Out next week: ‘Life Is Yours’ by Foals

After completing a UK headline tour which included a four-night run at London’s Olympia in front of a combined audience of 40,000 people, Foals are set to take the sounds of their ‘Life Is Yours’ album to major festivals this summer. Recently, the UK band unveiled the single "2001" in advance of the album's June 17 release.

"2001" elevates the disco and funk influences of Foals’ recent tracks "Wake Me Up," "2am," and "Looking High." Singer Yannis Philippakis says, “'2001' feels like a postcard from the past. We moved to Brighton around that time, we were a young band, and there was the feeling of the first taste of independence. The moment you get those freedoms, you’re surrounded by temptation. The references to beachside candy and Brighton rock are symbols for drugs and hedonism. This was written in the depths of the pandemic winter, and there’s an escapist desire to break out from the feeling of being cooped up, both in terms of the pandemic and adolescence."

The "2001" video transports those themes to Costa Brava, Spain to place the song’s nostalgic ambience firmly in the here-and-now. Two young men lug their sofa from their apartment to soak up some rays on the beach. Other vignettes of coming-of-age experiences follow their every move, from the effortlessly cool group of young women who observe their struggle with nonchalant indifference to a couple kissing. When one of the men chews a sweet that everyone seems to be consumed by, his summer day takes on a new hallucinogenic edge. The video’s modernist nostalgia is heightened by its aesthetic – a washed out palette and Polaroid-style framing. It was directed by ESTEBAN (Arca, Peggy Gou) for the creative production company CANADA.

"2001" was written by Foals – Yannis, Jack Bevan and Jimmy Smith. The track’s production was led by A.K. Paul and John Hill (Cage The Elephant, Florence + The Machine), with co-production from Miles James.

‘Life Is Yours’ is available to pre-order HERE 

The zoetrope format sold-out its entire 5000 copy pressing in a matter of days. Another essential release for vinyl connoisseurs and Foals collectors comes with the long-awaited vinyl repress of their debut album ‘Antidotes’, which will be manufactured using recycled vinyl records – a process that ensures that each individual record is unique. Both ‘Life Is Yours’ and ‘Antidotes’ are also available as specially priced bundles.

Foals will perform on ‘Later… with Jools Holland’ on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on Saturday, June 11. 

Track listing:

Life Is Yours
Wake Me Up
2am
2001
(summer sky)
Flutter
Looking High
Under The Radar
Crest of the Wave
The Sound
Wild Green

UK Tour dates:

JUNE
22 – 26th – Glastonbury
27 – Dublin, Fairview Park
29 – Manchester, Castlefield Bowl, Sounds of the City

JULY
8 – Leeds, Millennium Square, Sounds of the City
9 – Glasgow, TRSNMT
23 – Latitude Festival (HEADLINERS)