Wild Beasts

The development of a band’s sound is always an intriguing one and is watched most earnestly by their fans. How many times have you found yourself in awe of a sound you thought you’d never hear, only for it to be slowly diminished by the subsequent albums? How many times have you said, “they’re starting to sou

Thank you being part of it, announces a clearly emotional Hayden Thorpe, lead singer for the now defunct Wild Beasts, who announced their split last September.

The Kendal quartet bid Manchester a farewell stirring enough to make you wonder whether they've made the right decision

Their decision to call it a day is baffling on one level — Wild Beasts have been consistently brilliant for a decade — yet understandable given the sheer slog facing any indie group making experimental music in 2018.

The group announced their split in a Twitter post last September, and have maintained that the decision comes from a place of both preservation for the project, and amicability.

Last September, the Cumbrian four-piece announced that, after releasing five albums, it was time to leave this orbit.

Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland on May 1, 2017