Holy Fire - Foals
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76 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

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  • Summary: The third full-length release from the British indie rock band was produced by Flood and Alan Moulder.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Feb 11, 2013
    90
    Holy Fire brings new words to mind. Sharp. Emotive. Massive.
  2. Under The Radar
    Feb 22, 2013
    80
    Holy Fire reveals a band adept at carving out arc and terrain in its music, and demonstrates a big step forward with a newfound coherence (from track to track as well as from instrument to instrument within songs).
  3. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Mar 20, 2013
    80
    These songs demand attention like they demand volume; they require the space of repeat listens and the privilege of high fidelity audio presentation.
  4. Rolling Stone
    Feb 25, 2013
    60
    Holy Fire is a collection of well-manicured tracks zoning out to a dazzling middle distance.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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  1. Dang13
    10
    Highlights: "Milk Black Spiders", "Late Night", "Everytime" "Inhaler"
    An incredible album by an incredible band, Antidotes is amazing, it     has amazing songs and sounds that get stuck in your head for a while and you can listen to most of the songs any time, but it was missing something, Soul. Total life Forever answered that with an incredible amount of soul and epicness (if that exists) in the album. But Holy Fire is a combination of both, an album with songs that get stuck in your head, but also have soul and they all mean something, they all are good, it had been a while since I had heard an album with 11 perfect songs.… Expand
  2. MooziikMaster
    9
    Foals have definitely changed their sound from their previous two albums. However, I think it has been a benefit for them. This album flows so well, with each song fading smoothly into the next, and it just feels right. This is one of the best albums of 2013 so far. The highlights are: "Inhaler", "My Number", and "Milk and Black Spiders".… Expand
  3. thatplayerdude
    9
    I think Foals' best album to date. It just feels... complete. I'll admit I didn't found it as inspired as Antidotes (still my favourite album), but they finally managed to gave form and style to their kind of music. The result is a rough, hard sound with echoing melodies, and it's gorgeous.
    Sure someone will hate this. I think it's a matter of tastes, since technically speaking, Total Life Forever is probably better than this "tripping experience", and there are no really incisive hits (Inhaler is the only exception).
    Anyway, I highly recommend to listen to it if you liked their previous albums.    … Collapse

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