Holy Fire is the third studio album by British rock band Foals, released on 11 February 2013 in the United Kingdom on Transgressive Records.

[1] The first single "Inhaler" first aired on 5 November 2012 on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show, with the music video being released later that same day.

[7] Eventually, the band stockpiled various sound loops and samples, old synthesizers and drum machines for using on the recording of the album.

[citation needed] On 7 February 2013, the band played an exclusive NME Awards Show with an audience of 400 people, debuting new material.

[15] To coincide with the release of the album, the band embarked on a UK tour that ended with two shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 28 March 2013.

[23] Drowned in Sound stated that "[n]ot only is Holy Fire utterly sublime, it's a record that's been six years in the making.

[28] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork called Holy Fire an "ambitious record, one that operates on an artistic economy of scale, where the lustrous production and singles like "My Number" and "Inhaler" do the heavy work of confirming Foals' headliner status".

[24] In a mixed assessment, Andy Gill of The Independent called Holy Fire "a one-sided album: following the soulful 'Late Night', things plummet badly in the second half".

[21] Fact's John Calvert stated that "rather than some kind of righteous culmination, Holy Fire is by some way Foals' least interesting record".