Hayden Thorpe
“Love Crimes”
Diviner (out 05.24 on Domino)
The second taste of the former Wild Beasts front-person’s debut solo LP is even better than the first. Backed by driving pianos and rising strings, the Lake District native pushes his unique falsetto hard and digs into why we often do such shitty things to the people we love the most. It’s not terribly novel subject material, but the delivery is sublime and singular, which is what separated Wild Beasts from the rest of the pack for during their 10-year career.
