Hayden Thorpe
Hayden Thorpe came to prominence as the lead singer and chief songwriter for the much-celebrated band Wild Beasts.
The band released five acclaimed albums on Domino Records and headlined festivals including End of The Road, Greenman and Field Day before disbanding.
Hayden has since released two solo albums and an EP on Domino; 2019’s Diviner – a critically adored work of solitude and fragility, the pastoral Aerial Songs EP – a 2020 commission for the inaugural Aerial arts festival and his sophomore album Moondust For My Diamond released in 2021 – a work that is galvanising, reassuring, elegant, seductive and oozing in Big Cosmic Energy.
Known for his distinctive voice and sultry compositions, Thorpe’s return to Cumbria marks a new era for his craft with an expanding pallet reflective of the natural environment he lives surrounded by. Works currently in development include a collaborative album with writer Robert Macfarlane and the Propeller Ensemble.
