From Noah and the Whale’s upcoming album Last Night on Earth (March 2011) comes the song ‘Wild Thing’ that besides the obvious similarities of name to Lou Reed’s ‘Take a walk on the wild side,’ has a similar dark, punk feel to it along with the added melodies of Leonard Cohen. You can take a listen to the song on the below player (you may need to download Adobe Flash) or grab the mp3 after the jump.
MP3: Wild Thing
Superb stuff! That guitar sound is becoming a real trademark of theirs.. They played a brilliant show at Manchester Cathedral earlier this year…and they’re back again at the Deaf Institute at the end of March..
I miss the more cheerful Noah and the Whale. This song sounds like most of the First Days of Spring songs
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I agree with Yizz insofar as it wouldn’t be out of place on the First Days of Spring album but for me that’s no bad thing; it’s a classic album and I’d love to see them perform it in its entirety.
Just made “Wild Thing” my “Swell Tune” today: http://mrshuffleupagus.blogspot.com/2011/01/todays-swell-tune-wild-thing.html If Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” were a photo, this song would be its negative.