Wild Beasts, Friends since teenagers, the group created intense electronic sounds inspired by the 80s and 90s, retooled with an eye for the 21st century. The recent album, Present Tense, was released to much acclaim.
Mutual Benefit, Jordan Lee leads the amorphous project that is at once a one-man-band or a sprawling collective, depending on where he is and who is around that day – resulting in lush, watery, pop songs filled with kinetic energy. (RiverRocks)