Guardian Music — (Domino)Wild Beasts have never been obvious. In 2008, Limbo, Panto unveiled Hayden Thorpe's extraordinary countertenor and songs with titles such as Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants were never likely to trouble Radio 1. The follow-up, Two Dancers,... more info

Guardian Music — Scrupulously polite, overtly literary and obsessed with sex – Wild Beasts are not your average indie band, but their cult is growing fast. Caroline Sullivan met themOn a balmy April morning in east London, Hayden Thorpe is remembering the night l... more info

DrownedInSound — It’d be reductive to try and describe a timeless album like Smother as a step up from its two predecessors, or even as a surefire Mercury contender - although it is, on both counts. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — Sublime. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Wild Beasts Albatross (Domino) This should be played after a long day at work, where you light the fireplace up in your living room, crack open a bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and enjoy the song on your lonesome. The half-acoustic/half-electronic ... more info

Nialler9 — The best of the last week’s album streams in A-Z. Plenty more in the Album Streams category. Alessi’s Ark  - Time Travel Architecture In Helsinki – Moment Bends Aux Raus - All Creeping Things Stopped Creeping Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Commit... more info

Guardian Music — Wild Beasts third album picks up where Two Dancers left off, with songs of love, longing and wanton lustIt's less than a year since Wild Beasts were pipped to the Mercury prize by the xx, but the Kendal four-piece are already back with a new album, S... more info

DrownedInSound — Tom Fleming from DiS-favourites Wild Beasts walks us through their forthcoming album... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Stereogum — Wild Beasts were winking at us when they gave us a song named “Albatross,” the slow-moving and slinky first single from the band’s third album. Hayden Thorpe’s impossibly pretty falsetto was there, as were the band’s hypnotic, looping drums... more info

NME — Wild Beasts, Warpaint, Katy B, Janelle Monae and Metronomy are also on the bill more info