Foals might have missed out on the number one album spot to The Weeknd (well done to him for his first UK number one though) but What Went Down is definitely my favourite new album of the moment. I got to see them perform at Village Underground when they launched the album a couple of weeks ago and it was ELECTRIC. The band's music really comes alive on stage and new tunes like Mountain at My Gates, Knife In the Ocean and What Went Down already sound like classic Foals tracks alongside oldies like Spanish Sahara and Holy Fire's My Number and Inhaler. Fans were ecstatic, open armed and - as Yannis had hoped when he announced the show - very, very sweaty. I'm already itching to see them live again when they play Margate's Dreamland in November... Bring it on.
I got to chat to Yannis all about the making of the album for the BBC News website - and you can read the interview here. Or if you prefer to hear the man in his own words, you can listen to the best bits broadcast on BBC 6 Music below... Enjoy.
I got to chat to Yannis all about the making of the album for the BBC News website - and you can read the interview here. Or if you prefer to hear the man in his own words, you can listen to the best bits broadcast on BBC 6 Music below... Enjoy.