Two Dancers
by Wild Beasts
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Sep 8, 2009
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. The Guardian
    60
    It's a strange state of affairs, a band that really come into their own when they background their greatest asset. But there's a lesson in there: sometimes, less is more.

Awards & Rankings

30
#30 Best Album of 2009

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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 47 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 47
  3. Negative: 2 out of 47
  1. Muddsjr
    Mar 23, 2014
    9
    Two Dancers is a bit overdone lyrically, but it's otherwise the sound of a band who are keen to make a big difference in music. The sense of aTwo Dancers is a bit overdone lyrically, but it's otherwise the sound of a band who are keen to make a big difference in music. The sense of a stone cold classic to come from this band in a few years time remains sharp, and if it doesn't happen, then pigs shall fly.… Full Review »
  2. GamerPiggy
    May 17, 2012
    10
    This album is fantastic in every way. I vaguely remember not caring much for it the first couple times, but then one song stuck out to me: FunThis album is fantastic in every way. I vaguely remember not caring much for it the first couple times, but then one song stuck out to me: Fun Powder Plot. As I listened to that track, more and more tracks began to stick out, until at last I was singing along to the entire album over and over and over. It's erotic, but not romantic or contrived. It's moody, but not immature or sophomoric. The lyrics are incredibly poetic, taking cues from all kinds of classic literature (although following album is more obvious about its inspirations).
    One of my favorite albums ever; I cannot recommend it enough.    … Full Review »
  3. JohnnyZeckel
    Sep 23, 2011
    10
    My God, Wild Beasts, what have you done? You've just created something you can never beat, some masterpiece that you will never recover from!My God, Wild Beasts, what have you done? You've just created something you can never beat, some masterpiece that you will never recover from!
    In the meantime, we can listen to it, to its beautifully crafted songs, to its wonderful lyrics, and its dangerous melodies. An album to listen when it rains, when it's sunny and when you're drunk and nobody will sleep with you.    … Full Review »
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