Foals News and Photos

Concert Review: Foals, May 11, Kool Haus

Mon, May 13 2013 9:42pm - Source: The Panic Manual

Oxford band Foal 's show at the Kool Haus on Saturday was as expected, a wild and energetic affair that left the packed crowd abuzzed and rocking.

Death From Above 1979 drop off Governors Ball; Foals added

Mon, May 06 2013 7:08pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

The picture above (via Governors Ball's Twitter ) pretty much says it all.

Foals' Yannis Philippakis: 'I actually really like The Stone Roses'

Sat, April 27 2013 1:15pm - Source: NME

Foals singer Yannis Philippakis has clarified his comments from last month about being bored by older bands headlining festivals by saying he "actually really likes" The Stone Roses.

Foals - 'Late Night' (Koreless Remix)

Tue, April 16 2013 1:56pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

'Late Night' is the third single from Foals ' recent Holy Fire album, which they are now deep into touring across the planet, and will be for the rest of this year.

Foals Discuss the Mind Warp of Touring

Sat, April 13 2013 2:51pm - Source: Rolling Stone

The rigors of touring have kept them from writing new material, but they'll be ready to start once they are back home in England.

Foals – Royal Albert Hall, London 28/03/13

Mon, April 01 2013 11:12am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Well, this is odd. 3pm on a Thursday afternoon and we're wondering just what the rules are for a matinee performances at the Royal Albert Hall. Is getting drunk ok?

Foals, Albert Hall, review

Fri, March 29 2013 4:05pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

How does a band rise above scores of guitar groups with identikit undercut hairdos and just the right mesh of classic influences?

Foals play first of two shows in one day at Royal Albert Hall

Thu, March 28 2013 9:10pm - Source: NME

Foals headlined London's Royal Albert Hall this afternoon (March 28) with a matinee show ahead of their second gig at the venue later this evening.

Music students dazzled by the Louise and Peter Mensch show at the Albert Hall

Thu, March 28 2013 5:22pm - Source: The Independent - Music

It's a question which might normally be posed within the family home.

VIDEO: Foals “Late Night”

Fri, March 22 2013 3:23pm - Source: Drawer B

I'm coming around on this new Foals record, Holy Fire. The last one took me a long time to get into as well.

Foals' Yannis Philipakis Backtracks On Stone Roses Comments

Thu, March 21 2013 3:07pm - Source: Stereoboard

Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis has backtracked on his recent comments slamming festivals and their headliners - in particular The Stone Roses - via Twitter, saying he has nothing but respect & love' for the Manchester band.

Festival line-up update: The Great Escape, Latitude, Benicassim and more

Thu, March 21 2013 12:26pm - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

Aha, so Brighton's great Great Escape has shared a new chapter in its artist additions.

Foals on The Stone Roses: 'We're bored of seeing some dude from the '90s headline festivals'

Wed, March 20 2013 3:03pm - Source: NME

Yannis Philippakis of Foals has said that he is "bored" with seeing the same bands and artists headline festivals every year, saying they aren't in touch with what is going on in the present day.

Foals - O2 Academy, Bristol - 11th March 2013 (Live Review)

Thu, March 14 2013 12:11pm - Source: Stereoboard

Over the years Ive seen hundreds of live shows from international superstars at massive stadiums and huge festival headline performances down to no names playing in the back room of pubs, and I find something to enjoy in every one of them.

Foals Unveil 'Late Night' Video - Watch Now

Tue, March 12 2013 1:40pm - Source: Stereoboard

Oxford indie-rockers Foals have unveiled the brand new music video for their track Late Night - and its guaranteed to cause controversy.

Foals - Late Night

Tue, March 12 2013 10:50am - Source: ClashMusic.com

The band's first album in over two years, 'Holy Fire' showcased an unashamedly rock edge.

Foals – My Number (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix)

Mon, March 11 2013 3:37pm - Source: Et Musique Pour Tous

Well we've made it through another weekend.

Watch Foals' Bloody, Brutal Video for "Late Night"

Mon, March 11 2013 2:26pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Sex, suffering, and suicide all loom large in the harrowing, bloody video for Foals ' "Late Night", the latest single to be taken from the Oxford band's third album, Holy Fire. (Needless to say, it contains nudity and violence.)

Interviews: Foals

Fri, March 01 2013 4:24pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Not so long ago, it wouldn't have made much sense at all for Metallica to choose Foals to play their music festival.

DiS Digest: February 2013's Album of the Month, Playlist + more...

Thu, February 28 2013 2:44pm - Source: Drowned In Sound

This month's playlist features a sampler of some of our favourite releases this month, peppered with a few things we wrote about over the past 30 days - like the return of Phoenix and things we didn't, such as Ed Harcourt's new record, but we only didn't write about that because I released it on my new label CCCLX.

Foals “My Number (Hot Chip Remix)”

Thu, February 21 2013 6:40am - Source: Mixtape Maestro

In its original form, "My Number" , the second single from Oxford math rockers Foals ' freshly dropped third effort Holy Fire , was pretty satisfactory in bringing the life-giving boogie, the earwormy funk-rock circus brought forth from its complex guitar interplay and hooky "oohss and frontman Yannis Philippakis' chanty pipes perfectly conveying the cloud nine high of being free, whether physically or emotionally, from societal trappings.

Hot Chip remix Foals’ “My Number”

Wed, February 20 2013 6:46pm - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

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Foals Reach Highest Ever Chart Position With 'Holy Fire'

Tue, February 19 2013 12:02pm - Source: Stereoboard

English rockers Foals have reached their highest chart position ever this week, after their third album Holy Fire hit #2 on Sunday.

Interview: Jimmy Smith (of Foals)

Mon, February 11 2013 5:11am - Source: Consequence of Sound

Foals' blend of sharp, angular guitars, spaced-out moments, and seemingly complex layering is coupled with an eclectic and slightly experimental approach to pop music.

Album review: Foals, Holy Fire (Transgressive)

Fri, February 08 2013 7:27pm - Source: The Independent - Music

The tricky staccato guitar lines are still there, but on "Inhaler" they sound like thumb-piano harnessed to a huge funk groove: it's akin to a less stiff Franz Ferdinand, as is the rolling rocker "My Number", on which Yannis Philippakis sings of getting back to the country: "We don't need the city, the creed or the culture now" – the sort of spiky, outsider attitude which pervades songs like "Bad Habit".

Foals - Holy Fire

Fri, February 08 2013 5:02pm - Source: The Quietus

"I made my mistakes, and I feel something's changed / Wash the stains away, and I feel quite OK" – 'Bad Habit' What will the end of everything feel like?

Foals play new material at intimate NME Awards show

Fri, February 08 2013 2:33pm - Source: NME

Foals played a one-off date at London's XOYO last night (February 8) ahead of the release of 'Holy Fire', which is due out on Monday.

Foals, XOYO, London

Fri, February 08 2013 11:26am - Source: The Independent - Music

The crowd is pumped to hear the Oxford band's latest work.

Foals - Holy Fire

Wed, January 30 2013 10:44am - Source: BBC Music

Foals ' moniker made perfect sense in the mid-00s.

Foals to give music business lessons to teenagers

Wed, January 23 2013 2:21pm - Source: NME

Foals are set to talk with teenagers hoping to forge a career in the music industry as part of a new education drive in London later this year.

"'Inhaler' almost didn't make it onto the album": DiS meets Yannis from Foals

Thu, January 17 2013 4:17pm - Source: Drowned In Sound

If there's one single band whose output has constantly had Drowned In Sound glued to the edge of our seats, it's Foals.

Foals Lead Singer Yannis Philippakis Thinks David Guetta Is Ruining Hip-Hop

Wed, January 16 2013 9:31pm - Source: The BoomBox

Another outcry against the death of hip-hop has been issued.

TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS REMIXES FOALS

Wed, January 16 2013 2:46pm - Source: Mixmag

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs is famed for his multi-faceted production, with both his remixes and originals defying genre boundaries.

My Fantasy Band: Yannis Philippakis, Foals

Sat, December 08 2012 12:38am - Source: The Independent - Music

Warpaint's drummer has a great intuitive groove and is the best female drummer I've ever seen.

Foals add second Royal Albert Hall show – ticket details

Tue, November 27 2012 10:55pm - Source: NME

Foals have added a second show at London's Royal Albert Hall. The band will play a matinee show on March 28, 2013, ahead of their sold out headline slot at the same, iconic venue later that evening.