ARTISTS CONTACT PRESS RELEASE FOALS SHARE THE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR ‘WAKE ME UP’ THE FIRST TRACK FROM THEIR FORTHCOMING ALBUM DUE IN 2022 Foals have shared their new single “Wake Me Up,” their first new music since 2019’s two-part album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, and the first single off their forthcoming new album, which will follow in 2022. Frontman Yannis Philippakis says, “There’s a journey that the band has gone on experimenting with different palettes of sound. This time there was a desire to take it back to more of the initial idea of the band where the rhythm, the grooves and the guitars are interlocking architecturally. We wanted to tap into the physicality of music. And we wanted it to feel good.” The band also share the music video for “Wake Me Up.” Watch it here. The song’s escapist lyrics are a departure from Foals’ previous project. Yannis and bandmates Jimmy Smith and Jack Bevan would arrive for writing sessions at their small, airless rehearsal room in Peckham early in the morning. By the time they were finished for the day, darkness would have already enveloped South London. ‘Wake Me Up’ took shape in the midst of Britain’s already bleak mid-winter. It proved to be a subliminal influence on Foals, too, their creativity becoming as much a reflection of their environment as it is from their inner inspiration. Yannis adds, “With ‘Wake Me Up’, I just wanted to write a song about transporting yourself to a better, idyllic situation. I think we all had that feeling of the last eighteen months being like a weird fever dream that felt surreal but very affecting. I think we all wished we could have woken up somewhere else at various points.” ‘Wake Me Up’ was produced by the Grammy-nominated John Hill (whose credits include Portugal The Man, Florence + The Machine and Cage The Elephant), with co-production from Miles James and additional production courtesy of A.K. Paul (co-founder of the Paul Institute with his brother Jai Paul). It was mixed by the ten-time Grammy Award winner Manny Marroquin (Post Malone, Kanye West, Rihanna). Hill oversaw the entire new album, working with Dan Carey (Tame Impala, Fontaines D.C.), James and Paul in various different configurations. ‘Wake Me Up’ is indicative of what to expect from the rest of the set, which Yannis describes as “our version of a dance or disco record” with lyrics which “transport oneself out of the oppression of lockdown and the bleakness of last year.” Follow Foals: Official site Spotify Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube For more information, please contact Mary Moyer (mary@qprime.com) or Emilio Herce (emilio@qprime.com) at Q Prime 212.302.9790. ARTIST BIO Foals reached new heights with 2019’s ambitious, two-part album ‘Everything Not Saved Will be Lost’. The project instigated the most successful era of their career to date. Released to widespread critical acclaim, the campaign ultimately resulted in Foals landing their first ever UK #1 album as well as three prestigious awards: Best Group at the BRIT Awards, Best Album at the Q Awards and Best Live Act at the NME Awards. It also led to their third Mercury Prize nomination. ‘Everything Not Saved…’ was the product of a journey that took them from playing chaotic house parties in Oxford to their current status as major festival headliners. Their acclaim and commercial has grown in tandem throughout their career, with all four preceding albums hitting the UK Top 10 and reaching Gold status in recognition of 100,000+ sales. What’s more, they’ve achieved it all on their own terms, creating a sound that balances unorthodox experimentation with an arena-filling accessibility The band recently returned to touring with festival headline sets at All Points East and Boardmasters, adding to previous live highlights that have included selling out two consecutive shows at London’s Alexandra Palace. Consisting of Yannis Philippakis (vocals/guitar), Jimmy Smith (guitar) and Jack Bevan (drums), Foals will embark on their rescheduled UK and European arena tour in Spring 2022. The tour includes four consecutive sold-out nights at Olympia London. CONTACTS PUBLICITY - USA PUBLICITY - UK PUBLICITY - INTERNATIONAL BOOKING - USA BOOKING - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOS PHOTO BY: Edward Cooke ALBUM ARTWORK VIDEOS © Q Prime Management 2021. All Rights Reserved. Site by FADE AGENCY.