Foals' 7th Studio Album, Life Is Yours, Out Now

LIFE IS YOURS, 7th STUDIO ALBUM, OUT NOW   CONFIRM 25-DATE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR IN CITIES INCLUDING LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, NASHVILLE, VANCOUVER, & MORE READ THE TRACK-BY-TRACK GUIDE TO THE ALBUM IN SPIN SHARE THE NEW TRACK ‘CREST OF THE WAVE’ “The upbeat, very funky and always brilliantly layered, 11-track “Life Is Yours” captures a band between clouds, the perfect slice of summer fun.” – Associated Press “Foals' seventh album, Life Is Yours, is their most groove-oriented record yet. It's destined for the peak of a wild night, and smartly positioned as an antithesis to a long period of lockdown.” – Consequence   “A dopamine-soaked reimagining of the debauched freedom that we’ve been lacking for too long, ‘Life Is Yours’ makes for one hell of a tonic.” – NME   “The seventh and best [album] of their career” – The Guardian   “One of UK’s most crucial rock bands” – Rolling Stone Photo by Noah Rashidi

Today, Foals release Life Is Yours, their 7th studio which The Guardian has named “the best of their career” and the Associated Press calls “upbeat, very funky and always brilliantly layered… the perfect slice of summer fun.” Life Is Yours is the follow-up to the triumphant, two-part Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, which proved to be a pivotal pinnacle in the band’s story, leading to their first UK #1 album, the group winning Best Band at the BRIT Awards, and a Mercury Prize nomination. Life Is Yours is available on all formats here. Standard formats include digital/streaming, CD, vinyl and cassette, while a selection of exclusive vinyl formats are also available. Foals’ official store has a double-vinyl format, Amazon offers a transparent Curaçao-coloured vinyl, while key indie stores will stock a white vinyl version. The band – Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan and Jimmy Smith – recently announced their North American tour (full dates below), and are also confirmed headliners on Glastonbury’s Other Stage and at Latitude, which adds to their recent high profile live moments that have included ‘Later… with Jools Holland’ (watch here), and a UK headline tour that saw them play to a combined audience of 40,000 people in London alone. Tickets for all dates are available here. Today, the band shares their track-by-track guide to the album via SPIN who call say, “even with the world in the tumultuous state it's in, the group tries to be optimistic about their outlook. This is reflected by the strength of its lyrics and the experimental nature of the band’s sound. Read it here. Recently, Foals shared ‘Crest of the Wave’ a fresh example of Foals’ process for Life Is Yours, which sees them works with varying amalgamations of creative collaborations. Production comes from John Hill (Cage The Elephant, Florence + The Machine) and Dan Carey (Tame Impala, Fontaines D.C.), with mixing courtesy of the multiple Grammy Award winner Mark ‘Spike’ Stent (Coldplay, Muse, Kings of Leon) and Chris Laws (Biffy Clyro, London Grammar). Life Is Yours marks a natural evolution for Foals, its disco-tinged guitars, tight syncopated rhythms and punchy, insistent hooks echoing their roots as purveyors of rambunctious house party chaos. It’s a record that’s perfectly in tune with the prevailing atmosphere of this moment in time – a life-affirming celebration as the world is reunited. Life Is Yours immediately establishes its tone with the bright beam of optimism provided by its title track. Its ambience and exuberance proving that the band has no intention of slowing down. There’s a unity to the sound, whether Foals are bouncing into ‘Looking High’, experimenting with West African guitar grooves on ‘Flutter’, or savouring the prospect of playing live together again within the dance dynamics of ‘The Sound’. It all comes full circle with ‘Wild Green’, which simultaneously celebrates the rebirth of summer with an existential tinge that all beautiful moments are inevitably fleeting.   Foals started the project within the dark, windowless confines of their south London rehearsal space during the winter lockdown. Feeling contained and tethered, they were drawn towards spirited sounds that looked to a brighter future, not only in terms of climate but also in terms of the unreplicable thrill of performing live. By the time the process reached its conclusion, the verdant summer surroundings of Real World Studios near Bath matched the album’s ardent atmosphere.   Foals Life Is Yours US Tour Dates Oct 28 – Las Vegas, NV at Brooklyn Bowl Oct 29 – San Diego, CA at SOMA  Oct 30 – Phoenix, AZ at The Van Buren Nov 1 – Austin, TX at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater Nov 3 – Houston, TX at White Oak Music Hall Nov 4 – Fort Worth, TX at Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall Nov 7 – Denver, CO at Mission Ballroom  Nov 8 – Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex Nov 11 – Vancouver, BC at Queen Elizabeth Theatre Nov 12 – Seattle, WA at Showbox SoDo Nov 13 – Portland, OR at Roseland Theater Nov 15 – Oakland, CA at Fox Theater Nov 16 – Los Angeles, CA at Hollywood Palladium Nov 19 – Mexico City, MX at Corona Capital (Festival Date) Dec 1 – Minneapolis, MN at The Fillmore Minneapolis Dec 2 – Chicago, IL at The Vic Theatre Dec 6 – Atlanta, GA at The Eastern Dec 7 – Nashville, TN at Marathon Music Works  Dec 9 – Columbus, OH at KEMBA Live!  Dec 10 – Toronto, ON at Queen Elizabeth Theatre Dec 11 – Cleveland, OH at Agora Theater & Ballroom Dec 13 – Washington DC at The Anthem Dec 14 – Philadelphia, PA at Franklin Music Hall Dec 16 – New York, NY at Terminal 5 Dec 17 – Boston, MA at Roadrunner Dec 18 – Portland, ME at State Theatre   ‘Life is Yours’ track list: 1. ‘Life Is Yours’ 2. ‘Wake Me Up’ 3. ‘2am’ 4. ‘2001’ 5. ‘(summer sky)’ 6. ‘Flutter’ 7. ‘Looking High’ 8. ‘Under The Radar’ 9. ‘Crest of the Wave’ 10. ‘The Sound’ 11. ‘Wild Green’   Follow Foals: Official site | Spotify | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube