Foals is slowly but surely taking the vacant place of power alt-rock bands like The Strokes and Muse, who either are absent or less efficient in grabbing every rock fan’s attention in recent years. Foals’ singer Yannis Philippakis, 29, can use both an aggressive to tone (What Went Down) and an almost crooner-ish style (Lonely Hunter) that sounds like a blend of Tindersticks with Duran Duran. Yeah, I know, sounds weird, but it works. In their popper moments, like on Mountain At My Gates, Foals sound like Imagine Dragons, which certainly isn’t a compliment. It’s a shame because many of the guitar riffs on which the songs are based are cool and catchy. Some songs are just too much in the lazy indie pop zone (Birch Tree). There’s just no interest in tunes that don’t stand out. Give It All is so predictable and teen-interest focused that it’s hard to endure more than one minute. Halfway through the song, cheesy keyboard sounds with tom drums when the word “thunder” is mentioned will make your eyes look at the ceiling. Come on. I’ll give them one thing: their song intros are always cool. The first 10 seconds of every song are catchy and intriguing (Albatros). Great strategy to capture sales with kids rapidly checking out every track on iTunes or BandCamp. Problem is the rest of the song won’t make you shiver, like it should. Not impressed. Foals got noticed in 2010 with their second album on Sub Pop Records, “Total Life Forever” and capitalized on the success of their follow-up album, the Alan Moulder & Flood produced “Hold Fire”, in 2013, playing at major festivals like Glastonbury, Coachella and Roskilde, just to name a few. FOALS What Went Down (Transgressive Records / Warner, 2015) -Genre: alternative rock -In the same style than Battles, Bloc Party, Imagine Dragons Follow the band via their Facebook page Listen to videos on the band’s YouTube channel Réagissez à cet article / Comment this article commentaires / comments
