What Went Down: Foals- Album Review

Photo Credit: Pooneh Ghana

By now you probably know my blog pretty well. At the moment I only review the music I enjoy and I listen to which is the point in this blog; sharing my taste in music, what it is that I listen to so that hopefully I can inspire you to find some bands or a song that you, the reader might enjoy too.

I just feel that its completely unnecessary to slag bands off for their work.

So with no further a do, let me tell you that foals new album is something pretty bloody special!

I've probably listened to it around 8 times now, both me and my boyfriend. 

I am just absolutely besotted with it.

Admittedly I sort of delayed listening to it, I don't know if its just me but it felt like it came out really soon after Holy Fire which I usually don't like if I feel like a band has rushed it but in this case, it doesn't sound like that at all. 

I feel like at this point in Foals's career they are finding their feet their album sounds so confident and sure of itself. Opener: 'What Went Down' is just full proof of that.

I think they've always been a band that you can identify by the sound of their guitar, vocals and bass that type of thing but listening to this album I found myself saying "that's just so Foals" in a good way, not a predictable type of way.

In this album you hear little bits from each of their albums in particular Antidotes and TLF. 

Its got the sort of summer, deep type songs like on TLF and the more playful and dance-y side from antidotes and Holy Fire. 

Pardon the pun but this album does just gives it all. 

You can completely imagine the songs being played live. I love that there is a bit of everything in there for your cup of tea. 'What Went Down' 'Snake Oil' and 'Night Swimmers' give the harder, dancer and more moshing type vibe during a gig and thankfully they provide the more slower and much needed break in their sets for songs like 'London Thunder' because anyone knows that when you go to a Foals gig its like nothing else the atmosphere is crazy.

At the moment 'Birch Tree' is my favourite there is just an indescribable emotion about it.
 I think in one song it just sums up exactly the reason why I love Foals it's dreamy and summery and Yannis's vocals in it are just simply stunning. 

The rise in 'Give It All' is something else too, its so impactful the beat and the sound reminds me of the power in Florence And The Machine songs. 

Snake oil completely projects the angrier, and more grittier side to Foals listening to this I thought it sounded familiar to The Black Keys which in my eyes is not a bad thing whatsoever. I think its different for them its a different sound but it works so well. 

I've also been loving 'A Knife In The Ocean' this is again another song, that I don't want to keep making comparisons to but sounds like something from Antidotes especially if you listen right to the ending. It's incredibly catchy!

I can remember listening to their other albums and saying it's incredibly perfect I don't think they could quite possibly make anything better. Then they come out with another one that just blows the other out the water. I know I gush so much on these reviews but I mean it when I say this album is beautiful in every way, shape and form. I just love every single thing about it. 

So for that reason I'm giving it a 

10/10

but you go judge for yourself and I challenge you to say any different. 

* all reviews are my personal opinion