Foals - Collected Reworks, Vol. 1 - VINYL LP

Whether we look for him or not, we all find God somewhere. It could be in nature. It could be in church. It could be in the metaverse. It differs for each and every one of us. In terms of where God might be, The Kills aren't necessarily saying, but the duo (Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince) certainly sound like they've seen him. How else could you explain the primal call-and-response between Alison's full body blues-soul vocal catharsis and Jamie's swaggering, guillotine-smooth guitar transmissions on the duo's sixth full-length offering, God Games?

Oxford's Foals didn't their debut full-length, 'Antidotes', until the spring of 2008, but they had already begun to make quite a name for themselves, thanks to the singles 'Hummer' and 'Mathletics', and successful dates in the US the preceding autumn; meaning, of course, that the anticipation for the record had plenty of time to grow. Fortunately, 'Antidotes' was able to live up to the hype. Frontman Yannis Philippakis uses his limited vocal range to his greatest advantage, moving from yelps to half-whispered singing depending on the intensity of the piece.

Limited colored vinyl LP pressing. On an unseasonably warm night in March, 2013, within the august, hallowed walls of the Royal Albert Hall in London, something extraordinary happened. Five musicians took to the stage, launched into a song called Inhaler, and blew the roof off. For the 5,000-plus people who were lucky enough to be present that evening, the experience was more like a mass epiphany at a revivalist meeting than a gig. Foals whipped up a frenzy and sent it hurtling towards the audience, who gave it a shake and sent it hurtling right back. Two hours later, we staggered, reeling, out into the night. This was more than music. This was alchemy.