Foals (band)

Foals are a dance-punk band from Oxford who play a mixture of Indie, techno and Math-Rock.[1] The band work with Transgressive Records.

Foals
Foals performing live at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Chicago on Saturday August 3, 2013.
Foals performing live at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Chicago on Saturday August 3, 2013.
Background information
OriginOxford and Thame, England
GenresMath rock
Dance-punk
Years active2005 – present
LabelsTransgressive Records
Members
  • Yannis Philippakis
  • Jack Bevan
  • Jimmy Smith
  • Walter Gervers
Past member(s)
  • Edwin Congreave
WebsiteOfficial MySpace

TV Appearances

In August 2007, the band appeared in a mini episode of Skins, which aired on Myspace.

The band appeared on the 16th November 2007 episode of Later With Jools Holland playing their songs 'Balloons' and 'Red Socks Pugie'.

The band have also appeared on T-Mobile's Transmission on Channel 4 where they performed the song Hummer.

Discography

Albums

  • Antidotes, 2008
  • Total Life Forever, 2010
  • Holy Fire, 2013
  • What Went Down, 2015
  • Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1, 2019
  • Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2, 2019
  • Life Is Yours, 2022

EPs

Singles

  • Try This On Your Piano / Look At My Furrows Of Worry (Try Harder' April 03 2006)
  • Hummer / Astronauts And All (Transgressive Records, April 23 2007)
  • Mathletics / Big Big Love (Fig #1) (Transgressive Records, August 20 2007) UK #109
  • Balloons / Brazil is Here! (CD only) / Dearth (7" only) / Balloons Produced by Kieran Hebden (Limited edt. etched 12" only) (Transgressive Records, December 10 2007) UK #39

References

  1. Lester, Paul (15 December 2006). "No 10: Foals" via www.theguardian.com.

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