During the middle of the last decade, British indie music had become artistically void. It was incredibly popular and sales were high, but bands were bereft of ideas and their output had become depressingly predictable. Thankfully, that nadir sparked a shift, with a new breed of intelligent, articulate British indie bands emerging. Bombay Bicycle Club, Anna Calvi, and, this year’s big breakthrough act, Alt-J are all flying the flag for the improved and more culturally relevant UK alternative music scene. The leading lights of this movement, though, remain Wild Beasts, a brilliant band whose work continues to prove that individuality in music is still highly revered. Here, we speak to Hayden Thorpe, the singer, guitarist and songwriter from the acclaimed Kendal four-piece, about music, politics and the crisis of emotionality in men.
I hear there are plans for a fourth Wild Beasts album. Where are you up to with that?
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