Foals

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Yannis from Foals chats to Phil and Alice

Yannis from Foals chats to Phil and Alice backstage at The Royal Albert Hall.

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Foals are an English indie rock band from Oxford, England. They are currently signed to Transgressive Records in the United Kingdom and Sub Pop in the United States. They released their debut album Antidotes on 24 March 2008 in the UK, and 8 April 2008 in the US. The band's second album, Total Life Forever, was released on 10 May 2010. The band's first mixtape Tapes was released on 3 July 2012 as part of the !K7 series. The band's third album Holy Fire was released on 11 February 2013.

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  1. Holy Fire 2013

    Review of Holy Fire

    Reviewed by Mike Diver

    The Oxford outfit finally evolves a sound to suit its mainstream status.

  2. Total Life Forever 2010

    Review of Total Life Forever

    Reviewed by Alex Denney

    Foals’ second album discovers the missing Z, the heart, to their rigorous X and Y axes.

  3. Antidotes 2008

    Review of Antidotes

    Reviewed by Lou Thomas

    Believe the hype, because there won't be a better British debut album this year.

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