Foals

The NME review of Foals headlining The Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2022, fresh from releasing 'Life Is Yours'

A charged finale of ‘Two Steps, Twice’ ends a set fitting for these times – letting the good override the bad. “C’mon, we’ve been here before we’ve done six of these now – you can do better than that”. Turns out we could, as the feral ‘Inhaler’ begins a run of runaway rock beasts. When he sings “It’s 2AM and I’ve gone and lost my friends,” you can feel the collective knowing nod of those about to get a bit carried away at Block9. Judging by guitarist Jimmy Smith’s slick moves and drummer Jack Bevan spending almost as much time running away from his kit as he does sat behind it, these guys may end tonight with a similar fate.