Hayden Thorpe: The Songs Of Wild Beasts

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Hayden Thorpe
Announces new live shows performing the songs of Wild Beasts
Photo credit: Eeva Rinne
Hayden Thorpe
performs the
Wild Beasts
songbook for the first time in almost 9 years. Playing entirely
solo, the shows will be an exploration of the much
-
loved collection in their purest form
–
voice and
instrument, as they were written.
“
I’m fortunate enough that i
n my daily life I will quite often encounter
a kind soul
who
’ll t
ell me how much
a certain Wild Beasts song
,
album
or show
has
meant to them. I
’ve
come to learn that as time passes,
the heart’s connections do not fade and the potency of the music remains s
trong.
I’ve been missing the songs myself of late, so it felt
like
a
ripe time
to reach for the high notes
and call
on my hand
’
s muscle memory.
It’s
a
full
-
circle
manoeuvr
e
as
t
he dates perfectly align with the
20
th
anniversary of
Wild Beasts
first single
release,
“
Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants
”
.
The venue choices are
also
very deliberate.
Each room
played
an important
role
in the history of the
band. Brewery Arts was our cultural HQ growing up in Kendal, Hoxton Hall was the scene of a
breakthrough show for
our
second album
‘
Two Dancers
’
and Brudenell Social Club will always be where
we came of age
as musicians
.
I’m
thrill
ed
to
be taking this moment to
celebrate the shared history we
all
have with Wild Beasts music.”
Hayden Thorpe