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Generally favorable reviews- based on 83 Ratings
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Positive: 70 out of 83
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Mixed: 7 out of 83
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Negative: 6 out of 83
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Nov 25, 2014
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Sep 15, 2019Well, Antidotes by Foals in a great math rock debut album. It has a lot of energy that Foals have. (8/10)
Favorite tracks: Olympic Airways and Tron.
Least favorite tracks: Red Socks Pugie and Like Swimming. -
Feb 19, 2011'Tis a pretty strong debut! Was flirting with being harsh and giving it a 7, but I think it just about deserves an 8. With a strong balance of Indie anthems and soundscapey journeys like Olympic Airways and Big Big Love, it's got a good variety. There are a couple of lame ish ventures in the form of Red Socks Puge and Electric Bloom, but other than that, damn fine.
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MikeF.Apr 10, 2008Beautifully accomplished for a first album. Up there with Arctic Monkeys, Klaxons, Bloc Party, et al, of this newest Brit invasion. Highly recommended.
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ChristianP.Apr 9, 2008Great debut. However it is ABSURD to call this math rock. Is every song in 4/4? NOT MATH ROCK. Common sense people.
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DRSuMay 2, 2008Not as frenetic as the early EPs but after the 10th it sneaks up on you and you notice the nuances in tracks you thought were duds. (see Electic Bloom, Big Big Love #2 and the ridiculously good Heavy Water).
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GeorgiaF.Apr 1, 2008Mathletes? Whatever you want to call them, they've combined math rock, afropop, and dance rock, setting a daring new paradigm & an impossibly high benchmark for other indie johnny come latelies to gaze up at nervously. Smashing. Will be considered "breakthrough" by summer in the US. Give us an extra 18 months to let it sink in, but we're trying at least.
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SachinP.Apr 13, 2008
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danielw.May 17, 2008Absolutely brilliant, such a good beat throughout. Best album of 2008 so far!
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Promise delivered, divided by expectations frenzied, multiplied by still-evident potential for future releases… equals a Pitchfork-style 8.6.
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They do make thoroughly exciting music that becomes quickly airborne, able to move the listener to a different plane with disarming ease.
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Their debut sounds sleek and exhilarating, although Foals seem cautious about completely breaking out of the punk-funk strictures that have confined them so far.