• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Vinyl Chapters

Vinyl Chapters

The Stories Behind The Music

  • Home
  • About
  • Reviews
  • Features
  • News
  • Submit
  • Shop
  • Contact
  • Cart
Home » articles » Foals: Life Is Yours – Review

Foals: Life Is Yours – Review

June 20, 2022 by Caillou Pettis

Foals

The seventh studio album from Foals, Life Is Yours, is a brilliantly crafted disco-pop album that’ll instantly brighten your day. 

On their seventh studio album, Foals have proven once again that they are absolutely excellent at crafting some incredible music. But, it’s natural to be a fan of a band and eventually ask yourself “What can possibly come next?”. 

On Life Is Yours, the band has never sounded more disco, and it’s all for the better. It’s a breezy ten-track album that rarely missteps. It all opens up masterfully with the title track, which is possibly my personal favorite on the entire thing. 

Foals - Life Is Yours

It sounds like something you’d hear in some futuristic nightclub, and that’s meant to be a high compliment. The snazzy instrumental, as well as the incredible vocals from Yannis Philippakis come together to make one heck of a memorable tune. 

Wake Me Up was released as the first single from the album back in November of 2021, and it’s not hard to see why. Although it does sound a little too similar to the title track, there are enough pop-influenced differences to make the track stand on its own. 

Something absolutely remarkable about the album as a whole is how smooth all the songs transition into one another. There were many times when I was listening and I didn’t even notice that a new song had started. It’s truly genius how Foals were able to craft new songs with bits and pieces of the previous ones. 

A lot of the album is also very clearly inspired by 80s synth-pop, and that’s demonstrated best on Flutter, one of the most distinct tracks on the record. It also carries beautifully into Under the Radar, which is probably the album’s most ambitious song. 

Sometimes, Life Is Yours can be a little bit too much of the same, and it’s hard not to wish that at least a few of the songs had differences to them, but all in all, the latest album from Foals is one that you should definitely be adding to your summer playlist. It’s absolutely perfect for driving around in the hot sun. 

Score: 4/5

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Review

About Caillou Pettis

Caillou Pettis has been an avid music lover ever since his youth. For him, discovering new music is always a delight.

Reader Interactions

Leave a comment Cancel reply

Primary Sidebar

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Search

Subscribe

Subscribe to our Newsletter

* indicates required

Recent Posts

Charlie Puth

Charlie Puth: Charlie – Review

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris: Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 – Review

JP Hoe

New Music Fridays – 5th August 2022

Footer

Navigation

Home

About

Reviews

Features

News

Submit

Contact Us

Shop

Search

Recent Posts

  • Taylor Swift: Midnights – Album Review
  • Charlie Puth: Charlie – Review
  • Calvin Harris: Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 – Review
  • New Music Fridays – 5th August 2022
  • Hayley Kiyoko: Panorama – Review

Social Media

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Affiliate Disclosure

Vinyl Chapters is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. In doing so, this helps us continue providing free content. It does not increase the price for you in any way.

Copyright © 2023 Vinyl Chapters | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Editorial Team