NOT Correct Album

Favourite Albums of 2008 (68 items)
list by El Paulo

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 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.