Tag Archives: Foals

Live Around Town This Week: City Arts Fest Edition

By Ryan Bort | Published: October 18, 2010

The never-ending carousel of music festivals in the Northwest continues this week with the first ever City Arts Festival. This might mark the end of the summer festival season, but it is sure as hell a good way to go out, as over 30 events will take place in over 20 venues spread out acrossRead more...

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Saturday Afternoon Artist: Foals

By Michele Myers | Published: October 8, 2010

Foals started out playing at house parties in their home city Oxford in the UK.   Their first record, Antidote, dropped in 2008 and shot to the top of the UK charts, hitting #3 for best album. Mixing punk, math rock, dance rock, and techno, the sound is fascinating, but many people (including me) found theRead more...

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Song of the Day: Foals - This Orient

By Brian Cullen | Published: June 16, 2010

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Each and every Friday, we offer songs from local artists. Today’s selection, featured on theRead more...

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Out This Week 6/15

By Jim Beckmann | Published: June 15, 2010

It may be that the music of 2010 will be remembered as a time when maturity in music is considered a good thing. In the past, a new release branded as “more mature” usually was a nice way of saying either “not as good” or “didn’t sell as well.” But many of the releases ofRead more...

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Monday News Mash-Up

By Justin Spicer | Published: March 8, 2010

Mark Linkous, better known to the musical world as Sparklehorse, took his own life over the weekend. Linkous had a previous brush with death after a near-lethal mix of meds in 1996. He leaves behind a strong if small canon of fantastically dark music, including last year’s Dark Night of the Soul, a collaboration withRead more...

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