Let's Get Cynical — It’s fair to say that Foals’ second album is a bit of a grower, but it’s clear to me that Total Life Forever has joined the ranks of those records jostling for ‘album of the year’ status. And on top … Continue reading →
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Stereogum — True to their name, Oxford five-piece Foals are still young — frontman Yannis Philippakis is just 23 — so growth is is to be expected, in one way or another. But they’ve shifted up quite a bit from their debut days; gone is Antidotes‘ produce... more info
Its Getting Boring By The Sea — So May is pretty much over bar the long weekend and it's easily been the best month for record releases of the year so far. So many of discs on the list below will almost certainly feature on my end of year list with Foals and LCD Soundsystem likely ... more info
Nialler9 — Total Life Forever is easily in my top five albums of the year so far. The video for second single ‘Miami’ (directed by Dave Ma) is all about oiled-up muscles and if that’s what Miami is all about, I’m not visiting.
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Nialler9 — Donal Dineen drops a summery mix featuring The Redneck Manifesto, Caribou, Flying Lotus, Gold Panda, Lee Fields, Madlib and remixes of Foals, Lemonade, Solar Bears, Patrick Kelleher and Fuck Buttons. more info