Wild Beasts - Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants
1 Comments Published by Tom on Monday, November 06, 2006 at 15:28.
Not since JJ72's October Swimmer will vocals, such as those provided here by Wild Beasts frontman Hayden Thorpe, get you either applauding or cursing when you first hear them.The vocals are well out of the ordinary (as is the song title) on Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants and they are jaw dropping on first listen. Pitching his vocals somewhere between Brian Moloko, The Pirates of Penzance and Anthony (he of the Johnsons) they provide the perfect balance for the bands jazzy, almost funky, approach to indie pop. Additionally the vocals present a "glam" edge to the music being more Bowie than say Sweet. It's toned down on The Old Dog but the high pitch makes an appearance for good effect.
Only time will tell if the novelty of Thorpe's Falsettos will start to wear off but until then have a listen to something quite unique!
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Widl Beasts will be playing at London Metro on Oxford Street on Thursday 23rd November. There are 4 free MP3 downloads on their MySpace page. Also they have a really ace video for the single, which is on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Z1ABZ1iQU.
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