What's The Story?
Foals are a five-piece dance punk band from England. Cassius is the second track from their first album, Antidotes. They cite their main musical influences as Arthur Russell, Harmonia, Talking Heads and marijuana.
Hey, at least they're honest.
Who's To Blame?
A folk-playing big rig driver.
Why ♥ It?
This track has legitimate potential to move feet, despite its mishmash of contributors.
The high pitched guitar sounds throughout definitely show the marijuana influence, as taken on their own, they'd be a distant & hazy track, but along with the energetic drumming and moving bass, they sound less like Kyuss and more like the Arctic Monkeys' first two albums.
The drums, as mentioned, are always happening. Everything is quick and simple, and that allows the song to flow at the pace that it does.
The horns are a great addition too, much like a ska act, Foals throws them in sparingly in the perfect places to enhance their overall structure. Constant sustained notes are perfect to add a calm layer over the frenetic rock band.
These parts illustrate a gestalt; stoner rock guitar meets punk drumming and ska horns to make for an ungenred rock sound that, regardless of taxonomy, is worth moving to.
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