Dating right back to the 'Antidotes' days<\/p>\n
Foalshave discussed the inspiration behind their changing visual aesthetic throughout the years. Check out the video below.<\/p>\n
TheYannis Philippakis-fronted band, who are gearing up to releaseEverything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 2 later this month, sat down with BBC Radio 1 to break down the visual evolution from their debut album, Antidotes, right up to the present day.<\/p>\n
Talking about working with illustrator Tinhead on their first LPs artwork,drummer Jack Bevan explains that the collaboration came about after meeting the artist on a Foundation course at Oxford Brookes University.<\/p>\n
Philippakis goes on to describe him as a real character who was given a list of words by the frontman on which to base his designs. We worked with him a bit again on [second album] Total Life Forever and then he carried on doing T-shirts for us, he adds.<\/p>\n
Yannis and Jack talk through Foals' visual evolution, from the illustrations behind debut album 'Antidotes' to the botanical themes of latest release 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost' <\/p>\n
Posted by BBC Sounds onTuesday, October 1, 2019<\/p>\n
Speaking of the Total Life Forever cover art, the band explain how they swam deep to the bottom of a London swimming pool in order to bag the final shot. It was terrifying cause it was so deep it was black, basically, Bevan recalls.<\/p>\n
After running through the ideas behind their following albums, Foals touch on the video for 2019s In Degrees and the wider Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost theme.<\/p>\n
Foals at the Mercury Prize 2019 (Credit: Getty)<\/p>\n
We wanted a kind of contrasting but complementary image for the second part, which has its own kind of feel to it, saysPhilippakis of their upcoming LPs cover. But I think were just sort of attracted to foliage and things that are fertile and growing, and it just seems to suit the music well.<\/p>\n
At the end of the clip, Philippakis describes the sound of Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 2 stating that its more of a rock album and contains some proper bangers.<\/p>\n
The album is released on October 18, following on fromPart 1which came out back in March.<\/p>\n
In other news, Philippakis spoke toNMElast month about his run-in with a knifewhich left him unable to play guitar during the bands performance at the Mercury Prize 2019 ceremony.<\/p>\n
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