Foals @ Pianos (BrooklynVegan CMJ), NYC

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Foals @ BrooklynVegan show @ Pianos

The set I witnessed by Foals at Pianos on Saturday (Oct 20, 2007) was by far one of the highlights of my CMJ this year. The show was part of the free afternoon party I threw there, and seeing Foals back-to-back with the Maccabees made it even better.

Foals were also the first band of that day that really packed the room (probably partly because they were playing 2nd-to-last at a party that started at noon). And though obviously derivative of something or other (who isn't?), I now know that they don't just "sound like Bloc Party". They are awesome in their own way, and extremely tight. In fact, unlike their older recorded stuff, their live show didn't remind me that much of Bloc Party at all - except that both bands are British, are good, and might be classified as "dance punk".

Foals are a dance-punk band from Oxford. The five-piece group are known through extensive live playing around Great Britain for its mix of indie with elements from techno and math rock. [Wikipedia]

Are they signed to Sub Pop? Probably, but we'll have to wait to find out. Later that night Foals played with Le Loup, The Brunettes, and Band of Horses at Bowery Ballroom (it was the Sub Pop/Hardly Art showcase).

NME reviewed the Pianos show, and Leia Jospe was in the house to snap some photos - those are the ones you see in this post. More below....

Foals @ BrooklynVegan show @ Pianos

Leia has even more photos of the BrooklynVegan party up at her Flickr.

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Tags: CMJ, Foals, Leia Jospe, Pianos, Sub Pop

posted at 4:06 PM on October 22, 2007 in music | pictures | Comments (13)

Comments (13)

I stopped by the BV day party also. Very good line-up BV, nice job!

Foals were very impressive. They definitely don't remind me of Bloc Party. They're almost like a british/indie jamband. Am I wrong here? I have a feeling these guys will be around for a while. Very tight, very danceable, groovy stuff.

Funny note during the Maccabees: at the start of the Maccabees last song, my girlfriend was like "that song is from the Hills". She is right.

The cello player upstairs was pretty cool to check out too. Very spacey stuff.

Posted by feelthebuzz.net | October 22, 2007 4:37 PM

Foals were incredible. Definitely not like Bloc Party...I don't see the connection at all, really. Anyway, it was a great show...I enjoyed every band that played!

Posted by Leia | October 22, 2007 4:58 PM

Foals were super rad at the Bowery. There are some pics here too.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/galleries/band_of_horses_at_the_bowery/band_of_horses_at_the_bowery.html

Posted by Anonymous | October 22, 2007 5:56 PM

Another show I missed out.

Posted by Eduardo | October 22, 2007 6:11 PM

thanks for throwing the awesome shows all week BV! foals were great.

Posted by jess | October 22, 2007 7:22 PM

i like those foals guys too

Posted by Anonymous | October 22, 2007 7:32 PM

garbage

Posted by Anonymous | October 22, 2007 7:33 PM