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Foals

Rock music

New wave

Funk

Walking out on English degrees at Oxford University, Yannis Philippakis and Edwin Congreave formed the band Foals – later adding Jack Bevan (drums), Andrew Mears on vocals, guitarist Jimmy Smith, and bassist Walter Gervers – through a love of techno, krautrock and post-punk and set about melding their musical influences through playing house parties across the city. It culminated in a distinct mix of quickfire rhythms, jaunty melodies and an intense chemistry that was dubbed math-rock and they were quickly signed by Transgressive Records. Produced by TV On The Radio's Dave Sit...