Background
Following a two-year-long world tour in promotion of their third album Smother, the band admitted to feelings of burn out by the experience and in late 2012 announced that they would take a year off from touring to concentrate on writing and recording the follow-up. Seeking a fresh approach, the band chose not to work with long-time producer Richard Formby, who had helmed the recording of Two Dancers and Smother, though they have not ruled out collaborating with him again in the future. Producers Leo Abrahams and Lexxx (who was also involved in the mixing of both records) were brought in to sharpen the band's focus and help them craft songs that continued to pursue the band's shift into electronic and synthesized sounds, yet with a more direct and aggressive feel in comparison to Smother. The album received acclaim from critics.[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Wild Beasts.
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1. | "Wanderlust" | 4:55 |
2. | "Nature Boy" | 3:33 |
3. | "Mecca" | 3:45 |
4. | "Sweet Spot" | 3:59 |
5. | "Daughters" | 4:47 |
6. | "Pregnant Pause" | 3:09 |
7. | "A Simple Beautiful Truth" | 2:36 |
8. | "A Dog's Life" | 3:21 |
9. | "Past Perfect" | 2:57 |
10. | "New Life" | 4:37 |
11. | "Palace" | 3:20 |
References
- 1 2 "Present Tense Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ↑ Phares, Heather (February 24, 2014). "Present Tense - Wild Beasts : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards :". Allmusic. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ Clash Magazine Review
- ↑ Kitching, Bryant. "Album Review: Wild Beasts – Present Tense". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Feb 26, 2014.
- ↑ The Fly review Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Line of Best Fit Review
- ↑ Sheppard, David. MOJO magazine. March 2014. Filter Albums. Wild Beasts. Present Tense. p.89.
- ↑ NME. 19 February 2014. Wild Beasts. Present Tense.
- ↑ "Pitchfork review".
- ↑ Harrison, Ian. Q magazine. March 2014. Brute Force. Wild Beasts. Present Tense. p.116.
- ↑ "Slant review".
- ↑ Richards, Sam. Uncut magazine. March 2014. New Albums review. Wild Beasts. Present Tense. p.70.
- ↑ "Wild Beasts, Present Tense". Domino Recording Company. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wild Beasts – Present Tense" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wild Beasts – Present Tense" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Wild Beasts – Present Tense". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 9, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Independent Artists Album". Chart-Track.co.uk. GFK Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Wild Beasts | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Top Current Albums : Mar 15, 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- 1 2 "Present Tense - Wild Beasts Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
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