Boy King

Boy King
Studio album by Wild Beasts
Released	5 August 2016
Studio	Dallas, Texas
Genre	Electronic rock, synthpop
Length	39:07 59:59 (Deluxe version)
Label	Domino
Producer	John Congleton
Wild Beasts chronology
Present Tense (2014) Boy King (2016)
Singles from Boy King
"Get My Bang" Released: 24 May 2016 "Big Cat" Released: 7 July 2016 "Tough Guy" Released: July 26, 2016

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating

Boy King is the fifth studio album by Wild Beasts, released on 5 August 2016 through Domino Records.

Background

Boy King is a concept album dealing with the self-destructive effects of modern-day masculinity. The album has more of a heavier sound, featuring distorted synths, compressed drum machine-like beats and guitar solos, marking a big departure from the band's soft yet dramatic art pop sound, which was featured on their past four albums. It was recorded in Dallas, Texas with producer John Congleton, who previously helmed albums by St. Vincent and Swans.

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank
NME	NME's Albums of the Year 2016	2016	47[2]
Rough Trade	Albums of the Year	2016	47[3]
The Skinny	Top 50 Albums of 2016	2016	31[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Wild Beasts. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big Cat"	3:07
2.	"Tough Guy"	3:31
3.	"Alpha Female"	3:45
4.	"Get My Bang"	3:33
5.	"Celestial Creatures"	4:28
6.	"2BU"	4:19
7.	"He the Colossus"	4:11
8.	"Ponytail"	3:38
9.	"Eat Your Heart Out Adonis"	3:56
10.	"Dreamliner"	4:44

Deluxe edition bonus track[5]
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Boy King Trash"	20:53

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7]	80
French Albums (SNEP)[8]	161
Irish Albums (IRMA)[9]	23
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10]	9
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	9

References

1. "Boy King by Wild Beasts". Metacritic. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
2. "NME's Albums of the Year 2016". NME. November 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
3. "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
4. "Top 50 Albums of 2016". The Skinny. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
5. "Boy King". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
6. "Ultratop.be – Wild Beasts – Boy King" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
7. "Ultratop.be – Wild Beasts – Boy King" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
8. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 32, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
9. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 32, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2016.