To get everyone’s jaws off the floor and move the crowd, they transitioned into “Loop the Loop,” my personal favorite track from their latest release. Another song that showcases this English band’s penchant for the simple, yet beautiful. The crowd began to swoon, sway, and fall in love with the players on stage.
Here’s where the most brilliant moment of the show occurred. Thorpe, laughing, admitted that it was not a technical glitch but in fact his mistake that ruined the song. He then pointed out that their entire set list was akin to the timeline of a relationship. “Inevitably, there is a point in the relationship where one of us f*cks everything up,” he said and restarted the song.
With that, they jumped full on into the very danceable “The Devil’s Crayon” off their debut LP. If there ever was an anthem for make-up sex, this would definitely be a nominee with its overflowing and frantic sense of passion.
This truly is the Devil’s crayon
tracing your shoulder blades, aglow like rayon
…
We are so many clambering hands
…
The way you say her name
I want mine said the same, devil
…
And we are so much moulded dough
When Thorpe and Hayden exchanged lines in songs, the back and forth was perfect. As on their albums, when they sang together, their voices melded together seamlessly to the point that it is hard to tell who is singing what.
In keeping with the relationship-themed setlist, the band closed their encore with “End Come Too Soon.” A somber reflection on a passionate, sex-fueled one-night stand. I’ve got a feeling that for many in the audience, the night was actually just the beginning of a long, committed relationship with Wild Beasts’ art.
The night’s been blessed
With an never-endingness
But nonetheless
End come too soon
Setlist – Wild Beasts @ The Variety Playhouse, 09/19/11
- Lion’s Share
- Loop the Loop
- We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues
- This Is Our Lot
- Deeper
- Albatross
- Two Dancers (ii)
- The Devil’s Crayon
- Bed of Nails
- Reach a Bit Further
- Hooting & Howling
Encore:
- All the King’s Men
- End Come Too Soon
An Introduction to Smother
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