Foals is a five-piece dance/punk/math rock band from Oxford, England. The band is signed with Transgressive Records in Europe and Sub Pop Records in the USA. A full length album, entitled Antidotes--produced by Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio--is scheduled for release in March 2008.

The Ruby Suns are an indie/pop group from New Zealand. They formed in 2004 when Californian Ryan McPhun moved to Auckland and started playing in several bands such as The Brunettes and The Tokey Tones.

In early 2007 the band embarked on their first European tour in support of their self-titled debut album. In the latter half of 2007 the band toured with The Shins extensively throughout Australia.

As of 2007, The Ruby Suns are signed to American record label Subpop who are also home to bands such as The Shins and The Postal Service. The band released their second album, Sea Lion, in January 2008.