Foals
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Foals' Yannis Philippakis (2015)
Interview by Pip Williams, Rock's Backpages Audio, 19 June 2015
The Foals frontperson talks about the band's latest album What Went Down: the progression from previous album Holy Fire; writing in Oxford but living in London; being pushed by producer James Ford; his songwriting progress; songs like 'Mountain at my Gates' and 'Knife in the Ocean'; wanting to tour again... and after which he's photographed by his interviewer.
File format: mp3; file size: 22mb, interview length: 23' sound quality: *****
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Review by Mike Diver, Drowned in Sound, 15 February 2008
YOU HAVE TO rewind the best part of a year to find the root of the expansive bubble of anticipation that's bloated about the five ...
Review by Phil Sutcliffe, MOJO, April 2008
Bodies jerk and brains overheat down at the intellectual disco. ...
Math-Rock Family Tree: Exploring the roots of Foals
Guide by Mike Diver, Drowned in Sound, 24 April 2008
BACK IN FEBRUARY, one DiS messageboarder was moved to say to the masses: "I challenge you to prove to me that math-rock is real". Responses ...
Foals: "I built a fortress around myself"
Report and Interview by Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 6 May 2010
IN AN AMSTERDAM square, tourists all around, Yannis Philippakis is pouring his heart out. The singer of Foals is describing how he has kept a ...
Foals' Yannis Philippakis: Getting on his highbrow horse
Interview by John Lewis, Metro, 14 December 2012
There's a lot going on in the mind of Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis – Metro finds out more. ...
Interview by Scott McLennan, Rip It Up (Australia), January 2013
As the promotion for Foals' third album Holy Fire ramps up, it's become apparent from press shots there's a notable new addition to the Oxford ...
Foals: Alexandra Palace, London
Live Review by Ian Gittins, The Guardian, 16 February 2014
The once-spindly art-rockers have made a full transformation to a thrillingly spontaneous pop group capable of reigning over arenas. ...
AUDIO: Foals' Yannis Philippakis (2015)
Audio transcript of interview by Pip Williams, Rock's Backpages Audio, 19 June 2015
This is a transcript of Pip's audio interview with Yannis. Hear it here. ...
Review by Pip Williams, The Line of Best Fit, 18 August 2015
FOALS AREN’T doing too badly these days. With four studio albums and a mixtape under their belts, they're one of the biggest guitar-bands to come ...
Foals' Yannis Philippakis on What Went Down
Interview by Pip Williams, Coup De Main, 28 August 2015
Foals aren't the kind of guys to mess around. It was a matter of days between the fuss-free announcement of fourth studio album What Went ...
Review and Interview by Tom Doyle, MOJO, September 2015
FOALS' SUCCESS has seen them circle the globe, restlessly switching producers to find the perfect sound. All it took was time, says Tom Doyle. ...
Live Review by Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 5 March 2019
Ahead of their fifth album, Yannis Philippakis and co. blend the avant garde with football-terrace energy. ...
Foals: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part I
Review by Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 8 March 2019
Foals have found a new zip to their grooves: this is a fitting soundtrack for a world mired in uncertainty ...
Live Review by Peter Ross, The Times, 19 June 2019
Why did this show feel undercooked? There were issues with pacing, but the main problem was the choice of an outdoor venue. ...
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