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Foals' Yannis Philippakis has revealed that the band are shunning traditional rock music on their new album, instead focusing on funk, dub and classic soul.

Speaking after Foals' intimate show at London's Lexington last night (July 1), which acted as a warm-up for tonight's support with Blur at London's Hyde Park, Philippakis said the band have been listening to the opposite of what people might expect them to.

"Basically, everything that we didn't like before, we've got into now," he said, adding, "we don’t really listen to that much rock music at the moment."

Philippakis went on to describe some of the new music he's been gaining inspiration from.

"We're listening to a lot of hip-hop, stuff like Donald Byrd and some long disco edits, Donna Summer, James Brown, stuff that before we would have always felt was too part of the canon."

The frontman admitted that isn't worried if some fans are put off by the new influences.

"With a lot of funk records, it's kind of seen as being uncool in some way, and it's just a challenge for us. We see it as being a chameleon basically," he told BBC 6Music.

He added that the band are working on the record at their Oxford base, with a view to releasing it in 2010.

Ah they should so cover 'I Feel Love'

extend it to a crazy 12 minute version

i would think something of this but it comes from nme so its a bit dodgy tbh.

Also this is coming from the same Yannis Philippakis that promised us surf rock...

as I have said more than once "Yannis is full of shit"

however album ideas can change

and I reeeeeally want that Donna cover damnit

Tis true, you've always said that.
Do you really think they'd leave Alabaster and Spanish Sahara off the new album though?!

If they leave Spanish Sahara off it will be tragic.

Also, I don't see anywhere in the article where Yannis specifically says that...

Someone should post videos about the Lexington show, please!
The new songs.

nme are ballbags though,
so much so that he could be winding them up haha.
but probably not
although from what i've heard, if they were to leave these off the album, it must be some album. they did leave hummer and mathletics off the first one, which i was surprised at, but after hearing antidotes, i could see why

that's so true. he was probably busting nme's balls in the first place. i would start making shit up if i had to be interviewed like every week/month/day/year and be asked the same question over and over and over....

The interview was actually for bbc6 music, and they haven't paraphrased it or anything so I wouldn't be suspicious.

I would as well, I think it's the only way to stay sane(ish)

OMFG. The new album's gonna be KILLER!