Present Tense (Wild Beasts album)

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Present Tense
Wild Beasts - Present Tense.jpg
Studio album by
Wild Beasts
Released24 February 2014 (2014-02-24)
Recorded Konk Studios in London and at The Distillery in Bath, Somerset
Genre Indie rock, dream pop, synthpop
Length40:55
Label Domino
Producer Lexxx, Leo Abrahams, Wild Beasts
Wild Beasts chronology
Smother
(2011)		Present Tense
(2014)		 Boy King
(2016)
Singles from Present Tense
  1. "Wanderlust"
    Released: 24 February 2014
  2. "A Simple Beautiful Truth"
    Released: 19 May 2014
  3. "Mecca"
    Released: 4 August 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 8.1/10 [1]
Metacritic 86/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 9/10 [7]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut 9/10 [12]

Present Tense is the fourth studio album by Wild Beasts, released 24 February 2014 on Domino Recording Company. It was preceded by the single "Wanderlust" released on the same day. [13]

Contents

Background

Following a two-year-long world tour in promotion of their third album Smother , the band admitted to feelings of burn out by the experience and in late 2012 announced that they would take a year off from touring to concentrate on writing and recording the follow-up. Seeking a fresh approach, the band chose not to work with long-time producer Richard Formby, who had helmed the recording of Two Dancers and Smother, though they have not ruled out collaborating with him again in the future. Producers Leo Abrahams and Lexxx (who was also involved in the mixing of both records) were brought in to sharpen the band's focus and help them craft songs that continued to pursue the band's shift into electronic and synthesized sounds, yet with a more direct and aggressive feel in comparison to Smother. The album received acclaim from critics. [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Wild Beasts.

No.TitleLength
1."Wanderlust"4:55
2."Nature Boy"3:33
3."Mecca"3:45
4."Sweet Spot"4:00
5."Daughters"4:46
6."Pregnant Pause"3:10
7."A Simple Beautiful Truth"2:36
8."A Dog's Life"3:20
9."Past Perfect"2:57
10."New Life"4:37
11."Palace"3:20

Chart positions

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 77
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 146
French Albums (SNEP) [16] 172
Irish Albums (IRMA) [17] 13
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA) [18] 2
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 15
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 10
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21] 3
US Current Albums ( Billboard ) [22] 177
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [23] 5
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [23] 44

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