Well, we’ve finally exhausted our supply of geometric analogies so let’s hope that indie music takes a turn for the funky sometime soon. Dark-hearted artrockers Foals, for their part, set a good example, blending obsessive polyrhythmics with killer unpop tunes. In fact, this is a surprisingly musicianly record – although you’d have to a be a jazz fiend to notice, thanks to the otherwise overwhelming layers of guitar skree and disharmony.