2016 studio album by Wild Beasts
Boy King is the fifth and final studio album by Wild Beasts , released on 5 August 2016 through Domino Records .
Background
Boy King is a concept album dealing with the self-destructive effects of modern-day masculinity. The album has a heavier sound than the band's previous work, featuring distorted synths , compressed drum machine -like beats and guitar solos , marking a big departure from the band's soft yet dramatic art pop sound, which was featured on their past four albums. It was recorded in Dallas , Texas with producer John Congleton , who previously helmed albums by St. Vincent and Swans .
Accolades
Publication
Accolade
Year
Rank
Ref.
NME
NME 's Albums of the Year 2016
2016
47
Rough Trade
Albums of the Year
2016
47
The Skinny
Top 50 Albums of 2016
2016
31
Track listing
All tracks are written by Wild Beasts
No. Title Length 1. "Big Cat" 3:07 2. "Tough Guy" 3:31 3. "Alpha Female" 3:45 4. "Get My Bang" 3:33 5. "Celestial Creatures" 4:28 6. "2BU" 4:19 7. "He the Colossus" 4:11 8. "Ponytail" 3:38 9. "Eat Your Heart Out Adonis" 3:56 10. "Dreamliner" 4:44
Deluxe edition bonus track No. Title Length 11. "Boy King Trash" 20:53
Personnel
Tom Fleming – vocals, guitar, keyboards, sampler
Hayden Thorpe – vocals, bass, keyboards, programming, vocoder
Ben Little – guitar, keyboards, programming
Chris Talbot – drums, percussion, keyboards
Charts
References
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"Wild Beasts Boy King" . Exclaim! . Retrieved 7 December 2017.
"Wild Beasts: Boy King review – muscular grooves and liberation on their best yet" . The Guardian . Retrieved 7 December 2017.
"Wild Beasts: Boy King Album Review" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 December 2017.
"Boy King" . Record Collector . Retrieved 7 December 2017.
"Wild Beasts: Boy King" . Slant Magazine . Retrieved 7 December 2017.
"NME's Albums of the Year 2016" . NME . 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
"Albums of the Year" . Rough Trade . 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
"Top 50 Albums of 2016" . The Skinny . 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
"Boy King" . Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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