listen to Wild Beasts' new LP 'Boy King'

July 29, 2016

Wild Beasts‘ new album Boy King pulls off the highwire act of going somewhere new while still sounding like themselves. In this case, its dirtying up their sonics, and the grit and grime and fuzz on songs like “Alpha Female,” “Get My Bang” and “Ponytail” is a natural fit with their usual lusty, slinky, sultry vibe. (The interplay between Hayden Thorpe and Tom Flemming remains a crucial element of success.) Boy King is the hottest of August nights, where dust and sweat (and other fluids) mix. The album’s out next week but you can stream it right now via Apple Music below. You can also listen to “Tough Guy,” “Big Cat,” “Get My Bang” and “Celestial Creatures” below as well.

As mentioned, Wild Beasts will be visiting NYC soon for a record release show at Baby’s All Right on August 10 which is sold out. Hopefully they’ll announce a proper North American tour soon. All dates are listed below.

Wild Beasts — 2016 Tour Dates
Fri 29 Jul 2016 UK, Brighton Hove Old Market
Wed 10 Aug 2016 USA, New York City Baby’s All Right
Thu 18 Aug 2016 UK, Green Man Festival
Fri 26 Aug 2016 UK, UK Electric Fields
Sat 27 Aug 2016 Finland, Helsinki Modern Sky Festival
Fri 02 Sep 2016 Netherlands, Into The Great Wide Open
Sun 04 Sep 2016 Ireland Electric Picnic
Sat 24 Sep 2016 Germany, Reeperbahn Festival
Wed 28 Sep 2016 UK, Bristol Motion
Thu 29 Sep 2016 UK, Oxford O2 Academy Oxford
Fri 30 Sep 2016 UK, Margate By The Sea Festival
Sat 01 Oct 2016 UK, Sheffield The Foundry
Mon 03 Oct 2016 UK, Cambridge The Junction
Tue 04 Oct 2016 UK, London The Roundhouse
Fri 07 Oct 2016 UK, Newcastle Northumbria Uni
Sat 08 Oct 2016 UK, Glasgow QMU
Sun 09 Oct 2016 UK, Manchester Academy
Wed 12 Oct 2016 Belgium, Brussels Botanique Orangerie
Thu 13 Oct 2016 France, Paris La Gaîté Lyrique
Fri 14 Oct 2016 France, Tourcoing Le Grand Mix
Sat 15 Oct 2016 France, Strasbourg La Laiterie
Sun 16 Oct 2016 Germany, Cologne Luxor
Tue 18 Oct 2016 Denmark, Copenhagen Pumpehuset
Thu 20 Oct 2016 Germany, Berlin Kesselhaus
Fri 21 Oct 2016 Czech Republic, Prague Lucerna Music Bar
Sun 23 Oct 2016 Switzerland, Zurich, Rote Fabrik
Tue 25 Oct 2016 Italy, Milan, Magnolia
Wed 26 Oct 2016 France, Lyon Epicerie Moderne
Sat 29 Oct 2016 Spain, Bilbao BIME