Wild Beasts - Present Tense (2014) [FLAC]

  Genre: Pop/Rock
  Styles: Indie, Ambient, Post-Punk
  Source: Scene CD (outerspace)
  Codec: FLAC
  Bitrate: ~ 1,000 kbps
  Bit Depth: 16
  Sample Rate: 44.1 KHz

  01 Wanderlust
  02 Nature Boy
  03 Mecca
  04 Sweet Spot
  05 Daughters
  06 Pregnant Pause
  07 A Simple Beautiful Truth
  08 A Dog's Life
  09 Past Perfect
  10 New Life
  11 Palace

  While it's not exactly accurate to say Wild Beasts have gotten tamer with each release, it's hard to deny that their music has become far more orderly and considered since the Limbo, Panto days. The band adopted a sleeker approach on the brilliant Smother, so the lean synth pop that provides Present Tense's backbone feels like a logical, if not exactly expected, progression. With the help of producers Lexx and Leo Abrahams -- who have worked with Björk and Brian Eno, respectively -- the group explores territory that is quieter but no less compelling than where they've been before. Present Tense's implosive sound reflects the fact that comedowns and consequences cast a longer shadow over Wild Beasts' songs than they used to.