Mojo - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] inventive, interlocking figures that glint and burble, recalling Can's Michael Karoli or skewed African highlife as readily as Battles or Interpol." Uncut - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hey've moved their frenetic, intricate pop on to create something more subtle and long-lasting." Pitchfork - "At every turn, TOTAL LIFE FOREVER is inviting. Much more alive than earlier efforts, it's an album with a complexion that constantly changes with time." CMJ - "There's nary a misstep on the album; every song packs the emotional punch of a heartbreak." Clash - "[A] massive leap forward for the band. The music writhes with a renewed ambitions, capable of moving from near ambient strains of electronica to propulsive African funk in a drum break." Alternative Press - "[With] a slower, more methodical approach that lets these pop gems blossom out in thin ribbons....Whatever the inspiration -- spectral or otherwise -- it has done wonders for the band." Billboard - "'This Orient' utilizes a poppy guitar pattern before launching into an atmospheric shoegaze-inspired chorus." Mojo - Ranked #25 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2010" -- "[W]ith splintered, restless guitar melodies. Quietly epic."

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'Total Life Forever' is the second studio album from Oxford outfit Foals, which follows their critically acclaimed debut 'Antidotes'. The math-rock band have streamlined their sound here, offering warmer vocals and an upfront emotional edge, shown through the first single 'This Orient'. The record was produced at Svenska Gramofon studios, Sweden, where they have progressed their experimental beat-driven indie sound into a more mature offering.|

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