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10.0
109828
10.0 |
DIY
Foals’ definitive statement. And that’s only part one!
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10.0
109829
10.0 |
NME
The intricacies and experimentalism of those math-rock early days, the spacey ambience of ‘Total Life Forever’, and the bolshy production brilliance of those last two records: it’s all here
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10.0
109845
10.0 |
The Independent
An inspired album of scorched earth new music that, in all likelihood, will only really be challenged for album of the year by Part 2
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9.0
109925
9.0 |
No Ripcord
Is this Foals’ first front-to-back essential record? Not quite, but with Pt.2 around the corner, it’s surely just a matter of time
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9.0
109827
9.0 |
Clash
Rips apart everything you know about Foals, a bold transformative work, as inspiring as it is urgent. Part Two drops in the Autumn. Truly, the only competition Foals have is themselves
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9.0
109947
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This is Foals at their best, and we're only seeing half of the picture
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9.0
110274
9.0 |
musicOMH
An album that establishes Foals as one of the most exciting and driven bands of the generation
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8.0
109899
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
An exhilarating album, made for dancing and partying
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8.0
110086
8.0 |
The Quietus
This is not a grand, experimental, boundary-pushing masterpiece – Foals are still playing to their own audience – but never before have they managed to slip quite this many exciting musical ideas into what is by now a defined aesthetic
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8.0
109830
8.0 |
XS Noize
For now, the new release can completely stand alone as another engaging entry into the works of Foals
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8.0
109831
8.0 |
The Skinny
A banger-laden statement of intent
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8.0
109832
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A synth-driven distraction from this exaggerated apocalypse
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8.0
109844
8.0 |
The Guardian
Foals’ finest yet
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7.8
109953
7.8 |
Earbuddy
For as good as Part 1 is, you get the impression that this is THE Foals album before everyone is talking about them
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7.5
109826
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
The Brit rockers fully understand what they excel at, and they take advantage of the syncopated brashness that they best exemplify
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7.0
109824
7.0 |
Uncut
Guitars play more of a supporting role, and the tonal shifts suits the band, with Philippakis's voice given much more room to float elegantly through the record. Print edition only
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7.0
109825
7.0 |
Exclaim
It is difficult to view Part 1 outside of its full context, yet listeners can hear both ambition and a refusal to stagnate on these songs
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7.0
109833
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Something more cohesive than we’ve become accustomed to; without the need to shoehorn every single idea onto on LP, we get a taut Foals record that runs less than forty minutes and that has one, consistently identifiable strand of sonic DNA running through it
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7.0
109838
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A flawed but thrilling return
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6.7
109985
6.7 |
Gig Soup
On multiple occasions, Foals wander rather than running towards something concise and, ultimately, stronger
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6.0
109926
6.0 |
Pitchfork
UK rockers summon all their crowd-pleasing, arena-sized ambition on the first half of a double album but lack the panache to really pull it off
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6.0
109857
6.0 |
Mojo
Part 1 veers from the abrasive, Stooges-style rock that characterised much of 2015's What Went Down. Print edition only
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6.0
109879
6.0 |
Evening Standard
These are stadium-sized tunes that find room for polyrhythms and ambient noise — and Sunday shows they can do a smartphones-in-the-air moment too. But there’s something too calculated about the whole thing
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5.5
110078
5.5 |
Under The Radar
While Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost—Part 1 aims to be a document of dark times, it is best when allows itself to be playful. That playfulness remains Foals' most underused strength
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5.5
110123
5.5 |
Spectrum Culture
A fun record, but it’s hard to say it will leave much of a mark
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5.0
109894
5.0 |
Rolling Stone
UK rockers aim high on prog-pop concept set, with muddled, mostly generic results
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4.0
109881
4.0 |
The FT
A step in the wrong direction
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