The return of Foals

Heard this last night, completely blown away. There’s obviously a distinctive Foals sound, but this is something special.

Where'd you hear that, Blackpitts?

Blackpitts wrote: »

Thurs 28th Feb - Dublin, The Academy

Any clue on tix? Where did you get this?

Another into the calendar.

Busy few months of gigs.

Cheers Cream

This is a little more like it. I'm a self confessed Foals fanboy but 'inhaler' is just too RATM for me. If it transpires that it is just them pulling proverbial musical wheelies to show their diversity then that's fine, I applaud them for that but I hope the album leans towards the sound of 'My Number'. I look forward to more!

Corholio wrote: »

Same here, another one added.

Paul Banks, Everything Everything, Biffy Clyro and now Foals

Have yet to check out Everything Everything.

Oh my God, My number, that really is funky, really digging that. Can't wait for Academy gig, exxxxxxcited!

Have listened to 'Inhaler' a fair few times now. I was initially hesitant about its sound and I still am. I know there's some truth in a song being a good song regardless of production, but I definitely think the production on "Inhaler' hurts the song-the Jools Holland performance is testament to that. The drums/ guitar tones in chorus on recording are late 90's/ early 00's sounding to my ears. I get that this is subjective and not a concern for most but I can't help but feel that it could've been captured better.

Stompbox wrote: »

Where'd you hear that, Blackpitts?

sorry for the late reply, i knew it coz i have subscribed their newsletter.

This is the new song they played on Live at Abbey Road. It's called 'Late Night'. I like it!

I'm happier now after hearing 2 songs from the new album that I like. It gives us a little more insight into the direction the album will take. I was worried at first when I heard 'Inhaler'. Really can't warm to that track!

My Number - studio version:

After listening to the studio version of 'My Number' a few times, I like it a little bit less. It's quite funky but if you hear the first 15 seconds you've already heard the rest of the song, which is very unlike a Foals song. It's a good song, but hoping for better on the album.

This albums gonna be an absolute screamer, can't wait, brillant Late Night.

Been listening to Holy Fire since yesterday and still unsure what to make of it. There is a lot of good songs on there, but I'm not sure I like the distance they've moved away from their Antidotes stuff. Yannis likes to 'sing' a lot more now and I'm not sure it always works on this album. 'Moon' is like a Spanish Sahara wannabe that isn't nearly as good.

It's all very sentimental now, and as much as it was going that way on TLF, I had hoped they could still draw from their more aggressive stuff like 'Cassius' or 'Brazil Is Here'. Songs like 'Everytime' and 'Out of the Woods' are probably the closest to that type of stuff, but even then Yannis likes to harmonise quite a lot on them, which as I said, sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. A lot of the verses in songs are tough to tell apart and sometimes samey.

'Stepson' sums up what is a little wrong with the album, not very exciting at all and one of the least innovative Foals song I've heard on any of their albums. I'm a little disappointed, maybe more songs will need more time to sink in I'm not sure.

'Out Of The Woods' is probably the standout track, has a really great melody throughout it, especially after the first verse.

A V A wrote: »

providence has to be the stand out track for me

Yes, that and 'Out of the Woods' were the stand outs definitely. Yannis singing that start might be a bit iffy live though lol

Xenji wrote: »

Just finished listening to their new album, its the best they have produced yet, its the album that they have always had in them and does not fade away in the second half like Total Like Forever, anyone else hear it yet?

You read the posts above you?

Funnily enough I think this album fades a bit with the last two tracks, 'Stepson' and 'Moon', not being particularly inspiring. It has grown on me with more listens but I certainly don't think it's the best they've done. I'd still put TLF above it, if only because this one doesn't quite have stand outs like 'Alabaster' or 'Spanish Sahara'.

It is a really good album, I just think the first two albums were a tad more creative sonically.

Providence gets better every time I hear it.