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Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Add The Pom Shop to your Favorites and receive our email newsletters about new items and special promotions. General Interest Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Pt. 1 From playing chaotic house parties in their home city of Oxford to becoming major festival headliners across Europe, Foals trajectory has been remarkable. Theyve earned critical acclaim (NME and Q Award wins, plus Mercury Prize, Ivor Novello and BRIT Award nominations) and fan devotion (1.7 million sales of their four Gold-certified albums) in equal measure. And while the majority of contemporaries have fallen by the wayside, Foals continue to hit new peaks. After more than a decade in the game, Foals again embrace that love for the unconventional with the bravest and most ambitious project of their career: not one, but two astonishing new albums: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost. A pair of releases, separate but related, they share a title, themes and artwork. Part 1 will be released on March 8th, with Part 2 following later in the year. Theyre two halves of the same locket, frontman Yannis Philippakis explains. They can be listened to and appreciated individually, but fundamentally, they are companion pieces. Fundamentally tethered but possessing their own personalities, the two bodies capture the most compelling, ambitious and cohesive creations theyve ever produced. Eager to break the traditional pop song structure which they felt they were becoming increasingly tapered to, the 20 tracks defy expectation. There are exploratory, progressive-tinged tracks alongside atmospheric segues which make the music an experience rather than a mere collection of songs. Yet the bands renowned ability to wield relentless grooves with striking power and skyscraper hooks also reaches new heights. The albums lead single Exits is a case in point, featuring Philippakis conjuring the image of a disorienting world via a contagious vocal melody. Its a fresh anthem for Foals formidable arsenal, but also an ominous forecast. There's a definite idea about the world being no longer habitable in the way that it was, says Yannis. A kind of perilousness lack of predictability and a feeling of being overwhelmed by the magnitudes of the problems we face. What's the response And whats the purpose of any response that one individual can have Exits signposts what to expect thematically from both instalments of Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost. The title is a warning that anything from the tiniest fleeting moment of inspiration through to the planets own biological diversity can be under threat of being irrevocably erased. Its a theme that permeates throughout the albums material, as Foal mirror the public neuroses that have been provoked by our current cultural climate. Paranoia of state surveillance Fear of environmental collapse Anxiety over Trumps next potentially cataclysmic move Its all there in these apocalyptic songs. Lyrically, there are resonances with what's going on in the world at the moment, summarises Yannis. I just feel like, whats the utility of being a musician these days, if you cant engage with at least some of this stuff These songs are white flags, or theyre SOSs, or theyre cries for help each in a different way. The new albums journeys began as the What Went Down era ended. Founding bassist Walter Gervers departed on amicable terms after playing the Festival Paredes de Coura in Portugal in August 2017. Foals felt that he couldnt be replaced a decision that ushered in a period of recalibration, reorganisation and, ultimately, rejuvenation. After taking a little time out, Foals completed by Jimmy Smith (guitar), Jack Bevan (drums) and Edwin Congreave (keys) reconvened with Yannis on production duties, who, together with Edwin, also covered the bass parts. They began by writing in a rehearsal space before exporting those sketches into the recording phase at 123 Studios, Peckham, with the assistance of engineer Brett Shaw. Theyd repeat the cycle between the two spaces, effectively creating an ongoing feedback loop as they sought to push every new idea to the finish line. Shipping Shipping is free for all customers in Australia. Your package will be safely taken care of & posted from England by means of Priority Airmail, which is air freighted to your nearest Australia Post Distribution Center (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Perth), from where they are delivered to your address by Australia Post. Returns and refunds We operate a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are unhappy with the product for whatever reason, please contact us to arrange a return and refund. As shipping costs are not retrievable, we are unable to refund shipping costs. Feedback We use an automated eBay feedback response system. 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