Yannis Philippakis doesn’t need too obvious an invitation to spew forth quality copy. The
Foals vocalist and guitarist is on the phone to DiS for a full 20 minutes; we reckon we score roughly seven words to his few million over said duration. Good form, sir. Our work is done with minimum input.
The
why: Foals – roots in Oxford and frames in Brighton – have recently returned to their homeland following a recording session with TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek; the results will be compiled to create the five-piece’s debut album for Transgressive, tentatively scheduled for release in early 2008 (