On this day, 24 June 2010, rock band Foals played Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach. The band had just released their second album Total Life Forever
Formed in Oxford in 2005, the band's current line-up consists of Greek-born lead vocalist and guitarist Yannis Philippakis, drummer and percussionist Jack Bevan, rhythm guitarist Jimmy Smith and bassist Walter Gervers. They are currently signed to Warner Records, and have released seven studio albums to date.
Total Life Forever was very well received; many commented how the band's music has matured from their debut album. Review aggregator Metacritic gave the album a normalised rating of 78 out of 100, indicating "generally favourable reviews".
Q magazine's Rupert Howe was more reserved in his praise. Calling it "the schizophrenic second album", Howe opined that "while this album carries more instrumental and emotional heft than its predecessor, something remains off-balance".
Besides being shortlisted for the 2010 Mercury Prize, Total Life Forever brought the band several nominations for the 2011 NME awards, including best album, best track ("Spanish Sahara") and best album artwork
Setlist
Total Life Forever
Cassius
Olympic Airways
Miami
Blue Blood
Balloons
Black Gold
Spanish Sahara
Red Socks Pugie
Electric Bloom
Encore:
The French Open
Two Steps, Twice
