Limbo, Panto | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 16 June 2008 | |||
Recorded | Recorded at Gula studion in Malmö | |||
Genre | Art rock, indie pop, cabaret | |||
Length | 41:38 | |||
Label | Domino | |||
Producer | Tore Johansson | |||
Wild Beasts chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 link |
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NME | 8/10 link |
Pitchfork Media | 8.2/10 link |
PopMatters | 8/10) link |
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Yahoo! Music | 7/10 link |
Limbo, Panto is the debut studio album by British art rock band Wild Beasts. It was released on 16 June 2008 by Domino Records, followed by the single for "The Devil's Crayon" on 30 June and "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants" on 16 October. The album was well received by critics.
Track listing
[edit]- "Vigil for a Fuddy Duddy" – 4:43
- "The Club of Fathomless Love" – 3:44
- "The Devil's Crayon" – 3:38
- "Woebegone Wanderers" – 4:53
- "The Old Dog" – 4:27
- "Please, Sir" – 3:27
- "His Grinning Skull" – 4:36
- "She Purred, While I Grrred" – 3:30
- "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants" – 4:02
- "Cheerio Chaps, Cheerio Goodbye" – 4:38
Personnel
[edit]- Hayden Thorpe – vocals, guitar, piano
- Ben Little - guitar
- Tom Fleming – vocals, bass guitar
- Chris Talbot – drums, backing vocals
- Tore Johannson – production
- Jens Lindgard – engineering (GULA Studion, Malmö)
- Karl-Axel Bengtsson – engineering on tracks 1, 2, 3 & 9 (Varispeed, Malmö)
- S Rooke – mastering (Abbey Road Studios, London)
- Nick Scott – artwork
References
[edit]- ^ "Limbo, Panto by Wild Beasts". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 October 2016.