Album review: Foals redeem themselves with 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1'
Foals have built a reputation for themselves as one of the most electrifying rock acts of the last decade. Ever since their smash hit math-rock debut 'Antidotes' in 2008, they have led the crusade to make guitar-driven music relevant again.
After a hat-trick of eargasm-inducing albums, the Oxford-based outfit probably missed their step for the first time in 2015 with 'What Went Down', which received a mixed response from fans and critics. Four years later, the indie rock heroes are back to redeem themselves with not one, but two new albums.
After garnering a massive wave of hype with the release of three early singles, Part 1 of the ominously titled 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost' is finally out and there's no doubt that Foals have more than redeemed themselves with a fresh approach to their sound that's still not entirely divorced from their math-rock roots.
While it might not have the sheer urgency of their debut or the larger than life sound of 'Total Life Forever', but there's no denying that the new album is right up there with some of the best work Foals have produced.
