Life Is Yours

On 27 October 2021, the band teased a promotional clip of an iPhone snooze alarm, revealing the release date of the album's first single, "Wake Me Up" to be released 4 November 2021.{{Cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=2021-10-28 |title=Foals announce release of comeback single 'Wake Me Up' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foals-tease-their-return-with-mysterious-wake-me-up-teaser-3080802 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

On 10 February 2022, Foals released "2am" and announced the name of their seventh album as Life Is Yours, and later announced the album release date.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-01 |title=Foals Announce New Album Life Is Yours |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/foals-announce-new-album-life-is-yours/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

On 1 April 2022, the band released the third single from the album, "Looking High".

On 19 May 2022, Foals released the single "2001".

Three days before Life Is Yours was released, the band released the fifth and final single from the album, "Crest of the Wave"

{{Main articles|Life Is Yours Tour}}

In April 2022, Foals embarked on their Life Is Yours Tour in support of the album. Goat Girl, Shame, Yard Act, and Egyptian Blue supported the band on select UK dates.{{Cite web |last=Lavin |first=Will |date=2022-04-11 |title=Foals recruit Shame, Yard Act and more for UK tour support |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foals-recruit-shame-yard-act-and-more-for-uk-tour-support-3202676 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

A dub version of the album (entirely reimagined and remixed by Carey), titled Life Is Dub was initially released on 22 April 2023 as an exclusive limited edition 12" gold vinyl, in lieu of Record Store Day 2023, then digitally on 19 May 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.foals.co.uk/news/life-dub-out-now-30501 | title=Foals | Life is Dub: Out Now }} The release was preceded by remixed singles, 2am (Dan Carey Dub) and Life Is Yours (Dan Carey Dub) on 24 March {{Cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=2023-03-24 |title=Foals share Dan Carey '2AM' remix and talk 'Life Is Dub': "It goes into space, via Streatham" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foals-share-dan-carey-2am-life-is-dub-interview-paramore-reading-3419802 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} and 21 April 2023 respectively.

Life Is Yours has an average rating of 74 out of 100 on review aggregator website Metacritic{{Citation |title=Life Is Yours by Foals |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/life-is-yours/foals |language=en |access-date=2023-01-11}} and an AnyDecentMusic? score of 7.5 out of 10.{{Cite web |title=Life Is Yours by Foals reviews {{!}} Any Decent Music |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/13327/Foals-Life-Is-Yours.aspx |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www.anydecentmusic.com}} Andrew Trendell of NME praised the album's production, and wrote the lead single "Wake Me Up" "delivers that same spirit like a spicy tequila shot – all funk, fury and fire-breathing defiance as an ode to getting away and losing your shit".{{Cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=2022-06-16 |title=Foals – 'Life Is Yours' review: dance-rock party anthems shot through with Balearic bliss |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/foals-life-is-yours-album-review-3247671 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} Phil Mongredien of The Guardian stated that the album's use of keyboards of synths was a "bold move, and probably a smart one", whilst criticising the second half of the album, describing "Crest of the Wave" as an "ersatz Everything Everything".{{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=Foals: Life Is Yours review – smart disco album runs out of steam |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/19/foals-life-is-yours-review-smart-disco-album-runs-out-of-steam |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} Lee Campbell of Rolling Stone described the feel of the album as "certainly more joyous and celebratory [than Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2]".{{Cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Lee |last2=Reilly |first2=Nick |date=2022-06-17 |title=Foals - 'Life Is Yours' review: The party-starting soundtrack to a glorious summer |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/foals-life-is-yours-review-the-party-starting-soundtrack-to-a-glorious-summer-18792/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=Rolling Stone UK |language=en-GB}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Life Is Yours track listing

| all_writing = Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, and Jimmy Smith

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Life Is Yours

| extra1 = {{hlist|John Hill|Miles James{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length1 = 4:12

| title2 = Wake Me Up

| extra2 = {{hlist|Hill|A. K. Paul{{ref|a|[a]}}|James{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length2 = 4:23

| title3 = 2AM

| extra3 = {{hlist|Hill|Dan Carey}}

| length3 = 3:44

| title4 = 2001

| extra4 = {{hlist|Hill|Paul|James{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length4 = 4:27

| title5 = (Summer Sky)

| extra5 = {{hlist|Hill|Paul|James{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length5 = 0:36

| title6 = Flutter

| extra6 = {{hlist|Hill|Carey}}

| length6 = 3:35

| title7 = Looking High

| length7 = 4:21

| extra7 = {{hlist|Hill|Paul{{ref|a|[a]}}|James{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| title8 = Under the Radar

| extra8 = {{hlist|Hill|Carey}}

| length8 = 2:59

| title9 = Crest of the Wave

| extra9 = {{hlist|Hill|Carey|James{{ref|a|[a]}}|Jono Ma{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length9 = 3:46

| title10 = The Sound

| extra10 = {{hlist|Hill|Carey}}

| length10 = 4:25

| title11 = Wild Green

| extra11 = {{hlist|Hill|Carey}}

| length11 = 5:27

| total_length = 41:55

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = D2C bonus etched demo 12" vinyl{{cite web|url=https://media-us.cdn.prod.wmgecom.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1866/image/800x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/l/i/life_is_yours_deluxe_vinyl_5.png|format=PNG|title=Photographic image|website=Media-us.cdn.prod.wmgecom.com|access-date=11 June 2022}}

| title1 = LIY Room

| note1 = Rehearsal Room Recording

| length1 = 2:08

| title2 = WMU July 22

| note2 = Yannis Logic Demo

| length2 = 2:37

| title3 = 2AM 20 July

| note3 = Yannis Logic Demo

| length3 = 3:01

| title4 = 2001 Vibes

| note4 = 123 Studios, Recorded by Brett Shaw

| length4 = 2:35

| title5 = LH MJ Rough Demo

| note5 = Demo Recording, Konk Studios

| length5 = 4:20

| title6 = UTR Room

| note6 = Rehearsal Room Recording

| length6 = 3:10

| title7 = Issak Rough Demo

| note7 = Recorded by Jojo Ma at 301 Studios

| length7 = 5:51

| total_length = 23:32

}}

Notes

• {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} indicates an additional producer
• {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} indicates a co-producer

Foals

• Yannis Philippakis – vocals, guitar, bass
• Jack Bevan – drums, percussion
• Jimmy Smith – guitar, keyboards

Additional musicians

• Jack Freeman – backing vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
• Kit Monteith – backing vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
• A. K. Paul – bass, additional keyboards {{small|(track 4, 5)}}

Technical

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• Matt Colton – mastering {{small|(track 1, 3–11)}}
• Randy Merrill – mastering {{small|(track 2)}}
• Manny Marroquin – mixing {{small|(track 1–5, 7, 9)}}
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing {{small|(track 6, 8, 10)}}
• Chris Laws – mixing {{small|(track 6, 8, 10)}}
• Chris Galland – mix engineering {{small|(track 1–5, 7, 9)}}
• Rob Cohen – engineering
• Christoph Skirl – engineering
• Oli Middleton – engineering
• Pete Hutchings – engineering
• Alexis Smith – engineering {{small|(track 3, 6, 8–11)}}
• Mark Rankin – additional engineering {{small|(track 1, 3–11)}}
• James Keeley – additional engineering {{small|(track 3, 6–8, 10)}}
• Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistance {{small|(track 1–5, 7, 9)}}
• Robin Florent – mixing assistance {{small|(track 1–5, 7, 9)}}
• Scott Desmarais – mixing assistance {{small|(track 1–5, 7, 9)}}
• Charlie Holmes – mixing assistance {{small|(track 6, 8, 10)}}
• Kieran Beardmore – mixing assistance {{small|(track 6, 8, 10)}}
• Matt Wolach – mixing assistance {{small|(track 6, 8, 10)}}

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