Single Review: Foals 'Blue Blood'

Have you ever pretended for even the briefest of moments that your life were an extract of a film? Have you ever pressed your headphones hard into your ears, willing the music to baptize your soul, and pulling your hood to blinker your vision have you walked against the wind whilst staring into the many eyes of an imagined audience? 

For those who perpetually struggle to keep their realities and their fantasies divided, Blue Blood from the forthcoming album Total Life Forever, acts as the ideal soundtrack to slip away to the most commonly visited scenarios inside your head.
With a fractured but reflective opening of elegant notes and nostalgic lyricism, one could be forgiven for picturing themselves framed by black and white as the almost tearful melodies wash over. This ethereal opening, intensified by frontman Yannis Philippakis’s mahogany-rich voice, could perhaps accompany the part of the film where you’re standing alone and completely still. As droplets of rain fall from your nose, you notice they land in perfect unison with the sparse but delicate piano notes.
But with a sudden change of heart, the haunting melody makes way for skippy chords and a bass line which no foot could resist tapping to.
Perhaps this melodic display of optimism should accompany the part of the film where you turn on your heels, and run from the grey into the buttery light of the sun.