Foals (band)

Foals
Foals performing in 2011
Foals performing in 2011
Background information
OriginOxford, England
Genres
DiscographyFoals discography
Years active2005–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Andrew Mears
  • Edwin Congreave
Websitefoals.co.uk

Foals (stylised in all caps) are a British rock band formed in Oxford in 2005. The band's current line-up consists of Greek-born lead vocalist and guitarist Yannis Philippakis, drummer and percussionist Jack Bevan, rhythm guitarist Jimmy Smith and bassist Walter Gervers. They are currently signed to Warner Records,[1] and have released seven studio albums to date: Antidotes (2008), Total Life Forever (2010), Holy Fire (2013), What Went Down (2015), Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 and Part 2 (2019) and their most recent, Life Is Yours (2022). They have also released one video album, six extended plays and thirty-five singles.

The band have toured internationally for over a decade, and have featured at many festivals including Glastonbury, Coachella, and Roskilde.[2][3] They have won a number of awards, including best live act at the 2013 Q Awards while producers Alan Moulder and Flood were awarded 'UK Producer of the Year' for their work on the album Holy Fire.[4]

Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 and Part 2 were released March and October 2019, respectively, with the latter becoming the group's first album to top the UK Album Chart.

  1. ^ "WBR Artists". Warner Music Group. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Watch Foals live at Coachella". thelinebestfit.com. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ^ Lachno, James (29 June 2013). "Glastonbury 2013, day one: as it happened". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ^ Stevens, Jenny (14 February 2014). "Foals 'Holy Fire' producers win Brit Award". NME. Retrieved 11 September 2015.