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Foals have shared a message of solidarity with the people of Ukraine, highlighting the local team that helped bring their recent ‘2am’ music video to life.Russian forces launched a military assault on Ukraine in the early hours of yesterday morning (February 24).

Foals have spoken about how they now feel comfortable being “in a lane of one”, adding that they no longer feel competitive with other bands.The Oxford band were speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story to launch their upcoming new album, ‘Life Is Yours’. While this upcoming record will be Foals’ seventh album, frontman Yannis Philippakis “balked” at the suggestion that the band were now “indie statesmen”.“I mean, I don’t agree with the ‘indie’ bit, I guess, weirdly – or the statesmen bit,” Yannis told NME.

Foals have revealed that plans are afoot for side-projects and solo albums from within the band – including frontman Yannis Philippakis’ long-awaited record with Fela Kuti icon Tony Allen.The Oxford band were speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story to launch their upcoming seventh album, ‘Life Is Yours’.Philippakis first revealed that he had been at work on a side-project with Fela Kuti percussionist Allen back in 2017, before telling NME of his plans to finish the record in April 2020 – just weeks before the icon died.Yannis has now revealed that he has plans to return to Paris, where Allen was living, to finish the project later this month – as well as discussing how the drummer’s passing shaped his own creative outlook during the writing of ‘Life Is Yours’.“In relation to Tony, it was understanding that even though he’s gone physically from the world, the music that he made will go on forever,” Philippakis told NME. “When I’m gone, the songs will hopefully live on.”He added: “There’s an alchemy in looking at music in that way.

Foals have shared the video for their latest single ‘2am’, which opens with frontman Yannis Philippakis out drinking before he’s then dragged into wild – and elaborately choreographed – hedonism.The clip was directed by Tanu Muiño, best known for her work on pop megahits like Lil Nas X‘s ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ and Cardi B‘s ‘Up‘. It was filmed in Muiño’s home city of Kiev, and features an entirely Ukrainian crew.“We love Tanu’s work.

Foals have hit out at the current UK Conservative government, the ongoing ‘Partygate’ scandal and other things doing “long-lasting” damage to the country.The band were speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story to launch their upcoming seventh album ‘Life Is Yours’. Rejecting the “doom soup” of their previous records ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost’ parts one and two and the subsequent pandemic, the Oxford trio sought to make a “going out record”.“We were thinking about parties, club nights and being drunk on the bus at 2am trying to get home,” frontman Yannis Philippakis told NME.

Foals have shared a new single today (February 10) – listen to ‘2am’ below.The song is the latest from their upcoming new album ‘Life Is Yours’ and is the follow-up to last year’s single, ‘Wake Me Up’.‘Wake Me Up’ landed at Number 12 in NME‘s 50 best songs of 2021 list and was described as “the spiritual sequel to dancier moments like ‘My Number’ and ‘In Degrees’, but in truth it’s the fully realised disco infiltrator they’ve always threatened to write.”Speaking about their latest track, frontman Yannis Philippakis said, “Musically ‘2am’ is one of the poppiest songs we’ve ever written.“It’s about repetitive cycles of destructive behaviour, which I think lots of people can relate to, and certainly it’s an expression of something that I struggle with. There’s something cathartic about expressing that feeling to this upbeat music that’s got a sense of release and the hope of resolution.”You can listen to it here:A statement about Foals’ upcoming album, which is yet to receive a release date, said “the group started writing the album in their south London rehearsal space in the oppressive lockdown winter of 2020.”It added: “They very naturally gravitated towards writing songs with a zeal for escapism: propulsive energy, sun-kissed melodies and transportive lyrical themes, both in terms of time and space.

Foals have teased a trance-y new single called ‘2AM’ – listen to it below.The group shared a short video clip featuring frontman Yannis Philippakis soundtracked by a trance-led new single, which was captioned “#2AM.”You can listen to it here:A post shared by FOALS (@foals) Back in December, Foals shared a new remix of their recent single ‘Wake Me Up’ by Gaspard Augé and Victor Le Masne.The Oxford band returned with the track in November, marking their first material since 2019’s sister albums ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost: Part One’ and ‘Part Two’.The remix was a disco-tinged, synth-filled reimagining of ‘Wake Me Up’ courtesy of Augé and Le Masne, who are renowned for their work with Justice and Housse de Racket.The duo have previously remixed Jungle‘s ‘Keep Moving’ as well as Myd and Mac DeMarco‘s collaborative song ‘Moving Men’.The original ‘Wake Me Up’ landed at Number 12 in NME‘s 50 best songs of 2021 list. It was described as “the spiritual sequel to dancier moments like ‘My Number’ and ‘In Degrees’, but in truth it’s the fully realised disco infiltrator they’ve always threatened to write.” Speaking to NME upon its release, frontman Philippakis explained: “We just really wanted to write transporter music that would just take us out of that room and the current time and the whole situation with the pandemic.“We wanted to be transported anywhere else.

Foals have shared a new remix of their recent single ‘Wake Me Up’ by Gaspard Augé and Victor Le Masne – listen below.The Oxford band returned with the track last month, marking their first material since 2019’s sister albums ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost: Part One’ and ‘Part Two’.Today (December 10) Yannis Philippakis and co. released a disco-tinged, synth-filled reimagining of ‘Wake Me Up’ courtesy of Augé and Le Masne, who are renowned for their work with Justice and Housse de Racket.The duo have previously remixed Jungle‘s ‘Keep Moving’ as well as Myd and Mac DeMarco‘s collaborative song ‘Moving Men’.The original ‘Wake Me Up’ landed at Number 12 in NME‘s 50 best songs of 2021 list.

Foals have added three new dates to their forthcoming 2022 UK tour.The Oxford band, who made their return with comeback single ‘Wake Me Up‘, last week have added shows in Hull, Newcastle and Brighton to the jaunt which kicks off at Edinburgh Usher Hall on April 22.Tickets for the new shows which will take place on April 25, 26 and 27 will go on sale from 9am this Friday (November 12).

Foals have shared their rave-driven new single ‘Wake Me Up’. Check it out below, and our new interview with frontman Yannis Philippakis talking us through their new album above.Having been teasing their return for the past week, the band have now stormed back with the first taster of the follow-up to their 2019 sister albums ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost: Part One’ and ‘Part Two’– leaning on the much more funk and dancefloor-inspired elements of the band’s sound, and inspired as the “antithesis” of the lockdown blues.“It was quite a long road, with the pandemic winter and all of that in England,” Philippakis told NME.

Foals have shared a sneak peek of the video for their forthcoming new single ‘Wake Me Up’ – you can check it out below.The Oxford band posted a teaser clip on TikTok earlier this afternoon (October 29), in which Yannis Philippakis and co.

Foals have appeared to tease their imminent return with a cryptic video – check it out below.The Oxford band took to social media today (October 27) to announce a mysterious new project titled ‘Wake Me Up’.Resembling an iPhone screen, the 11-second clip displays the date “Thursday 4 November” and time “18:09” against a floral backdrop. The title ‘Wake Me Up’ then pops up as the phone’s alarm goes off, with the date “4/11” appearing beneath the “Snooze” button.Tune in here:#WakeMeUp pic.twitter.com/ZcIflEaKKG— FOALS (@foals) October 27, 2021Foals have been at work on the follow-up to their 2019 sister albums ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost: Part One’ and ‘Part Two’.

Brexit touring fiasco.Criticism continues after the government jeopardised the future of touring for UK artists when the Brexit deal secured with the EU failed to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew.Problems remain 10 months on when it comes to new rules and red tape, creating huge costs to future live music tours of the continent for both musicians and crew – which could create a glass ceiling that prevents rising and developing talent from being able to afford to do so.New Brexit rules have also seen a “massive” amount of jobs and taxable income lost to the EU due to it making touring “nigh-on impossible” for road crew.

Foals have announced the departure of their keyboard play Edwin Congreave, telling fans that he’s leaving to pursue a postgraduate degree in economics at Cambridge University.Congreave was a founding member of the band when they formed in Oxford in 2005, but has now parted ways with the band due to his studies and efforts to “mitigate the imminent climate catastrophe”This leaves Foals as a studio three-piece, following the departure of former bassist Walter Gervers in 2018.“We’re sad to say that we played our final show with Edwin Congreave as a member of Foals at All Points East festival in London. It was a helluva way to go out,” said the band in a statement.

Foals performed their first live show in 18 months last night (August 12) and used the opportunity to debut their new track ‘Novo’.The funk-driven number arrived midway through the band’s set, and is anchored by a catchy chorus which sees frontman Yannis Philippakis repeatedly chanting “wake me up“.It’s the first new Foals track to arrive since the release of 2019’s ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2’ and comes after Philippakis previously teased how their new material will be the soundtrack to a “brighter future”.“Thinking about what has occurred over the last period, we’ve been writing new music as a response to that and to transport ourselves out of that reality and into a brighter future – or just to take us out of the moment,”

Foals prepare to return to the stage this week, frontman Yannis Philippakis has spoken to NME about what to expect from their comeback gigs and their “optimistic” new material.Tonight (Thursday August 12), the Oxford band perform at Cardiff Castle to kick off a handful of huge summer dates and their first gigs since February 2020 before the pandemic took hold.“I feel like playing live is in my lifeblood, but this is the furthest we’ve ever been from it,” Philippakis told NME. “It almost doesn’t feel real that these shows about to happen. With that, there’s a chance that they might be some of the most special shows we ever play.

Radiohead, Foals, Supergrass and Glass Animals are among a host of Oxford-bred bands who have donated items to a prize draw to help keep a local music magazine afloat.Nightshift, Oxford’s monthly local music newspaper which has been published since 1991, has been unable to print during the coronavirus pandemic due to a drop in advertising. The magazine relies on adverts to run as a freesheet and needs to raise £12,000 to cover costs until revenue picks up again (via BBC).Radiohead have donated rarities to the prize draw, while Supergrass have provided a deluxe boxset of ‘Supergrass Strange Ones’ greatest hits.

BBC News.Plus there will be a limit on groups to a maximum of six people from six households, one-way systems must be used and ventilation guidelines followed.The change brings live events in line with restaurants and theatres, which were able to open earlier in May.

Foals and Bombay Bicycle Club are among the latest acts to be announced for All Point East 2021 – check out the full line-up below.The east London festival, which was cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis in 2020, has confirmed its plans to return to Victoria Park across the August Bank Holiday Weekend (27-30).After unveiling the bill for the Saturday event (co-headlined by Jamie XX and Kano) as well as Sunday’s Field Day, organisers have this morning (March 25) unveiled the line-up for APE’s Bank Holiday Monday edition.Headlining the main stage that night will be Foals, who last month revealed to NME that they were in the early stages of writing new music.“We’re super happy to be playing at APE this summer.