The Futureheads - Futureheads

The Futureheads debut album really captures the imagination with something a bit different from other bands currently around. They have more of a rough style with the singing being across between singing and talking . They back all this up with a strong guitar sound with drums in the background keeping a good beat. The songs all have a fast beat and the lyrics are interesting and quite catchy with most of the songs having a chorus that will stick in your mind. The album starts off strongly with the songs 'Le Garage', 'Robot' and 'A to B' these all sound fairly similar but 'A to B' is a bit slower and contains slightly more melodic sounds than the other ...  Read the complete review

THE FUTUREHEADS, a four man indie rock band from Sunderland provide their unique sounding album Futureheads. There are fifteen tracks on this album with a couple of radio mixes as well. The best song on the album is THE CITY IS HERE FOR YOU TO USE. The vocals on this song are good as is the guitar that really lifts the song. Another catchy song is CARNIVAL KIDS where the guitar really gives an energy to the song. The album opens with LE GARAGE an unusual song that sets the feel of the album with a catchy sound. ROBOT, MEANTIME AND MANRAY are very catchy songs that get better and better after you first hear ...  Read the complete review

As far as debut albums go there have been few better over the last 5 or 6 years than the debut effort from The Futureheads. The 4 piece from Sunderland released their self titled debut album in 2004, having been together for about 4 years. This debut album would have passed by without too much attention had it not been for the bands cover of Kate Bush's "Hounds Of Love" during 2005. The song got the band noticed and while the 3 previous singles had been just as good it took the cover to really showcase the bands ability. The album was the culmination of the previous 4 years work and along with producer Paul Epworth, who was also making his production ...  Read the complete review