This Is Not The World - The Futureheads

This album really put me off the band and in my opinion their earlier album News and Tributes was much better. I found it dissapointing and really over the top on unbalanced energy. Does it rock? Yeah I guess it does with some real punchy powerful songs that are a bit Maximo Park in feel. But the overal feel of this album is dissapointing as they seem to have tried to squish as much as possible into each song. The harmonies change suddenly, spiky guitar riffs and lots of up-tempo-pop shifts in the music. This makes it feel a bit too noisy or messy and they have lost much of the initial grace or simplicity that made them stand out from the rest. ...  Read the complete review

'This Is Not The World' is the third studio album from Sunderland based post-punk revivalists The Futureheads. The album has been released through the bands own Nul Records imprint and consists of twelve tracks which therefore provides for forty minutes of music. It's a pretty solid album from the band, one that has been well received by the likes of the NME and Q Magazine; and for good reason too. I doubt it will be seen as one of the best albums of 2008 by most, it's still a good effort from the band however and one which comes complete with a number of top tracks. Right from the offset here the band is intent to make its mark and the first track present ...  Read the complete review