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This Orient
"This Orient" is a song by British indie rock band Foals (band), Foals. It was released as the lead single from the band's second album, ''Total Life Forever''. It was made available for digital download on 2 May 2010, and received a physical release the next day. The "Starkey remix" version of the song was used in ''Pro Evolution Soccer 2012''. The song is built around vocal samples, and the meaning behind the song is unclear. The song peaked at number 97 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listing Charts References External linksOfficial website {{Foals Foals (band) songs 2010 songs Transgressive Records singles 2010 singles Songs written by Yannis Philippakis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foals (band)
Foals (stylised in all caps) are a British Rock music, rock band formed in Oxford in 2005. The band's current line-up consists of Greek-born lead vocalist and guitarist Yannis Philippakis, drummer and percussionist Jack Bevan, guitarist and keyboardist Jimmy Smith and bassist Walter Gervers. They are currently signed to Warner Records, and have released seven studio albums to date: ''Antidotes (album), Antidotes'' (2008), ''Total Life Forever'' (2010), ''Holy Fire (album), Holy Fire'' (2013), ''What Went Down'' (2015), ''Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1'' and ''Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2, Part 2'' (2019) and their most recent, ''Life Is Yours'' (2022). They have also released one video album, six extended plays and thirty-five Single (music), singles. The band have toured internationally for over a decade, and have featured at many festivals including Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Coachella, and Roskil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Total Life Forever
''Total Life Forever'' is the second studio album by British indie rock band Foals, released on 10 May 2010 through Transgressive Records. Prior to the album's release, the band described it as sounding "like the dream of an eagle dying". It was produced by Luke Smith, and was recorded at Svenska Grammofon Studion in Gothenburg. Upon its release, the album charted in numerous countries worldwide, including number eight in the UK Albums Chart. Promotion and release In January 2009, the band released three semi-instrumental segments of tracks through the band's MySpace profile, giving an insight into the band's recording process. A short three date tour of the United Kingdom took place in April 2009. During July 2009, the band played an intimate show for Rockfeedback, as a warm up for future festival shows and a chance to debut songs from their second album. On 2 July, the band supported Blur during their reunion show in Hyde Park, London, playing an untitled new song which fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent record labels, by the 1990s it became more widely associated with the music such bands produced. The sound of indie rock has its origins in the New Zealand Dunedin sound of the Chills, Tall Dwarfs, the Clean and the Verlaines, and early 1980s college rock radio stations who would frequently play jangle pop bands like the Smiths and R.E.M. The genre solidified itself during the mid–1980s with ''NME''s ''C86'' cassette in the United Kingdom and the underground success of Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and Unrest (band), Unrest in the United States. During the 1990s, indie rock bands like Sonic Youth, the Pixies and Radiohead all released albums on major labels and subgenres like slowcore, Midwest emo, slacker rock and space rock began. By this time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transgressive Records
Transgressive Records is an independent record label based in London, founded in 2004. Its founders, Tim Dellow and Toby L, first met at a Bloc Party gig organised by Toby's Rockfeedback website. The label's debut release was "1am" by the Subways in September 2004, quickly followed by singles from Mystery Jets, the Young Knives and Regina Spektor. Artists on its current roster include Flume, Sophie, Arlo Parks, Alvvays, Julia Jacklin and Damon Albarn. The company also formed Transgressive Management, representing Johnny Flynn, Marika Hackman, Let's Eat Grandma and Wesley Joseph, alongside Transgressive Publishing, working with Black Country, New Road, Foals, Loyle Carner and more. In 2021, Transgressive released Arlo Parks debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, which was awarded the Mercury Prize. Artists Transgressive Records * Alvvays * The Antlers * Arlo Parks * Beverly Glenn-Copeland *Damon Albarn * Dave Okumu * Flume * Foals * Johnny Flynn * The Joy * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannis Philippakis
Yannis Barnabas Emanuel Philippakis (Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Φιλιππάκης) (born 23 April 1986) is a Greek-born British singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is a founding member and the lead vocalist of the British indie rock band Foals (band), Foals, with whom he has released seven studio albums since their founding in 2005. Philippakis occasionally works on separate music projects individually, such as interviews and collaborations. Early life Born to a Greeks, Greek father and a South African Jewish mother, Philippakis lived in Greece until he was 4 years old when his family moved to South Africa. After living there for a year, his parents divorced. Every summer Philippakis would visit his father in Olympos, Karpathos, Olympos on the Greek island Karpathos. His father played a significant role in his life regarding music, teaching him traditional Greek songs. Philippakis was raised in the Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox religion. Education Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Sahara (song)
"Spanish Sahara" is a song by British indie rock band Foals (band), Foals. Although not an official single, it was the first song to be released from the band's second album, ''Total Life Forever''. It was premiered on 1 March 2010, on BBC Radio 1. Later that night, a music video for the single was put up on the Foals' website. On 6 March, when the ''Total Life Forever'' site went up, Foals premiered instrument samplings of the tracks that would be on ''Total Life Forever'' in the track listing order. The fifth sample was a synthesizer sample of "Spanish Sahara". The single was released on 17 April only as a 7", to celebrate Record Store Day. Only 1000 copies were printed and sold through independent record stores. The remix of the song by Mount Kimbie was later available as a free MP3 given to members of the Foals website. Recording and meaning Yannis Philippakis once stated that it was probably the first song to be completed of the album. Regarding the meaning of the song, Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami (Foals Song)
Miami is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census. The Miami metropolitan area in South Florida has an estimated 6.46 million residents and is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Miami has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed . It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida, with a 2017 gross domestic product of $344.9 billion. In a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities, Miami was the third-richest city in the U.S. and the third-richest globally in purchasing power. Miami is a majority-minority city with a Hispanic and Latino population of 310,472, or 70.2 percent of the city's population, as of 2020. Downtown Miami has among the large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent record labels, by the 1990s it became more widely associated with the music such bands produced. The sound of indie rock has its origins in the New Zealand Dunedin sound of the Chills, Tall Dwarfs, the Clean and the Verlaines, and early 1980s college rock radio stations who would frequently play jangle pop bands like the Smiths and R.E.M. The genre solidified itself during the mid–1980s with ''NME''s ''C86'' cassette in the United Kingdom and the underground success of Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and Unrest (band), Unrest in the United States. During the 1990s, indie rock bands like Sonic Youth, the Pixies and Radiohead all released albums on major labels and subgenres like slowcore, Midwest emo, slacker rock and space rock began. By this time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
''Pro Evolution Soccer 2012'' (''PES 2012'', known as ''World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2012'' in Asia) is a video game which is the eleventh edition in the ''Pro Evolution Soccer'' series developed and published by Konami. Lionel Messi, who was the cover star for the series since ''Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, PES 2009'', was replaced by ''Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, PES 2008'' cover star Cristiano Ronaldo, while Borussia Dortmund player Shinji Kagawa replaces Messi as the cover star for the Japanese release. The US and Latin American cover features Santos FC, Santos player Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo. Like previous versions of the game, it was licensed by UEFA to contain the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup competitions along with a license from CONMEBOL to feature the Copa Santander Libertadores. Referees' governing UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup matches will wear the official UEFA Champions League uniforms, which is a first fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Hot 100
The ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is a record chart in Japan for songs. It has been compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' and Hanshin Contents Link since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com ( JST) and every Thursday at Billboard.com ( UTC). The first number-one song on the chart was " Stay Gold" by Hikaru Utada on the issue dated January 16, 2008. The first number-one song on the chart by a non-Japanese artist was " Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis in the issue dated April 30, 2008. The current number-one on the chart as of the issue dated June 11, 2025, is "Boyz" by SixTones. Methodology From the chart's inception in 2008, to December 2010, the chart combined CD single sales data from SoundScan Japan, tracking sales at physical stores across Japan, and radio airplay figures from Japan's then 32 AM and FM radio stations sourced from the Japanese company Plantech. In December 2010, the chart expanded to include sales from online stores, as well as sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico Ingles Airplay
Mexico Ingles Airplay is a record chart published weekly by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine for English-language single (music), singles receiving airplay in Mexico. The chart was created in January 2009, with Katy Perry's "Hot n Cold" as the first song to reach the No. 1 position. Three songs by English singer-songwriter Adele peaked at the top of the charts in Mexico and the United States, "Someone like You (Adele song), Someone like You", "Set Fire to the Rain", and "Hello (Adele song), Hello". Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Grammy-winning song "We Are Young" by American band Fun (band), fun. featuring Janelle Monáe, was a number-one song in Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States after being featured in the TV series ''Glee (TV series), Glee'' and a Television advertisement, commercial for Chevrolet that aired during the Super Bowl XLVI, Super Bowl of 2012. American band Maroon 5 and Scottish DJ Calvin Harris hold the record for most number-one singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
