Foals

Foals are a band from Oxford, England. The members are Yannis Philippakis (Vocals and guitar), Jack Bevan (Drums), Jimmy Smith (Guitar), Edwin Congreave (Keyboard) and Walter Gervers (Bass). Their music is a mix between Pop, Minimal Techno and Rock, it is also called Math-Rock, Dance-Punk or Art-Rock. Also is this band ascribed to the Indie rock. Indie rock differently takes in a lot elements of the British invasion, blues, punk, garage rock, folk and New Wave.
The target audience cannot be determined directly. It encloses a big span, nevertheless, most are young adults.

Diskografie

Alben
Antidotes (24. März 2008)

EPs
Live EP (26. Februar 2007)

Singles
Try This on Your Piano / Look at My Furrows of Worry (3. April 2006)
Hummer (23. April 2007)
Matheltics (20. August 2007)
Balloons (10. Dezember 2007)
Cassius (10. März 2008)
Red Socks Pugie (9. Juni 2008)
Olympic Airways (10. September 2008)




The band are signed with Transgressive Records in Europe and Sub Pop in the USA. Both are independent record labels.
Transgressive Records is based in London, England and formed in 2004. The first release on the label was 1am by The Subways.
http://www.transgressiverecords.co.uk/
Sub Pop was founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington in 1986. It has one platinum record, Nirvana's Bleach.
http://www.subpop.com/

I have discovered Foals by chance on Youtube, but their videos also run on different music televisions. This is accessible dancing music for kids who think they hate techno, but love guitars.

Edwin Congreave: „Hype is like a fever. It makes you feel ill“