Foals Reach Highest Ever Chart Position With 'Holy Fire'
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
English rockers Foals have reached their highest chart position ever this week, after their third album ‘Holy Fire’ hit #2 on Sunday.
The band hit #3 with their debut album ‘Antidotes’ in 2008, and had hoped to reach even higher with their sophomore effort ‘Total Life Forever’ - only for it to peak at #8. But now, they’ve reached their highest-ever position at #2 - and the band were just 1,000 sales behind the top spot.
In just six years Foals have grown from playing 'techno on guitars' in sweaty house parties, to one of the most sought after live acts in the UK. Known for their incendiary live shows, they embark on a sold out national tour and two Royal Albert Hall shows in preparation for their European and USA tours.
Since December the band have released two new singles; ‘Inhaler’, their electrifying, comeback track - an epic, blistering, shamanistic purging of the soul - and the more recent ‘My Number’, arguably their most powerful and immediate track to date, somewhat inspired by Mayfield era disco.
The next single will be ‘Late Night’, which has an impact date of April 22nd. ‘Late Night’, like ‘Spanish Sahara’ on the last record, is a stark, fragile, stripped back song that’ll make your hairs stand on end. On the lyrics, frontman Yannis Philippakis says: “Some of that is to do with my grandmother, and to do with ageing, and being on the verge of passing over into something else, and having remorse and guilt.” Catholic guilt? “Byzantine guilt… bloodlines, and disappointment, and the unwinding of genes.”
Check out Stereoboard's review of 'Holy Fire' here.
Foals tour the UK and Ireland in March - and with a brilliant brand new album to choose songs from, the gigs are guaranteed to be awesome. Check the dates and links below to find tickets through Stereoboard.
Thu February 28th 2013 - Academy, Dublin
Sat March 2nd 2013 - Manchester Academy, Manchester
Mon March 4th 2013 - O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool
Tue March 5th 2013 - Barrowland, Glasgow
Wed March 6th 2013 - The Institute, Birmingham
Fri March 8th 2013 - Norwich Uea, Norwich
Sat March 9th 2013 - Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds
Mon March 11th 2013 - O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol
Tue March 12th 2013 - Rock City, Nottingham
Wed March 13th 2013 - Pyramids, Portsmouth
Thu March 28th 2013 - Royal Albert Hall, London
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