Foals (band)

Foals
Foals performing in 2011
Background information
Origin	Oxford, England
Genres	Indie rock alternative rock math rock art rock dance-punk
Discography	Foals discography
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Transgressive Sub Pop Warner
Members	Yannis Philippakis Jack Bevan Jimmy Smith Walter Gervers
Past members	Andrew Mears Edwin Congreave
Website	foals.co.uk

Foals (stylised in all caps) are a British rock band formed in Oxford in 2005. The band's current line-up consists of Greek-born lead vocalist and guitarist Yannis Philippakis, drummer and percussionist Jack Bevan, rhythm guitarist Jimmy Smith and bassist Walter Gervers. They are currently signed to Warner Records,^[1] and have released seven studio albums to date: Antidotes (2008), Total Life Forever (2010), Holy Fire (2013), What Went Down (2015), Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 and Part 2 (2019) and their most recent, Life Is Yours (2022). They have also released one video album, six extended plays and thirty-five singles.

The band have toured internationally for over a decade, and have featured at many festivals including Glastonbury, Coachella, and Roskilde.^[2][3] They have won a number of awards, including best live act at the 2013 Q Awards while producers Alan Moulder and Flood were awarded 'UK Producer of the Year' for their work on the album Holy Fire.^[4]

Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 and Part 2 were released March and October 2019, respectively, with the latter becoming the group's first album to top the UK Album Chart.