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Foals' Yannis Philippakis (2015)

Interview by Pip Williams, Rock's Backpages audio, 19 June 2015

The Foals frontperson talks about the band's latest album What Went Down: the progression from previous album Holy Fire; writing in Oxford but living in London; being pushed by producer James Ford; his songwriting progress; songs like 'Mountain at my Gates' and 'Knife in the Ocean'; wanting to tour again... and after which he's photographed by his interviewer.

File format: mp3; file size: 22mb, interview length: 23' sound quality: *****

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Foals: Antidotes

Review by Mike Diver, Drowned in Sound, 15 February 2008

YOU HAVE TO rewind the best part of a year to find the root of the expansive bubble of anticipation that's bloated about the five ...

Foals: Antidotes

Review by Phil Sutcliffe, MOJO, April 2008

Bodies jerk and brains overheat down at the intellectual disco. ...

Math-Rock Family Tree: Exploring the roots of Foals

Guide by Mike Diver, Drowned in Sound, 24 April 2008

BACK IN FEBRUARY, one DiS messageboarder was moved to say to the masses: "I challenge you to prove to me that math-rock is real". Responses ...

Foals: "I built a fortress around myself"

Report and Interview by Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 6 May 2010

IN AN AMSTERDAM square, tourists all around, Yannis Philippakis is pouring his heart out. The singer of Foals is describing how he has kept a ...

Foals' Yannis Philippakis: Getting on his highbrow horse

Interview by John Lewis, Metro, 14 December 2012

There's a lot going on in the mind of Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis – Metro finds out more. ...

Foals: The Unforgettable Fire

Interview by Scott McLennan, Rip It Up (Australia), January 2013

As the promotion for Foals' third album Holy Fire ramps up, it's become apparent from press shots there's a notable new addition to the Oxford ...

Foals: Holy Fire

Review by Mike Diver, bbc.co.uk, 11 February 2013

The Oxford outfit finally evolves a sound to suit its mainstream status. ...

Foals: Alexandra Palace, London

Live Review by Ian Gittins, The Guardian, 16 February 2014

The once-spindly art-rockers have made a full transformation to a thrillingly spontaneous pop group capable of reigning over arenas. ...

Foals' Yannis Philippakis (2015) [transcript]

Audio transcript of interview by Pip Williams, Rock's Backpages transcripts, 19 June 2015

This is a transcript of Pip's audio interview with Yannis. Listen to the audio of this interview. ...

Foals: What Went Down

Review by Pip Williams, The Line of Best Fit, 18 August 2015

FOALS AREN’T doing too badly these days. With four studio albums and a mixtape under their belts, they're one of the biggest guitar-bands to come ...

Foals' Yannis Philippakis on What Went Down

Interview by Pip Williams, Coup De Main, 28 August 2015

Foals aren't the kind of guys to mess around. It was a matter of days between the fuss-free announcement of fourth studio album What Went ...

Foals: What Went Down

Review and Interview by Tom Doyle, MOJO, September 2015

FOALS' SUCCESS has seen them circle the globe, restlessly switching producers to find the perfect sound. All it took was time, says Tom Doyle. ...

Foals: Gorilla, Manchester

Live Review by Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 5 March 2019

Ahead of their fifth album, Yannis Philippakis and co. blend the avant garde with football-terrace energy. ...

Foals: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part I

Review by Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 8 March 2019

Foals have found a new zip to their grooves: this is a fitting soundtrack for a world mired in uncertainty ...

Foals: SWG3, Glasgow

Live Review by Peter Ross, The Times, 19 June 2019

Why did this show feel undercooked? There were issues with pacing, but the main problem was the choice of an outdoor venue. ...

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