Hey all, this is my first time writing a blog on this site and ever, so go easy. Right after that preface, let me get into the meat of this and the purpose behind it.

My idea behind this blod is to talk about current UK bands and artists that I currently am passionate for and feel like I can blabber on about. Giving a little bit of background on myself, I'm 19 turning 20 in the next few months and going into my second year of university at Bristol (in the UK, not the 84th best place to live according to CNN). I've always had a love for music probably stemming from the very first cassette I owned of this beautiful lady (I hasten to add my music taste has changed, and I was young, please forgive me). Anyway onto the actual point of this blog entry Foals:

I thought I would start my blog with something familiar, the band hail from Oxford, my hometown and are probably my most seen band. Anyway here is a very brief history lesson.

Foals are a five piece consisting of member Yannis (lead vocals, guitar), Jack (drums), Jimmy (guitar), Edwin (keyboard, backing vocals) and Walter (bass, backing vocals). Jack and Yannis were in a 'math rock' band together. The original Foals was started by Youthmovies frontman Andrew Mears, but he left to concentrate on Youthmovies debut album. This lead to the current line up, and Yannis becoming the lead singer. That's a quite brief early history but leads me into their first album Antidotes.

Antidotes

Released in 2008 this was a burst of energy, it was raw. I say raw because it describes both the reasons why I love it, and why I don't. It is unrefined and harsh yet that isn't necessarily bad, it was my first foray into math rock and it captivated me.

My personal standout in the song ‘Red Socks Pugie’. For me what makes it my favourite is the way the crescendo builds up and ends with Jack literally destroying his drum kit.

Now would be a good time to explain what an amazing live band Foals are. They are. Right moving on...

Foals second album released in 2010 was Total Life Forever.

Total Life Forever

This album was most certainly my album of the year (and I wasn't the only one who thought it was good). This album showcased how the band had matured their sound. It was more delicate, better produced and an all round better album. While Antidoes was raw with harsh guitar, TLF was more subtle, with layered guitars and more refined vocals. My standout track would have to be 'Spanish Sahara'. You really should try listening to the whole album if you've liked any song I've linked so far (Billie Piper does not count), I'm sure it's all on youtube.

Also they still are really good live.

That was a very brief look at Foals, I hope some people will read this and discover a new band, or just comment on how they also like/despise Foals.

Hopefully this will be the start of a series of blogs as I've got a few more bands/artists I'd like to write about, most a lot less well known.

Anyway thanks for reading,

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