Before they were festival headliners and touring all over the world, Foals were a humble quintet from Oxford with big dreams and a bigger sound. Made up of a concoction of math rock, post-punk and dance-punk, the debut album would soon be hailed as a masterpiece that inspired a whole generation of guitarists to wear their guitars up high. This week, we explore that debut album that captured the zeitgeist of the mid 2000s indie rock scene.

<p>Before they were festival headliners and touring all over the world, Foals were a humble quintet from Oxford with big dreams and a bigger sound. Made up of a concoction of math rock, post-punk and dance-punk, the debut album would soon be hailed as a masterpiece that inspired a whole generation of guitarists to wear their guitars up high. This week, we explore that debut album that captured the zeitgeist of the mid 2000s indie rock scene.</p>

Join Daryl Ong & Othniel Ting as they delve into an album of our chosen artist of the week, running you through the stories & history of the album track by track.

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