Release date: Monday 4th February 2013
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost five years since Foals emerged, seemingly fully formed and already exceptionally talented, from the maelstrom of hype and hyperbole that crackled around their debut album Antidotes. The Oxford quintet quickly embraced change and showed considerable evolution on the follow-up, 2010′s exceptional Total Life Forever. It was on this album where they sought to expand the scope of their sound without sacrificing quality, and relieve themselves of the math-rock tag that had plagued them since Bevan, Simon and Philippakis toured as part of cult math-rock band The Edmund Fitzgerald.
One minute into album opener Prelude and it becomes apparent that Foals have yet again broadened the boundaries of their musical spectrum and further expanded the scope of their sound. It’s an absolute gem of an opener, a slow-burning semi-instrumental (the distorted...
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost five years since Foals emerged, seemingly fully formed and already exceptionally talented, from the maelstrom of hype and hyperbole that crackled around their debut album Antidotes. The Oxford quintet quickly embraced change and showed considerable evolution on the follow-up, 2010′s exceptional Total Life Forever. It was on this album where they sought to expand the scope of their sound without sacrificing quality, and relieve themselves of the math-rock tag that had plagued them since Bevan, Simon and Philippakis toured as part of cult math-rock band The Edmund Fitzgerald.
One minute into album opener Prelude and it becomes apparent that Foals have yet again broadened the boundaries of their musical spectrum and further expanded the scope of their sound. It’s an absolute gem of an opener, a slow-burning semi-instrumental (the distorted...
- 2/12/2013
- by Benji Taylor
- Obsessed with Film
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