Boy King
by Wild Beasts
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Aug 5, 2016
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 36
  3. Negative: 2 out of 36
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  1. brettrosey
    Aug 5, 2016
    4
    Smother is turning out to be a blessing and a curse of an album for WB. A blessing because it's one of the greatest records of this generation, and a curse because nothing they ever do will live up to that. I went into this record with that understand, but still came out disappointed. Wild Beasts are one of my favorite bands, but this record falls short on numerous different levels. TheSmother is turning out to be a blessing and a curse of an album for WB. A blessing because it's one of the greatest records of this generation, and a curse because nothing they ever do will live up to that. I went into this record with that understand, but still came out disappointed. Wild Beasts are one of my favorite bands, but this record falls short on numerous different levels. The songwriting feels uninspired, relying on the same opening percussion and layered, arpeggiated synths to close out many of the tracks. I'd give the repetitiveness a pass if it were a little bid more enticing from a melodic standpoint, but the truth is nearly none of these tracks resonate with me. Smother is an album that gives me chills to my core, Boy King is one that never strays beyond the surface. Pretty disappointing, overall.… Expand

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. No Ripcord
    Sep 13, 2016
    80
    Boy King lends further weight to the view that Wild Beasts are one of the best bands operating in Britain today, and it’s not shy in doing so.
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  2. Mixmag
    Sep 9, 2016
    80
    Boy King is intrusive, abrasive and in-your-face--but that’s no criticism: one can imagine lads properly belting out ‘Big Cat’ and ‘Alpha Female’ at live shows.
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  3. The Quietus
    Aug 22, 2016
    80
    Their most rowdy and rambunctious album yet.
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