Limbo, Panto

Limbo, Panto is the debut studio album by British art rock band Wild Beasts. It was released on 16 June 2008 by Domino Records, followed by the single for "The Devil's Crayon" on 30 June and "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants" on 16 October. The album was well received by critics.

Limbo, Panto
Studio album by Wild Beasts
Released	16 June 2008 (2008-06-16)
Recorded	Recorded at Gula studion in Malmö
Genre	Art rock, indie pop, cabaret
Length	41:38
Label	Domino
Producer	Tore Johansson
Wild Beasts chronology
Limbo, Panto (2008) Two Dancers (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Drowned in Sound	8/10 link
The Guardian	link
NME	8/10 link
Pitchfork Media	8.2/10 link
PopMatters	8/10) link
Spin	link
The Times	link
Uncut	link
Yahoo! Music	7/10 link

Track listing

1. "Vigil for a Fuddy Duddy" – 4:43
2. "The Club of Fathomless Love" – 3:44
3. "The Devil's Crayon" – 3:38
4. "Woebegone Wanderers" – 4:53
5. "The Old Dog" – 4:27
6. "Please, Sir" – 3:27
7. "His Grinning Skull" – 4:36
8. "She Purred, While I Grrred" – 3:30
9. "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants" – 4:02
10. "Cheerio Chaps, Cheerio Goodbye" – 4:38

Personnel

• Hayden Thorpe – vocals, guitar, piano
• Ben Little - guitar
• Tom Fleming – vocals, bass guitar
• Chris Talbot – drums, backing vocals
• Tore Johannson – production
• Jens Lindgard – engineering (GULA Studion, Malmö)
• Karl-Axel Bengtsson – engineering on tracks 1, 2, 3 & 9 (Varispeed, Malmö)
• S Rooke – mastering (Abbey Road Studios, London)
• Nick Scott – artwork