If last Sunday's selection on the #indieadvent24 was the perfect soundtrack to a relaxing Sunday morning, this Sunday's song choice comes from the opposite end of the musical spectrum.
Foals returned to the foald (sorry) this summer with their fourth album and while the full length album showed a safer and less experimental band at work, it would be wrong to ignore one of the musical highlights of the summer months.
The single What Went Down knocked down everything else in its tracks when it flew the indie flag on mainstream radio, and demonstrated a harder sound to previous singles. It also still maintains that classic Foals knack of building up to a crescendo of noise that forces you to get up and dance, which can make you look a bit of an idiot when you're waiting in the car at traffic lights.
While the new album didn't offer anything as spellbinding as Spanish Sahara or Blue Blood, songs like Mountain At My Gates still proved that Foals remain an important force in the indie music world today.
So, on this the 13th day of this advent of indie music, my gift to you is the storming What Went Down by Foals. Happy listening!
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