Foals are over in the US of A to play at Coachella this weekend and next, and were on US talkshow Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night playing Holy Fire singles ‘Inhaler’ and ‘My Number’. Unsurprisingly, they were pretty awesome – despite Yannis sounding a bit gruff! Watch both performances below: The Coachella festival in California…
The line up for this years Latitude Festival was announced today at a special event in London, and it looks pretty tasty. German electro pioneers Kraftwerk will continue their recent renaissance with a headline slot, and are joined at the top of the bill by Foals and Bloc Party. Other notable inclusions on the line…
Foals have enlisted the talents of hip hop video director Nabil for the very gritty and brutal promo video for Holy Fire highlight ‘Late Night’. The video is set in a David Lynch-esque hotel in Romania, and features images that chart the natural life cycle from conception and birth through to death. All in a…
The British rock band, “Foals” has shared a new music video for their song, “On The Luna” from their upcoming fifth studio album. The song was co-written by Jimmy Smith with Yannis Philippakis, Edwin Congreave and Jack Bevan. The Foals has announced that their upcoming album will be released in two parts, “Not Saved Will…
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…
***UPDATE 7 March – Festival organisers have revealed there will be four headliners this year – click here to see the updated post *** ***UPDATE – Blink 182 have been announced as the first headliners of Reading and Leeds 2014 – see the early line-up here*** ***UPDATE NUMBER 2 – Arctic Monkeys have now been…
With the winner of this years Mercury Music Prize Album Of The Year set to be announced next week, it seems like a good time to check in with the bookies and see who the smart money is on to take home the £20,000 winners cheque. When the nominees were announced last month it seemed…
The shortlist for this years Mercury Music Prize album of the year has just been announced, and it turns out my prediction from yesterday wasn’t too far out – I’m counting 7 out of 12 as a success anyway! Here’s the full shortlist: Arctic Monkeys – AM David Bowie – The Next Day Disclosure – Settle…
Whatever your thoughts on the annual music industry love-in that is the Barclaycard Mercury Prize Album of the Year, you can’t deny it creates a bit of a talking point in the music world. The shortlist for this years Mercury Prize is announced tomorrow evening (5.30pm, 10 September), so prepare for a few weeks of…
