Foals

Oxford, England-based Foals made quite an impression with their first two albums, Antidotes (2008) and Total Life Forever (2010), but it will surely be their latest effort, Holy Fire, which will break them through all the way.

Members Yannis Philippakis (vocals/guitar), Edwin Congreave (keyboards), Walter Gervers (bass), Jimmy Smith (guitar) and Jack Bevan (drums) are all still in their 20s yet they make very mature and intelligent music.

Their latest effort, Holy Fire (produced by Flood & Moulder), is being lauded as their most balance effort to date, and while it make rock pretty hard at times, music of this quality should be embraced by Triple A radio. In addition to the single, "Inhaler," check out "My Number," "Everytime," "Late Night" and "Providence."

"There are some elements of making records where you have to have faith in a greater power," Philippakis recently said in an interview. "That may be just inspiration or, like, a vibe - it may be whatever you believe in. But you have to believe in more than just you twatting a banjo in front of a microphone."

After an extensive tour of the U.K. and Europe, Goals come to North America this spring including gigs at Coachella.

• 4/11 The Filmore, San Francisco
• 4/12 Coachella Festival, Indio, CA
• 4/13 House of Blues, Las Vegas
• 4/18 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
• 4/19 Coachella Festival, Indio, CA
• 4/20 Ace of Spades, Sacramento
• 4/22 El Plaza Condesa, Mexico City
• 4/25 Fitzgeralds, Houston
• 4/26 House of Blues, Dallas
• 4/27 Emo's, Austin
• 4/28 House Of Blues, New Orleans
• 4/30 Goat Farm, Atlanta
• 5/01 Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte
• 5/03 Terminal 5, New York
• 5/04 Electric Factory, Philadelphia
• 5/05 930 Club, Washington, DC
• 5/06 Upstate Concert Hall, Albany, NY
• 5/08 The Met, Providence
• 5/09 House of Blues, Boston
• 5/10 Club Soda, Montreal
• 5/11 Koolhaus, Toronto
• 5/13 House of Blues, Cleveland
• 5/14 Bogart's, Cincinnati
• 5/15 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
• 5/17 Deluxe, Indianapolis
• 5/18 Vic Theatre, Chicago
• 5/19 Turner Hall, Milwaukee
• 5/20 First Avenue, Minneapolis
• 5/29 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
• 5/30 Commodore, Vancouver
• 5/31 The Neptune, Seattle
• 6/03 The Depot, Salt Lake City
• 6/04 Ogden Theatre, Denver
• 6/05 Granada, Lawrence, KS
• 6/07 Pageant, St Louis
• 6/09 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh
• 6/10 Rams Head Live, Baltimore
• 6/12 Orange Peel, Asheville, NC

For more, visit www.foals.co.uk.

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