Foals have shared their new single, ‘2am’, and announced the title of their forthcoming new album, ‘Life Is Yours’.
The second single to come from the record, ‘2am’ follows up on the previously revealed ‘Wake Me Up’, which arrived late last year.
Frontman Yannis Philippakis explains: “Musically ‘2am’ is one of the poppiest songs we’ve ever written. It’s about repetitive cycles of destructive behaviour, which I think lots of people can relate to, and certainly it’s an expression of something that I struggle with. There’s something cathartic about expressing that feeling to this upbeat music that’s got a sense of release and the hope of resolution.”
The track was produced by John Hill (Portugal The Man, Florence + The Machine, Cage The Elephant ) and Dan Carey (Tame Impala, Fontaines D.C.), and recorded during sessions at Real World Studios, Bath and Carey’s studio in south London. It was mixed by ten-time Grammy Award winner Manny Marroquin (Post Malone, Kanye West, Rihanna).
The two tracks revealed so far offer up a taster of the forthcoming ‘Life Is Yours’, which is set to land this summer. More news on the follow up to 2019’s ambitious two-part ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost’ project is promised “soon”.
You can read our preview interview from late last year here, and keep your eyes peeled for more from Foals imminently.
Foals are set to hit the road this April, kicking off a run of shows that will take them through the summer. You can find their upcoming dates below.
APRIL
20th – Edinburgh, Usher Hall (SOLD OUT)
21st – Edinburgh, Usher Hall (SOLD OUT)
23rd – Birmingham, Arena
25th – Hull, Bonus Arena
26th – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
27th – Brighton, Centre
29th – London, Olympia (SOLD OUT)
30th – London, Olympia (SOLD OUT)
MAY
1st – London, Olympia (SOLD OUT)
2nd – London, Olympia (SOLD OUT)
5th – Blackpool, Empress Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
6th – Blackpool, Empress Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
9th – London, O2 Academy Brixton (SOLD OUT)
JUNE
27th – Dublin, Fairview Park
29th – Manchester, Castlefield Bowl, Sounds of the City (SOLD OUT)
JULY
8th – Leeds, Millennium Square, Sounds of the City
9th – Glasgow, TRSNMT
