Wild Beasts

Garage, LondonHayden Thorpe's voice has been called "divisive". This is a polite way of describing the three-octave whoop that makes Wild Beasts sound unlike any other young British guitar group. And divisive it is: when his falsetto was in fruity flow during this show, even the most partisan fan – and there were plenty of them – would have had to admit that Thorpe sounded a tad like 1960s novelty star Tiny Tim. On the other hand, it eminently suited his band's florid music.The Lee...

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