Wild Beasts mix punchy percussion with feral guitars on new song "Tough Guy"
Wild Beasts are back with yet another taste of their upcoming record Boy King - this one's called "Tough Guy".
This new single links up with "Big Cat", "Celestial Creatures", and "Get My Bang" in previewing the band's follow up to 2014's perfect-scoring LP Present Tense.
Writing about the track on Facebook, Wild Beasts explain: "Having been through multiple softer versions, we found the sloppier and more disgusting we allowed 'Tough Guy' to be, the more powerfully it spoke to us. So we put a leather jacket on it, gave it a distortion pedal and began to flex in the mirror."
Boy King is out 5 August via Domino. A deluxe version includes a bonus 7" with two bonus songs and a 12-page booklet.
Wild Beasts recently announced a huge new tour, including two dates at London's Roundhouse. They headline Green Man 2016 this summer.
Listen to "Tough Guy" below and find Wild Beasts' upcoming UK shows afterwards.
July
26 - Leeds Brudenell Social Club
27 - Leeds Brudenell Social Club
28 - Brighton Hove Old Market
29 - Brighton Hove Old Market
August
18 - Green Man Festival
26 - Electric Fields Festival
September
28 - Bristol Motion
29 - Oxford O2 Academy Oxford
30 - By The Sea Festival
October
1 - Sheffield The Foundry
3 - Cambridge The Junction
4 - London The Roundhouse
5 - London The Roundhouse
7 - Newcastle Northumbria Uni
8 - Glasgow QMU
9 - Manchester Academy
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