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Oxford, England (2005 – present)
Foals are a band from Oxford, England formed in 2005. Combining poly-rhythmic tapping guitars, pulsing analogue synth, vocal melodies and chopping drum-lines, Foals create organic agitated dance-pop. The band are signed with Transgressive Records in Europe and Sub Pop in the USA. A full length album—entitled Antidotes—was released on 24 March 2008 in the UK, and 8 April in the USA.
Childhood friends Jack and Yannis were previously in a cult math rock band named The Edmund Fitzgerald but this was disbanded after they claimed that things had become “too serious” and they wanted to have more “fun making their music.” Try Harder Records are set to release a double CD retrospective of all previously released and unreleased Edmund Fitzgerald material around September 2008. Foals was started as a reaction against the self-applauding high brow math pack in Oxford.
Smith is the only member of the band to have completed his degree—the other four members all quit their respective universities (including Yannis and Edwin leaving their courses in English language and literature at the University of Oxford) when the band signed to Transgressive.
Lead singer of Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies (now Youthmovies), Andrew Mears, originally formed the band, playing as a guitarist and the lead singer. He was around for their first single release on Try Harder Records, “Try This on Your Piano/Look at My Furrows of Worry”, but left after several months so he could concentrate on Youthmovies’ forthcoming album Good Nature.
Childhood friends Jack and Yannis were previously in a cult math rock band named The Edmund Fitzgerald but this was disbanded after they claimed that things had become “too serious” and they wanted to have more “fun making their music.” Try Harder Records are set to release a double CD retrospective of all previously released and unreleased Edmund Fitzgerald material around September 2008. Foals was started as a reaction against the self-applauding high brow math pack in Oxford.
Smith is the only member of the band to have completed his degree—the other four members all quit their respective universities (including Yannis and Edwin leaving their courses in English language and literature at the University of Oxford) when the band signed to Transgressive.
Lead singer of Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies (now Youthmovies), Andrew Mears, originally formed the band, playing as a guitarist and the lead singer. He was around for their first single release on Try Harder Records, “Try This on Your Piano/Look at My Furrows of Worry”, but left after several months so he could concentrate on Youthmovies’ forthcoming album Good Nature.
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Shoutbox
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NeonInna wrote:
^_^...eeeeeeea
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nicollette_ wrote:
:D
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RonanAlmeida wrote:
i just listened to their songs. they are really good, i need to see them live! :}
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ItsLuizzHolmez wrote:
according to jack, new album should be expected in jan/feb 2010....
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SleepTm wrote:
Tron and Olympic airways is music for romantics.... Sitting on the beach with girlfriend and watching sunset.....
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GuYGgi wrote:
new album? wheeeeeeeeeeeen?
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mr_newsman wrote:
Electric Bloom have to be no.1 :) [2]
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jamesor2 wrote:
The pand have a lot of potential, I remember reading a myspace blog of their from roughly 6 months ago in which they mentioned a road trip with Can's album Tago Mago being played quite a lot, hopefully this will be of great influence, krautrock could bring out a lot of good in this band. Im jus hoping they dont turn away from all those hipster / scenester drainpipe wearing retards.... Its make or break with this second album....
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GANDALFOO wrote:
Electric Bloom have to be no.1 :)
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Iconoclast2190 wrote:
Always been a fan of Foals, great stuff. Can't wait for the next album.
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hugh027 wrote:
this band is fucking bitchin', screw the haters.
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LucyCachux wrote:
dude, get a life. VV
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CaptainGaylord wrote:
oh my god... you can't post an opinion differing from the majority here without getting shit talked to you? i was kind of hoping for an intelligent defense for the band, maybe a discussion of some sort.. instead "captaingaylord = is his namesake". that's great. way to defend your opinion of this "brilliant" album
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FootToFace wrote:
lol
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petesntinnocent wrote:
i wouldn't call someone with an unwound-inspired nickname a complete penis, JTLDN!
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JTLDN wrote:
foals = gods (imo). captaingaylord = is his namesake. fake_train = complete penis / i've heard that foals want to make a record based more on funk/dub and other sounds rather than the math-rock influenced indie that was antidotes or rock in general. not sure what this means for the new songs they've been playing e.g spanish sahara, alabaster etc... bit worried, hopefully it'll be another brilliant album <3
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KateMargoK wrote:
офигенные! <3
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_ritualord wrote:
neither I.
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LucyCachux wrote:
I dont think they should change thier sound for anyone.
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minimalnoize wrote:
this band has good ideas, but they do nothing to build on them; and the result is initially intriguing but ultimately boring, repetitive, and generic upbeat indie alternative...I think that's the idea....c'mon human.
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FIB Heineken 2009
Benicassim, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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Slottsfjell Festival
Slottsfjellet, Tønsberg, Norway
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Melt! Festival 2009
Ferropolis, Gräfenhainchen, Germany
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1st July London
19 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/foals
Heywe are announcing a small show at the Lexington in London on the 1st of July.we are gonna play some new songs for you and be joined by some special guests. …
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