Foals - Total Life Forever

Foals were my band of 2007.... And of 2008, they also received my runner up award of 2009. These young lads from England have managed to take the monotonous dance beats of Indie (Don't ask me to define Indie, It has no definition) and created a unique blend of music that will make your grandmother dance. Their 2007 release "Antidotes" received rave reviews all over the world. Their First single "Cassius" did not chart too well, but it offered insight into the rest of the "Antidotes" CD. Song's like Olympic Airways, Two Step Twice and Red Socks Pugie are example's of this band's pure genius. Foals managed to unite all genre's of music listeners and allowed them to dance (for a while) together.

We have waited 3 year's for this moment. Foals quietly crafted their return album. During May of 2010 they finally blessed us with their hard work. "Total Life Forever" is easily one of the most anticipated album's of 2010, only band's like "Crystal Castles" receiving the same amount of hype. From the opening track "Blue Blood" it is evident that their hard work has paid off. Their new sonic sound scape seems a more mature and arguably better crafted album. They have seemed to focus on melody and song writing, as apposed to the up beat dance vibes of "Antidotes". I can't fight off the feeling that their influence's are alot more noticeable on "Total Life Forever".Song's like "This Orient" has a distinct Bloc Party vibe to it. The second track "Miami" starts off with a Michael Jackson influenced drum beat and quickly breaks into a groove that for a second, could be off a Modest Mouse track. However, don't get the impression that the Album is filled with ripoff beats and riff's. I get the impression that they attempted to put themselves as musicians on show for "Total Life Forever". I get sniffs of The Cure as well as typical Brit-Pop vibes from the Album. "Total Life Forever" has been damaging my ear's for the past few day's and at this rate, I doubt it ease up for a long time.

Some Foals fan's might be disappointed by the lack of focus on pure dance beats, but it won't take long for them to notice that they have managed to capture something just as special on this album. I doubt "Total Life Forever" will compete with the mainstream Pop Heavy weights, But I do think It will leave a mark on the music scene that will out last most of the bands you hear and know of today. Many people have tinkered with the idea that Foals was a once off thing and they would never be able to recapture the magic the created on "Antidotes". They were wrong