TLF is a bid to be less in your face than in your head, and while its effect is less immediate, it’s a comedown that’s way more fun than the party.
As soon as Foals’ guitars begin their patient chime, it’s clear that this is a band suddenly and surprisingly in full control of its powers.
At every turn, Total Life Forever is inviting. Much more alive than earlier efforts, it's an album with a complexion that constantly changes with time.
Where Antidotes had blitzkriegs, Total Life Forever has drawn-out hypnoses; where Antidotes was furious and muscular and destructive, Total Life Forever is quiet and sinister and inconsolable.
Where some see restraint, others may very well see refinement, and those who appreciated Antidotes' more spacy passages will find that Foals' reinvention of their sound is a calculated risk that definitely pays off.
At its core, Total Life Forever is a good dance record: something you could leave on at a party and not stop moving to until its full 50 minutes have finished. But as much as it tries to run away from that, it isn’t a whole lot else.
Shoutout to @Angel413 for the suggestion!
I've been wanting to dive further into the dream pop scene since it seems like a consistent genre that's full of surprises as well as a sense of heartfelt nostalgia in terms of its atmosphere and lyrical content.
Well, I got the right recommendation with the sophomore album from British indie rock band Foals, whose music does a solid job of capturing the essence of both genres with the dreamy atmosphere over some nice rock-influenced production.
The ... read more
aight so if my pfp didnt give it away I am a BIT biased fine, sure. but hear me out.
While I was a child in 2008 and didnt know what a foal was I can imagine after hearing unique, off the wall, dancy, melancholic mayhem on antidotes, this isnt really what a lot of foals fans were hoping for in their follow up release. Hell antidotes is one of my favourite albums, even the creepy ominous bsides and childish artwork of that era had something special about them that foals would never really visit ... read more
Don’t drown wtf
Very good indie rock album! So many great hooks. I’ve been meaning to check out this band I’m finally glad that I did because yea there’s a lot of good stuff. This tingles the indie rock itch I constantly fucking have. I love the production, the guitar work is really nice. A lot of catchy stuff within the guitars and that’s why I think it stands out more. Spanish Sahara is probably my favorite song I LOVE the ending so much. Blue Blood is also a ... read more
Literally copy this style please, I can't just keep listening to this till I die. I might have to though. There aren't many albums that had the opportunity to connect with me to this level. I'm not joking when I say this: one of those albums is Smoke + Mirrors by Imagine Dragons and I'm not gonna elaborate, if you get it you get it.
this album is beautiful. thats the only word for it.
Favourite Songs: Blue Blood, Spanish Sahara, After Glow
1 | Blue Blood 5:16 | 91 |
2 | Miami 3:42 | 88 |
3 | Total Life Forever 3:18 | 85 |
4 | Black Gold 6:26 | 91 |
5 | Spanish Sahara 6:49 | 96 |
6 | This Orient 4:02 | 85 |
7 | Fugue 0:48 | 73 |
8 | After Glow 6:08 | 87 |
9 | Alabaster 4:00 | 80 |
10 | 2 Trees 5:15 | 87 |
11 | What Remains 4:37 | 83 |
#6 | / | Gigwise |
#6 | / | NME |
#7 | / | Clash |
#8 | / | musicOMH |
#11 | / | DIY |
#15 | / | Rhapsody SoundBoard |
#16 | / | Q Magazine |
#20 | / | No Ripcord |
#20 | / | The Line of Best Fit |
#25 | / | MOJO |