Foals
I have a hard time listening to the new Foals record while sitting around the house or in the car, but it’s ideal for bike rides when you need some energy or maybe playing records at a bar. I had this same problem with the Bloc Party records and I’m not quite sure why this is. I think I find this type of Brit-pop (and it is pop for sure) borderline cheesy. Maybe it’s the accent or the fact that they are taking it so seriously. And I can tell it’s serious because the production value is impeccable and the drumming is always so tight and complex (almost math-rock-like). Also, I head they fired TV On The Radio Dave Sitek as a producer because he mixed the record too spacey. Geeez relax guys, there will be another bus along in five minutes.. All this aside though, Big Big Love is a great song and Balloons is classic coke-jam if I ever heard one.
Foals – Balloons
Foals – Big Big Love (Fig. 2)
Foals – Olympic Airways
Foals – Heavy Water