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The Futureheads are a quartet from Sunderland and consist of Barry Hyde, the band's frontman, and his bandmates Ross Millard, Jaff and Barry's younger brother, Dave. At their gig at ULU the four look like bookish and wholesome boys, dressed in a way that future mothers-in-laws would approve of: with ironed shirts buttoned up to the Adam's apple and tucked nicely into their trousers. The drummer even sports a tie and has a great posture - as my mother would've noticed - despite his furious drumming.
Altogether on first glance (if you didn't know who they were) you would expect to hear dull-as-dishwater prosaic ballads á la Coldplay and Keane. But The Futureheads are actually the perfect antidote to those bland and vapid bands, as they play XTC and The Gang of Four inspired punky and funky guitar-pop which also has edgy rhythms reminiscent of such greats as The Kinks and The Jam.
If you like The Futureheads' self-titled debut album you are absolutely going to love this band live. The jerkiness and giddiness of the album comes through even more in their passionate and quite funny live performance.
Essentially the gig at ULU was a manic romp through their bouncy album, with each song being short but fervent and fun flurries which all just seemed to end too soon. The quartet went from one highlight to the next, from the frenzied staccato rhythms of 'Le Garage', the buzzy 'A to B', to "He Knows" with its unruly beats and chorus of "oh-ohs" and the delicate melodies and harmony of "Decent Days and Nights". The fact that Barry doesn't try to tone down his Sunderland accent, his inimitable dancing (or shall I say convulsive moving of legs) and in-between-songs banter - such as when he announced they were not going to play "Hounds of Love" but instead East 17's "House of Love" and then launching into a 10 second rendition of it - make this band stand out as a must-see live band.
My favourite songs of the night were the two cover songs. Kate Bush's 'Hounds of Love' with its wonderful four-part harmonies, punchy guitar riffs and fun and the furious howls of "oh ohs" and the Paul Welleresque performance of "A Picture of Dorian Gray" (originally by London new wavers Television Personalities) were definite highlights of the show.
Once the encore of "Carnival Kids" and "Piece of Crap" (which Barry announced by saying that if they were playing to a rubbish crowd he would dedicate it to them) finished, I just wanted them to start all over again. Altogether this band can't be hyped enough. So here I go: These wholesome young Northern lads rock my world and I'm sure my mother would approve of them too..
Altogether on first glance (if you didn't know who they were) you would expect to hear dull-as-dishwater prosaic ballads á la Coldplay and Keane. But The Futureheads are actually the perfect antidote to those bland and vapid bands, as they play XTC and The Gang of Four inspired punky and funky guitar-pop which also has edgy rhythms reminiscent of such greats as The Kinks and The Jam.
If you like The Futureheads' self-titled debut album you are absolutely going to love this band live. The jerkiness and giddiness of the album comes through even more in their passionate and quite funny live performance.
Essentially the gig at ULU was a manic romp through their bouncy album, with each song being short but fervent and fun flurries which all just seemed to end too soon. The quartet went from one highlight to the next, from the frenzied staccato rhythms of 'Le Garage', the buzzy 'A to B', to "He Knows" with its unruly beats and chorus of "oh-ohs" and the delicate melodies and harmony of "Decent Days and Nights". The fact that Barry doesn't try to tone down his Sunderland accent, his inimitable dancing (or shall I say convulsive moving of legs) and in-between-songs banter - such as when he announced they were not going to play "Hounds of Love" but instead East 17's "House of Love" and then launching into a 10 second rendition of it - make this band stand out as a must-see live band.
My favourite songs of the night were the two cover songs. Kate Bush's 'Hounds of Love' with its wonderful four-part harmonies, punchy guitar riffs and fun and the furious howls of "oh ohs" and the Paul Welleresque performance of "A Picture of Dorian Gray" (originally by London new wavers Television Personalities) were definite highlights of the show.
Once the encore of "Carnival Kids" and "Piece of Crap" (which Barry announced by saying that if they were playing to a rubbish crowd he would dedicate it to them) finished, I just wanted them to start all over again. Altogether this band can't be hyped enough. So here I go: These wholesome young Northern lads rock my world and I'm sure my mother would approve of them too..
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