Back in 2008, while Vampire Weekend were treating Afrobeat like a personal legacy handed down by Paul Simon, Foals were taking similar influences but filtering them through post-punk and rave to create Antidotes, an album that was all about texture and rhythm, repeated patterns and exuberantly jagged edges.
That energy spilled over into 2010's Total Life Forever, although a stronger set of songs emerged from the style, as the Oxford quintet made music for the heart as well as the head.
Holy Fire now sees them rely less on punk, more on funk.
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