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Wild Beasts

WILD BEASTS

94 lyrics·14 albums

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Wild Beasts was 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, before signing to Domino Records. The band released five albums: Limbo, Panto (2008), Two Dancers (2009), Smother (2011), Present Tense (2014), and Boy King (2016). Two Dancers was nominated for the Mercury Prize.

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Big Cat

Big Cat

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All the King's Men

All the King's Men

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Mecca

Mecca

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Wanderlust

Wanderlust

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Alpha Female

Alpha Female

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Sweet Spot

Sweet Spot

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Ponytail

Ponytail

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Tough Guy

Tough Guy

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He the Colossus

He the Colossus

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Get My Bang

Get My Bang

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Dreamliner

Dreamliner

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Bed of Nails

Bed of Nails

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Hooting & Howling

Hooting & Howling

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A Simple Beautiful Truth

A Simple Beautiful Truth

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Two Dancers (i)

Two Dancers (i)

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The Fun Powder Plot

The Fun Powder Plot

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Palace

Palace

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End Come Too Soon

End Come Too Soon

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Punk Drunk & Trembling

Punk Drunk & Trembling

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Reach a Bit Further

Reach a Bit Further

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Two Dancers (ii)

Two Dancers (ii)

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Loop the Loop

Loop the Loop

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2BU

2BU

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We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues

We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues

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Last Night All My Dreams Came True

Last Night All My Dreams Came True

2018 · 13 lyrics

1Celestial Creatures (Live at RAK)Lyrics
2A Simple Beautiful Truth (Live at RAK)Lyrics
3Bed of Nails (Live at RAK)Lyrics
4Alpha Female (Live at RAK)Lyrics
5Wanderlust (Live at RAK)Lyrics
6Hooting & Howling (Live at RAK)Lyrics
7Get My Bang (Live at RAK)Lyrics
82BU (Live at RAK)Lyrics
9He the Colossus (Live at RAK)Lyrics
10This Is Our Lot (Live at RAK)Lyrics
11Big Cat (Live at RAK)Lyrics
12All the King's Men (Live at RAK)Lyrics
13The Devil's PalaceLyrics

Boy King

Boy King

2016 · 11 lyrics

1Boy King TrashLyrics
2Big CatLyrics
3Alpha FemaleLyrics
4PonytailLyrics
5

Present Tense (Special Edition)

Present Tense (Special Edition)

2014 · 8 lyrics

1MeccaLyrics
2Sweet SpotLyrics
3PalaceLyrics
4Past PerfectLyrics
5

Present Tense

Present Tense

2014 · 13 lyrics

1WanderlustLyrics
2A Simple Beautiful TruthLyrics
3Pregnant PauseLyrics
4DaughtersLyrics
5

Stray - Single

Stray - Single

2012 · 1 lyric

1StrayLyrics

Smother

Smother

2011 · 10 lyrics

1Bed of NailsLyrics
2End Come Too SoonLyrics
3Loop the LoopLyrics
4AlbatrossLyrics
5Lion's Share

Reach a Bit Further

Reach a Bit Further

2011 · 4 lyrics

1Reach a Bit FurtherLyrics
2Thankless ThingLyrics
3SmotherLyrics
4Catherine WheelLyrics

Hooting & Howling

Hooting & Howling

2009 · 1 lyric

1Through the Iron GateLyrics

Limbo, Panto

Limbo, Panto

2008 · 10 lyrics

1The Devil's CrayonLyrics
2His Grinning SkullLyrics
3Brave Bulging Buoyant ClairvoyantsLyrics
4Vigil for a Fuddy DuddyLyrics

Punk Drunk & Trembling - EP

Punk Drunk & Trembling - EP

2 lyrics

1Last Night All My Dreams Came TrueLyrics
2MazeLyrics

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Hayden Thorpe has announced some intimate shows revisiting Wild Beasts songs after nine years

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Hayden Thorpe has announced some intimate shows revisiting Wild Beasts songs after nine years

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Wild Beasts: "'Boy King' was the sound of our final fuck flying away"

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Tough Guy

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6He the ColossusLyrics

7Get My BangLyrics

8DreamlinerLyrics

10Celestial CreaturesLyrics

11Eat Your Heart out AdonisLyrics

New Life

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6Mecca (SOHN Remix)Lyrics

7A Simple Beautiful TruthLyrics

8Palace (Foals Remix)Lyrics

A Dog's Life

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6Nature BoyLyrics

9Wanderlust (Factory Floor Remix)Lyrics

10Wanderlust (The Field Remix)Lyrics

11New LifeLyrics

12Sweet SpotLyrics

13Past PerfectLyrics

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6PlaythingLyrics

9InvisibleLyrics

10Reach a Bit FurtherLyrics

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Woebegone Wanderers

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6She Purred, While I GrrredLyrics

7Cheerio Chaps, Cheerio GoodbyeLyrics

8The Club of Fathomless LoveLyrics

9Please, SirLyrics

10The Old DogLyrics

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