Good things come to those who wait; advice best taken by those unfamiliar with the Wild Beasts and listening to their latest album for the first time. Two Dancers is the band’s follow up to 2008′s Limbo, Panto. Singers Hayden Thorpe and Tom Fleming showcase their ability to effortlessly switch between a dancing falsetto and a reckless indie growl, whilst the band accompanies with flawless rich decoration. The result is a musical experience like no other in the indie/rock genre.

Admittedly Thorpe’s vocals will not be to everyone’s immediate taste, and the slow start presented by The Fun Powder Plot prove that this is an album that rewards the listener who invests time. However, three tracks in and after the upbeat single Hooting And Howling the album really gets underway with All The King’s Men.

At times one may be forgiven for thinking they are listening to the vocals of Antony Hegarty penned by Morrissey. All The King’s Men also demonstrates the essence of the Wild Beasts; driving drums, witty lyrics interspersed with local references brushed with the disparity of Thorpe’s screaming falsetto and Fleming’s laconic vocal style.

The album should not. however. be overlooked as a well crafted piece of work, standout tracks include Taste Dancing On Our Tongues; with glittering vibrato guitars, wavering vocals and propulsive rhythm, the track has a foot tapping catchiness that will leave you wanting more. The title tracks (Two Dancers Part I and II) are quite rightly the seminal tracks of the album. Slower numbers with woven guitar textures, intricate arrangements with Thorpe’s falsetto punctuating Flemming’s baritone are unquestionably the strongest pieces on the album.

From start to finish the album is delivered with a certain air of unpredictability. The final track Through The Iron Gate being no exception. The epic, defiant nature of the tracks give the album a suitably definite conclusion.

Overall this is an album that will leave a lasting impression on the listener. Each track finds its own place with lesser tracks such as When I’m Sleepy and Underbelly providing a background from which other tracks grow in stature. Two Dancers will continue to surprise; it is an album that listeners can continue to peel to find new layers of sound underneath.