Blog: The Tripwire

Release Date: 04.08.08 And you thought dancepunk had seen all the combinations and crossbreeding you could think of. Well think again, Junior. Oxford England's Foals have stepped onto the scene with their mathrock/dancepunk tendencies and changed things up enough to be noticed. I have a feeling I won't enjoy this sound forever, but for now it reminds me of the first time I listened to The Faint. I love these fast pace dance tunes, the snotty British slang vocals and the intricate mathrock guitar plucking that make up their musical pallet. [...]