Foals front-man Yannis Philippakis has become the latest in a growing list of high profile musicians to criticise the business model of music streaming powerhouse Spotify. Talking to Channel 4 news ahead of tomorrow nights Mercury Prize ceremony – for which Foals’ Holy Fire is nominated – Philippakis slammed Spotify for what he described as…
When Foals revealed ‘Inhaler’ as the lead track for their new album Holy Fire (artwork above), it suggested they were focussing on the funkier side of their ‘math-rock’ leanings. Now they have released the next taster from Holy Fire, and we know their third album will definitely be a groovier and looser affair than Antidotes and…
Foals have already delivered some pretty stunning visuals to accompany Holy Fire tracks ‘Late Night’ and ‘Bad Habit’, and have continued the hot streak with the newly released video for latest single ‘Out Of The Woods’. The video follows a young woman as she gradually succumbs to some kind of paranoid breakdown in her apartment…
Foals have revealed the title of their highly-anticipated third album will be Holy Fire. The band’s Edwin Congreave revealed the album title on Foals’ Facebook page yesterday, saying: word up. big news from our thirrrd rekid. namely: the name. it’s called HOLY FIRE. and it’s like meaningful or something. dig it, or don’t. either way it’s…
Foals have announced an 11-date UK tour to take place over November and December – in a few venues you might not expect. After the dates were revealed, singer Yannis Philippakis said on Twitter: super excited to be getting into some dank & dirty sweatbox shows. Gonna be killer — Yannis Philippakis (@YnnsPhilippakis) October 8,…
Foals have announced a six-date UK tour for next February. The Oxford rockers have steadily become one of the biggest guitar bands in the UK – thanks to their brilliant third album Holy Fire and a host of electrifying summer festival appearances, which included a phenomenal set at Glastonbury. Following their festival appearances, which will…
Part one of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. AlunaGeorge – ‘You Know You Like It / Bad Idea’ It does feel like a real let down when you get this sort of musical sequel coming on the coat-tails of ‘Your Drums, Your Love’ and the excellent ‘Attracting…
Before we dive head-long into July, here’s a handy playlist rounding up all the best new music from June – from exciting new bands like Swim Deep, NO CEREMONY///, SPIRES, Splashh and JAWS to established acts like Editors, White Lies and the irrepressible M.I.A. Enjoy! June playlist – full tracklist 01. Janelle Monae – ‘Dance…
Glastonbury is commonly regarded as the world’s biggest and best festival for lots of reasons, but the one reason that stands out for me is the freedom it offers festival-goers to enjoy the weekend however they choose to. Other festivals pack you into designated areas and have a limited amount of stages and options. At…
Foals have revealed the video for latest Holy Fire cut ‘Bad Habit’. The video was directed by Nabil, who shot Foals’ very NSFW video for ‘Late Night‘, and features frontman Yannis desperately stalking the mirage of a naked woman in a desert. Watch the video here:
