Foals: Red Sox Pugie
Friday, 09 May 2008 16:43
Red Sox Pugie is released on May 26th
Check out the new video from Yannis Philippakis and co here on inthenews.co.uk.
Storming into the UK album charts at number three with their debut album Antidotes, Foals now get ready to release their third single Red Sox Pugie, perhaps their poppiest offering to date.
If you've witnessed one of Foals' most recent shows, then you would have most certainly been treated to this single, a firm live favourite and second release from their critically acclaimed debut album. The track is a complex arrangement unspoiled by lyrics about the rush of blood through vessels between two people. The images of wasp nests and terminals evoke starkness and a dearth of emotion in contrast to the fevered excitement of falling in love. And then, says Yannis, "everything is set on fire".
The lyrics gain more poignancy as Yannis repeats them over and over again over the ever increasing layering of the band’'s twitchy guitars and restless bassline, until the track climaxes into a rush so huge it's impossible not to feel the hairs stand up on the back of the neck.