Foals – Rarities
Yup, I like Foals a little bit more than last time. I managed to find some of their excellent singles which are not on the album and now I am hooked once again. I much prefer these singles, they are less poppy and there are a lot more things going on within the tracks.
Astronauts And All – Brilliant futuristic sounding song, pounding drums, beeps and bloops and there are some cool lyrics. Yannis talks once again about escapism: “Let’s trade all these types of things, for wings.” Maybe their best song. Just maybe.
Hummer – More of the same, really, but still really fantastic. Be warned this is incredibly catchy.
Mathletics – Their most famous single, pre-album, it has really complicated picking and really smart drum rhythms. I don’t really like the minor verses or the odd distortion on Yannis’ voice.
For once, I am stumped for words. They are just all really, really great. Or is that they are all the same?
paulbradshaw said,
October 15, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Incredible band, saw them live last night in Birmingham. Album is easily the best of the year.
Antony H said,
October 15, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Just AMAZING!
I caught them live last night in Birmingham too. They were awesome, a lot better then when I saw them at Bodega Social Club @ Nottingham in 2007.
Went to Naked Lunch @ The Rainbow after to catch Dolby Anol and Foals showed up to that. I chatted to Yannis for a bit, he’s a pretty awesome dude.