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CCTV Sessions
Rock · 2013

CCTV Sessions

Foals

A raw, intimate studio session capturing the band's transition from math-rock precision to heavy, atmospheric soul. Stripped-back, tense, and deeply human.

November 29, 2013 · Warner Bros. Records Inc.

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CCTV Sessions offers a rare, unvarnished look at Foals during their most pivotal creative era. Recorded live in a studio setting, the album strips away the massive reverb and stadium-sized production of their studio records, leaving behind the skeletal, rhythmic brilliance that defines their sound. It feels like being in the room with the band, hearing the physical strike of the drumsticks and the hum of the amplifiers in the silence between notes.

Moments Worth Listening For
The way the clean, percussive guitar lines interlock during the bridge of Milk and Black Spiders, sounding like a ticking clock.
Yannis Philippakis' voice cracking slightly under the strain of the final crescendo in Late Night, captured without studio polish.
The audible click of a guitar pedal being engaged just before a sudden shift in volume and intensity.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does CCTV Sessions sound next to the rest of Foals's catalogue?

Live Recording+3.8σ

The production is built around live recording than this artist usually allows.

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