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Wild Beasts are a four-piece indie rock band that originated in Kendal, England in 2002. The band's first single, 'Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants', placed 17th in a national independent record labels chart and won Steve Lamacq's Rebel Playlist on BBC 6 Music in January 2007. Now based in Leeds the band consists of Hayden Thorpe (vocals), Ben Little (guitar), Chris Talbot, otherwise known as ‘Bert’ (drums) and Tom Fleming (bassist). ‘Hooting & Howling’ is Wild Beasts new single which is taken from their forthcoming second album Two Dancers. This single kicks of with the high and light yet deep vocals of Thorpe and the homely sound of the bass guitar. Piano chords give it more depth and it all feels very elegant and charming. With the addition of percussion, drums and guitar, the rhythm and beat quickly pick up. At times this single feels like it has the rhythm of a galloping horse that whips up a frenzy of chaos as it goes by. The melody, played on the rhythm guitar, is particularly memorable as it’s at such a high pitch and yet Thorpe’s vocals power over this. This just shows the diversity in his voice and the passion he has. Thorpe’s array of vocals and Little’s guitar skills takes this single from the light indie level to the low gravely depths of rock. 8 Helena Rea |
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