KENDAL band Wild Beasts are to release their latest album this Friday, with it already garnering acclaim among critics.

'Boy King', which is to be released on Domino Records, is the band's fifth album and has been chosen as album of the month by music magazine 'Q'.

Formed in 2002 in Kendal, Wild Beasts released their debut album 'Limbo, Panto' in 2008.

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This was followed by the Mercury Prize nominated 'Two Dancers' a year later. After this they released 'Smother' in 2011 and 'Present Tense' in 2014.

The band are renowned for frontmen Hayden Thorpe and Tom Fleming's interweaving vocal melodies as well as complex instrumentation.

This latest album sees the band take a direction that features a more heavy use of synths, however the trademark elements are still present.

'Celestial Creatures' was the latest single to be released from the album, coming out towards the end of July.

It was preceded by the release of 'Get My Bang', which came out in May, and 'Big Cat', which was released earlier in July.

The band will be touring the album across Europe, beginning with a gig at Rough Trade East in London on release Day.