Foals Band Spread The Spirit Through “2AM”
Foals Band – Continuing the steps in introducing a new era in their music, Foals decided to release a follow-up single from Wake Me Up which was previously released and also attracted a lot of attention in 2021. At the beginning of 2022, Foals released their new single titled 2AM which was designed as a welcome from this indie rock band for the presence of their latest album.
Life Is Yours is the title of the latest album from Foals band which is scheduled to be released next summer or around the middle of 2022. Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis stated that this new song from them was the most pop song ever written by the British indie rock band. The pop elements presented do not necessarily come from the choice of musical composition alone. Thematically, Foals also tries to present relevant stories among many people today.
Yannis Philippakis clearly stated that the song 2AM tells about a modern human lifestyle that is considered negative. One aspect that is raised is from the monotonous and repetitive life. Yannis Philippakis stated that this is one of the issues that is quite disturbing for many people. The vocalist of Foals also admitted that he was one of those people who found it very disturbing.
According to him, this makes it difficult for many people to express themselves and their feelings because they inevitably have to repeat the same thing. Over time, this lifestyle seems to close many interesting opportunities and also the presence of hope in the future. To invite listeners to return to hope for a beautiful future, Foals designed an upbeat arrangement as a means of encouragement.
It seems that enthusiasm is one of the big themes that Foals is trying to raise through their new album in 2022. The single Wake Me Up, was first released last November. Musically, the songs Wake Me Up and 2AM have one common thread that will connect a series of 10 works that have been prepared by Foals this year through the album Life Is Yours.
Talking about the process of making the album Life Is Yours, Foals shared that they started writing songs for the album in the winter of 2020. During the lockdown in England, this made Foals have to be able to make a good song construction separately. The process of writing songs with these limitations is something new for Foals throughout their career.
The limitations experienced by Foals in fact do not become a significant obstacle. Foals admit that this condition has finally become an inspiration for them to be able to write works based on the antithesis that they currently feel. For this reason, concepts such as escape, explosive energy, light melodies, and lyrics that have the impression of an invitation become the basic formula for Foals for the foundation of this Life Is Yours album.
Runaway is an important topic that Foals are trying to raise through this new album. According to this British rock band, escaping is not just about finding a way out in the midst of difficulties or simply running away from problems. Running away can also be a good step taken by people to achieve good hopes and dreams in the future.
Despite trying to offer the antithesis of reality, Foals band admits that there were tough times they had to go through while writing this Life Is Yours album. They tried to explain that when writing the song Wake Me Up, Foals had to be able to survive the unfavorable social conditions. They long for a public place to be just a break in the time of songwriting. However, this could not be realized at that time. In fact, negative thoughts about the possibility of living forever like a pandemic are starting to make you doubtful.
However, the power of hope and positive things in Foals’ body tries to fight these doubts. This indie-rock band from England is also trying to recall the basics of the music writing process for the album Life Is Yours which requires lyrics that can spread news or positive things to their listeners. It is hoped that when things return to normal, what Foals band reap through Life Is Yours can bring happiness to their music lovers.
