Two Dancers
by Wild Beasts

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-08-03
Overall rank: 2,769th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 166 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2009 (37th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (460th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,769th)

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Two Dancers rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,769th | 2000s rank: 460th | 2009 rank: 37th  Overall chart history
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2026 briggs54Top 75 Music Albums of 200937/753
2026cicadelicTélérama Les meilleurs albums de 20094/38 -
2026VanillaBeanTop 31 Music Albums of 200920/312
2026 AAL2014Top 47 Music Albums of 200940/471
2026cicadelicBBC Music Best Albums 2009 Rock & Indie5/20 -
2026cicadelicSaid The Gramophone: Dan's Top Albums of 20098/12 -
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 200965/1002
2026joathomeTop 60 Music Albums of 200917/604
2026 PurplepashTop 49 Music Albums of 200934/492
2026 craolaTop 20 Music Albums of 200912/202
2026Stevo796Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s55/1009
2026JakorTop 50 Music Albums of 200943/501
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 61 Music Albums of 200952/611
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 200963/1002
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 200912/1004
2026cicadelicHype Machine Music Blog Zeitgeist Top 50 Albums of 200931/50 -
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 200951/1003
2025WayneMCTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s46/10011
2025 teagueTop 48 Music Albums of 20095/485
202595rosemTop 40 Greatest Music Albums39/405
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 160
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 569
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 166 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.


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85/100
Was expecting more of the baroque sound from their debut but the art-funk was a nice suprise and really carves out their individuality. The result of a damn good album.
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Though for me to relate to this album.
I enjoy the deep singing of Tom Fleming but the high pitch voice of Hayden Thorpe gets on my nerves.

I do enjoy 'Hooting and Howling' although it is sung by Thorpe.

Excellent production on this album.
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85/100
Great follow up to, limbo panto. Two dancers, is a slightly more reserved, if that's the right word, but in a good way. I'm probably trying to say that this album is a lot less bonkers than the first one. Still, two dancers, is great with strong cuts in, hooting and howling, and, this is our lot. Wild beasts are one of the most original band's to come out of England in a while, and this is one of their best LP's.
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From 02/18/2014 22:29 | #103539
Great album
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From 07/12/2013 02:25 | #81198
Very consistent album.
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90/100
Bloody marvellous. I am most certainly feeling this.
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how does it possibly sound like a lighter version of elbow? anyhoo beautiful and tragic music for a good rainy day (or any other).
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