 September 2017). "Wild Beasts Announce Final Shows and EP, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
"Official Charts Company - Wild Beasts - Smother". Archive.is. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
"iTunes - Music - Yoü and I (The Remixes) by Lady Gaga". Itunes.apple.com. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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Hayden Thorpe Ben Little Tom Fleming Chris Talbot
Studio albums	Limbo, Panto Two Dancers Smother Present Tense Boy King
EPs	Punk Drunk & Trembling
Live	Last Night All My Dreams Came True

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