Título: Foals (band)
Seção: Total Life Forever: 2009-2010
Background: Foals are a rock band from Oxford, England formed in 2005, consisting of lead vocalist and lead guitarist Yannis Philippakis, drummer and percussionist Jack Bevan, rhythm guitarist Jimmy Smith, and keyboardist Edwin Congreave. They are currently signed to Warner Bros. Records, and have released four studio albums: Antidotes (2008), Total Life Forever (2010), Holy Fire (2013), What Went Down (2015), one video album, six extended plays and nineteen singles. The band have toured internationally and have featured at Glastonbury, Coachella and Roskilde festivals.

Conteúdo: In August 2009, Foals started recording their second album at Svenska Grammofon Studion in Gothenburg, Sweden. The album, Total Life Forever, has been described by the band members as sounding like "tropical prog" and "like the dream of an eagle dying". The band have described the album as being "a lot less funk" than they had originally planned. The album was produced by Luke Smith, formerly of Clor. The album's title is named after an element of Ray Kurzweil's theory of singularity. The band's frontman, Yannis Philippakis, has professed a longtime interest in futurology, with it informing numerous songs on Total Life Forever.  On 1 March 2010, the promotional single "Spanish Sahara" was first played on Zane Lowe's show Radio 1. The Foals' website was updated that night with the video for the track, directed by longtime collaborator Dave Ma, and on 6 March, the Total Life Forever site was launched. There puzzles revealed images, lyrics and sound clips of songs from the album. The last clip appeared on 12 March, with a password entry for Foals' new website. The site was opened on 13 March and presented the art concept and media including samples of songs, photos and videos. Lead single "This Orient" was released on 3 May 2010. The album was finally released on 10 May 2010.  "Spanish Sahara" was featured in trailers for season seven of Entourage, season four of Skins and Outcasts. It was also used in the soundtrack of the second season of the E4 drama Misfits. It was released 

user: Is Total Life Forever an album?

assistant: the album

user: When was the album released?

assistant: August 2009,

user: Was it well received?

assistant: The album was nominated for the 2010 Mercury Prize.

user: Did the album win the prize or any other awards?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did they tour promoting it?

assistant: Jimmy Smith said how the band members live together on and off the road

user: Did they make any radio or televised appearances?

assistant:   "Spanish Sahara" was featured in trailers for season seven of Entourage, season four of Skins and Outcasts.

user: Was there any controversy with the album?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did they release any singles with the album?

assistant: "This Orient" was released on 3 May 2010.

user: Was the single well received by the oublic?

assistant: The album was nominated for the 2010 Mercury Prize.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: The Foals' website was updated that night with the video for the track,

user: What track was it updated with?

assistant: "Spanish Sahara"