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The Futureheads
by The Futureheads
This debut LP from the English band certainly recalls English bands from the early 80s, most notably XTC.
| LABEL: |
679 / Sire |
| RELEASE DATE: |
26 October 2004 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rock |
NOTES: Original UK release 12 July 2004.
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100
Alternative Press
Stop pretending that Morrissey is still relevant, that the Libertines are actually good and that you understand Radiohead. The Futureheads will give you everything you need, if you just let them. [Dec 2004, p.144]
90
No Ripcord
The reason The Futureheads is so good is because, quite simply, the music is simply stunning.
90
Stylus Magazine
This band is so exciting it’s almost unbearable.
90
Trouser Press
Phenomenal, with nary a bum track.
88
Filter
The urgency of the music and the quality vocal and guitar hooks make this one of the best rock albums of the year. [#13, p.98]
83
Spin
They add enough kinks to the old herky-jerk formulae to make their half-hour in the sun blaze by like nobody's business. [Dec 2004, p.124]
83
Entertainment Weekly
Wisely keeps things short, sharp and shocked. [19 Nov 2004, p.85]
83
Pitchfork
The Futureheads rely on actual chops and the kind of melodic astuteness usually associated with piano-pop balladeers, and in doing so, they exhibit complete control over their music and intertwining vocal deliveries.
83
Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
There's that Ramones sense that songs should be short like life, and that XTC sense that songs should be complicated like life.
82
cokemachineglow
It begins to sink in that this band has performed a theoretical feat of Hawking proportions: it has devised a fool-proof formula for the unformulaic.
80
Junkmedia
Sounding like a lost classic from Britain's 1979 art-punk scene, the Futureheads' debut is an assured masterpiece of twitchy, nervous pop.
80
Delusions of Adequacy
Think Polyrock or Chairs Missing-era Wire in terms of the stripped-down elementalism of the instrumentation, but think Ikara Colt in terms of delivery.
80
Playlouder
A confident, rampant holler that bristles with the energies of prime new wave, the proselytising vigour of the most barnstorming white soul, and the wry, cerebral kickback of most of the artier artists of the last thirty years.
80
Q Magazine
An exuberant debut. [Aug 2004, p.110]
80
New Musical Express
A sparkly, concise art-rock delight. [10 Jul 2004, p.47]
80
The Onion (A.V. Club)
A punchy and exciting debut.
80
Urb
Explores the previously uncharted territory where shouty alt.rock meets a cappella vocals and skinny-tied new-wave melody. [Nov 2004, p.99]
80
Rolling Stone
The Futureheads reclaim pop punk from the Warped Tour crowd -- and revive it in the process.
80
PopMatters
It's positively dizzying during the first few listens, but once listeners start to differentiate between each song, this album's sly pop rock genius is obvious.
80
All Music Guide
While a little more depth in their songwriting would make them unstoppable, the Futureheads' first full-length is an undeniably exciting debut that just gets better with repeated listens.
76
ShakingThrough.net
The group's edgy, fast-paced New Wave 2K brand of rock recalls the sharp, nerdy delivery of XTC, the impassioned focus of the Jam and ping-ponging hooks reminiscent of the Vapors.
75
Lost At Sea
Neither the songs’ structures nor their lyrics offer rich rewards after close listening and dissection.
70
Under The Radar
As all sugar-highs go, this can leave you a bit lightheaded before it's over. [#8, p.109]
70
Blender
The proceedings get a little bit samey, but the band's fearless optimism and knack for a bookish groove are hard to deny. [Dec 2004, p.140]
The average user rating for this album is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 53 User Votes
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