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The Futureheads new LP isn't actually VERY new, it was released back in July this year, although HMV currently have it under the new releases section, presumably to attract from the countless 'Band Of Gold' style chrimbo compilations just so that they can prove that y'know, we're down with the kids guy...
Not that The Futureheads are what you could call especially hip mind, it's just that they have put out one of the most kickarse, instantly likeable debut LPs of all time. Think The Jams 'In The City' meets Supergrass 'I Should Coco', just without the suits / cheeky grins, delete as applicable.
I've been to see The Futureheads a couple of times since hearing their debut; not that I have actually seen them yet though. The first was at their London Garage show in August, where I was embarrassingly stuck outside unable to by a bleedin' ticket, and when a couple finally showed up I ended up handing them over to a weeping oriental girl. Crikey. The second time they pulled their show because their bassist had had their flat burgled, and who did they rope in as the replacement? Good ol' Pete Doherty. Gawd, is it only me that got the irony there?
Ok, album; opens up with 'Le Garage' which sounds like Rod, Jane and Freddy in a row with The Jam, and when that is compressed into less than two minutes, this is a good thing. 'Robot' quickly follows, a sly nod to XTC doesn't go missed. 'Decent Days and Nights' was a single, bit of an odd choice, like a distant cousin to Blurs 'Popscene'. Later on in the LP we get the gentle lullaby of 'Carnival Kids' which again, wouldn't sound out of place in 'Modern Life Is Rubbish' and then an ace cover 'Hounds Of Love' by Kate Bush.
This band really are a breath of excellent, treat yourself to this album rather than some of the more insepid releases around at the moment, lets hear it for happy indie. The cover may be grey, but the music is bubbling with colour.
Not that The Futureheads are what you could call especially hip mind, it's just that they have put out one of the most kickarse, instantly likeable debut LPs of all time. Think The Jams 'In The City' meets Supergrass 'I Should Coco', just without the suits / cheeky grins, delete as applicable.
I've been to see The Futureheads a couple of times since hearing their debut; not that I have actually seen them yet though. The first was at their London Garage show in August, where I was embarrassingly stuck outside unable to by a bleedin' ticket, and when a couple finally showed up I ended up handing them over to a weeping oriental girl. Crikey. The second time they pulled their show because their bassist had had their flat burgled, and who did they rope in as the replacement? Good ol' Pete Doherty. Gawd, is it only me that got the irony there?
Ok, album; opens up with 'Le Garage' which sounds like Rod, Jane and Freddy in a row with The Jam, and when that is compressed into less than two minutes, this is a good thing. 'Robot' quickly follows, a sly nod to XTC doesn't go missed. 'Decent Days and Nights' was a single, bit of an odd choice, like a distant cousin to Blurs 'Popscene'. Later on in the LP we get the gentle lullaby of 'Carnival Kids' which again, wouldn't sound out of place in 'Modern Life Is Rubbish' and then an ace cover 'Hounds Of Love' by Kate Bush.
This band really are a breath of excellent, treat yourself to this album rather than some of the more insepid releases around at the moment, lets hear it for happy indie. The cover may be grey, but the music is bubbling with colour.
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