Between the lines: Wild Beasts' Hayden Thorpe

For the first in a new series in which songwriters discuss their lyrics, Wild Beasts' Hayden Thorpe reveals the inspiration behind Two Dancers, which was nominated for this year's Mercury prizeOn lyrical themes in Two Dancers: "We made our first album aged 21, and it was a real shock how it was perceived. We thought we were making a pop album, and it was greeted as the strangest thing people had ever heard. So [Two Dancers] was real back-to-basics stuff; we were resigned to the fact that this is...

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15:01 on September 9 2010

Between the lines: Wild Beasts' Hayden Thorpe

Guardian Music — For the first in a new series in which songwriters discuss their lyrics, Wild Beasts' Hayden Thorpe reveals the inspiration behind Two Dancers, which was nominated for th... more info

13:56 on September 10 2010

Wild Beasts Remixes

Stereogum — It didn’t win the Mercury Prize, but Wild Beasts’s Two Dancers still has a lot of juice left in it a year after its release date. Domino Records is releasing two remi... more info

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08:03 on September 9 2010

Wild Beasts To Release 'Two Dancers' Remixes

Gigwise — On double 12"... more info

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12:20 on September 9 2010

Wild Beasts Releasing 2 x Two Dancers Remix 12”s

Addict Music — Wild Beasts have announced they are to release a double 12” pack featuring remixes from their Mercury-nominated second album, Two Dancers. more info

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