Hummer (Foals song)
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"Hummer" is the second single by Foals
, and is the first single with Yannis Philippakis
on lead vocals (previous lead vocalist was Andrew Mears). It was recorded and mixed by producer Gareth Parton at The Fortress and Metropolis recording studios, London. It was released as a digital download and on vinyl on April 23, 2007. In an 8/10 review, Drowned In Sound
described the track as sounding "like Animal Collective
rifling through The Rapture
’s audio files on electro night". It came 12th in a top tracks of 2007 list compiled by NME
. In October 2011, NME
placed it at number 141 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
Although initially released as a non-album single, it was added as a bonus track to later editions of Foals' debut album Antidotes
.
The song was featured in the first series of Skins
.
Foals (band)
Foals are an English indie rock band from Oxford. They are currently signed to Transgressive Records in the UK and Sub Pop in the US. They released their debut album Antidotes on 24 March 2008 in the UK, and 8 April 2008 in the US...
, and is the first single with Yannis Philippakis
Yannis Philippakis
Yannis Philippakis is a singer of the alternative indie and dance punk band Foals. He is of Greek and South African Jewish descent. He left Greece with his mother when he was five years old. His father taught him to dance the folk traditional songs and sing...
on lead vocals (previous lead vocalist was Andrew Mears). It was recorded and mixed by producer Gareth Parton at The Fortress and Metropolis recording studios, London. It was released as a digital download and on vinyl on April 23, 2007. In an 8/10 review, Drowned In Sound
Drowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
described the track as sounding "like Animal Collective
Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an experimental psychedelic band originally from Baltimore, Maryland, currently based in New York City. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare , Panda Bear , Deakin , and Geologist...
rifling through The Rapture
The Rapture (band)
The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre...
’s audio files on electro night". It came 12th in a top tracks of 2007 list compiled by NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
. In October 2011, NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
placed it at number 141 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
Although initially released as a non-album single, it was added as a bonus track to later editions of Foals' debut album Antidotes
Antidotes (album)
- Chart positions :...
.
The song was featured in the first series of Skins
Skins (TV series)
Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
.