Foals don't really sound like anyone else. There are hints of other bands, but their lines are cleaner, like the schematics for a piece of precision engineering.

They combine poly-rhythmic casio guitars, pulsing analogue synth, aching vocal melodies and chopping drum-lines, to create organic agitated 'dance-rock'.

And there's something strange about those guitars. "They're meant to sound like insects," says Yannis (lead singer in Foals). "They're played high on the fret board – we even hold our instruments up high. The result sounds like a cloud of insects forming these strange harmonies."

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