Sticks and stones don't break my bones,
you make believe
It's lock and load
it's a dead end road to you and me
And I'm rusted gold,
I'm stripped and...
On Holy Fire, the third album from the English band, the post-punk revival is given a newfound sense of depth, creating songs that are rhythmic enough to draw listeners, but hypnotic enough to leave listeners lost in their wide-open spaces.
Highlights: "Milk Black Spiders", "Late Night", "Everytime" "Inhaler"
An incredible album by an incredible band, Antidotes is amazing, itHighlights: "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
I believe this is one of my favorite albums of all time ,its a real masterpiece and every song will make you think a lot. the lyrics areI believe this is one of my favorite albums of all time ,its a real masterpiece and every song will make you think a lot. the lyrics are beautiful,meaningful and deep,and just the sound of the music makes me shiver because of how amazing and powerful it is,its the kind of music that touches your heart and makes you more relax and at peace about everything,personally i think its one of the best albums out there,so please do yourself a favor and buy it,you will not regret it…Collapse
For me, not the favourite foals album, but easily the best! Every song is perfectly nailed and realy Foals'ish, viby and deep. Few nights ofFor me, not the favourite foals album, but easily the best! Every song is perfectly nailed and realy Foals'ish, viby and deep. Few nights of reflections with this album on repeat spent for the good.…Expand
Foals have definitely changed their sound from their previous two albums. However, I think it has been a benefit for them. This album flows soFoals 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
I'm always torn between Holy Fire and Total Life Forever being my favourite album as TLF holds a special place in my heart being the firstI'm always torn between Holy Fire and Total Life Forever being my favourite album as TLF holds a special place in my heart being the first album I heard by them which made me love the band, but I can't deny that the production on Holy Fire and the songs are amazing. There's not a bad song that you can find on this album, even Everytime and Out of the Woods are good but I wouldn't rate them anywhere in the 80's like the rest of the tracks. There's so many amazing songs like Prelude and Inhaler that have this voodoo creepy industrial rock vibe to it that Foals tried to achieve on this album and have experimented with in the past with tracks like The Forked Road. Inhaler and Providence bring the spiciness to the party with the upbeat tempo to get you moshing at their concert and make you lose yourself in the crowd whilst songs such as Stepson, Moon and even Bluebird bring a quiet and tender ending to the album with figures of speech taken from Greek mythology and ones that allow Yannis to show his emotions from his past. You'll find that a handful of songs are personal to Yannis more than ever so I can imagine this album is near and dear to him.
Holy Fire brings you on a rollercoaster of emotions with every track being unique, from heaviness, to tenderness to absolutely losing it for 4 minutes then sitting back and relaxing as the album comes to a close. Holy Fire is definitely up there as one of the best Foals album they have released to this date, along with Total Life Forever.…Expand
Melodic indie-rock with a haunting sound. Not a late night haunting of the terrifying kind. More shivers down the spine, tingling withMelodic indie-rock with a haunting sound. Not a late night haunting of the terrifying kind. More shivers down the spine, tingling with delight. A beautiful effort providing sonnets and sounds that would cause gushing rivers to stop and listen. A fine album with excellent production, bringing the best out of the vocals. Recommended.…Expand
Holy Fire is a good album, but it steps down from high quality Foals music that they make on Antidotes and Total Life Forever. It tries toHoly Fire is a good album, but it steps down from high quality Foals music that they make on Antidotes and Total Life Forever. It tries to have heavy hard rock influenced sound on the album but it fails sometimes. (7/10)…Expand
