Wild Beasts - Boy King (New CD)

Where 2014”s Present Tense album found Wild Beasts in reflective mood, absorbing a fascination with online culture and electronic music, Boy King has them, as Tom Fleming puts it, “”back to being pissed off””. The quartet”s ever-present knack for sensual melody via Hayden Thorpe and Fleming”s dueting vocals, Ben Little”s sinuous guitar groove and Chris Talbot”s potent rhythm section carries in Boy King an aggressive, snarling and priapic beast that delves into the darker side of masculinity and Thorpe”s own psyche. As Hayden himself says, “”After five records there had to be an element of ”what the f***?”””.

• 1 Big Cat
• 2 Tough Guy
• 3 Alpha Female
• 4 Get My Bang
• 5 Celestial Creatures
• 6 2Bu
• 7 He the Colossus
• 8 Ponytail
• 9 Eat Your Heart Out Adonis
• 10 Dreamliner