Foals Antidotes CD Debut Album

Oxford's five-piece dance-rock outfit made their first full statement here. The sound pulls together Steve Reich's minimalism, guitars that buzz like insects, and a nod to tennis player Andy Roddick. It shouldn't work. It does.

Percussion sits high in the mix, guitars stay above the 12th fret, chords are out, and synth colour fills the gaps. The whole thing runs like a set of precision-engineered parts.

Track Listing:

1. The French Open
2. Cassius
3. Red Socks Pugie
4. Olympic Airways
5. Electric Bloom
6. Balloons
7. Heavy Water
8. Two Steps, Twice
9. Big Big Love (Fig. 2)
10. Like Swimming
11. Tron
12. Hummer (Bonus Track)
13. Mathletics (Bonus Track)

Thirteen tracks on one disc, bonus cuts included at the end.