Foals - This Orient

What this video is

Released in May 2010 as the lead single from Foals' second studio album Total Life Forever, 'This Orient' marked the Oxford band's decisive shift away from the frenetic math-rock of Antidotes toward a more atmospheric, melodic, and emotionally expansive sound. The video's dark, sepia-toned, fast-cut aesthetic mirrors this sonic maturation — eschewing the agitated energy of their debut era for something more…

Why it matters

A transitional document in British indie rock's early-2010s maturation, 'This Orient' and its video crystallise the moment when post-math-rock bands began trading rhythmic complexity for atmospheric density. The video's quantitative fingerprint — high saturation against low brightness, fast cuts…