From Best Coast to Those Dancing Days, Friday was a perfect introduction to the long anticipated second Belle & Sebastian curated ATP weekend that was Bowlie 2. Lauren Down tells all.
Foals
Pop Scene // Oxford
The mainstream commercial and critical success of Foals and Stornoway has been unprecedented and a great victory for putting Oxford back on the musical map where it belongs. Sebastian Reynolds takes a closer look at two emerging scenes “Blessing Force” and “Ox-Fi”.
Foals – Total Life Forever
Total Life Forever isn’t unbearably commercial, nor is it a car crash of discombobulated tings and booms. It’s a surprisingly feel-good album that has enough of what made Foals appealing in the first place; it’s simply a bit more accessible and uplifting.
TLOBF Interview // Foals
Mike Copus get’s a chance to listen to Foals’ latest, eagerly anticipated, long player, before sitting down with the band and talking about its gestation.
Foals new album gets watery cover art, new video for ‘This Orient’
Foals confirm the cover art for their new album and have unveilled a new video for lead single ‘This Orient’
Foals unveil secret website linked to new album
Fans who’ve been searching the internet for more information on Foals’ highly anticipated new album Total Life Forever are being greeted with a mysterious result…
Foals return with new album & UK tour
Oxford quintet Foals have confirmed details of their much anticipated second album Total Life Forever, as well as a UK tour for April and May.
Transgressive Records marks 5th anniversary with London shows
This September marks Transgressive Records 5th anniversary and to celebrate, some of the label’s chief artists will be performing special, one-off shows.
Post War Years – The Greats and The Happenings
Post War Years may not be the most original band, but what they do, they do well enough to merit praise from even the most jaded of critics. Sean Bamberger tells all.
ATP curated by The Breeders – Minehead, 15th-17th May 2009
“If you had to be spit-roasted by Steve and Todd, who’d you have at which end and why?” Yup it’s ATP round 2. And it just wouldn’t be an ATP without Shellac, would it?
Various – Brand Neu!
Compilation of (disparate range of) bands influenced by krautrock legends Neu!, featuring everything from rarities from Dinger and Rother, enjoyable electronica, plodding lad-rock and woozy shoegaze. A mixed bag which serves its purpose of referring the listener back to the source band themselves.
ATP Update: Breeders weekend & Fans weekend have new bands
ATP Update-tastic: more bands added to the Breeders weekend plus the first top 20 for the Fans weekend have been announced.
Foals announce album details
Foals announce details of their debut album with the bombshell of not including two of their recent singles…
TLOBF Loves… Foals
Foals seem to split opinion. I have a couple of friends (no, really) who don’t like them at all. They feel they’re derivative, un-original and just plain boring. I don’t agree.
