Description UK special two CD edition of their 2008 album including a bonus disc featuring nine tracks. What links the minimalism of American composer Steve Reich, guitars that sound like insects and tennis player Andy Roddick? The answer is one word: Foals. If the high-pressure atmosphere strained intra-band rUK special two CD edition of their 2008 album including a bonus disc featuring nine tracks. What links the minimalism of American composer Steve Reich, guitars that sound like insects and tennis player Andy Roddick? The answer is one word: Foals. If the high-pressure atmosphere strained intra-band relations, they quickly identified a winning formula: driving percussion high in the mix, guitars played above the 12th fret, no chords and splashes of synth colour. The result was pristine, perfectly formed Dance Rock such as 'Balloons', 'Hummer' and 'Two Steps Twice'. Transgressive. (Review copyright Amazon.co.uk)... (more)(less)
Indie darlings, Foals, release their much anticipated debut album after what seems like an age of putting out demos and playing live gigs across the country. Formed of former members of the mighty, yet almost completely unknown, Edmund Fitzgerald, I was expect...Read more
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Rating : 8/10