The Futureheads
| The Futureheads | |
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 At the Glastonbury Festival 2005 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Indie rock |
| founding | 2000 |
| Website | www.thefutureheads.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Barry Hyde | |
Vocals, guitar |
Ross Millard |
| David "Jaff" Craig | |
| Dave Hyde (since 2002) | |
| former members | |
Drums |
Pete Brewis (until 2002) |
The Futureheads are a British indie rock band. It was founded in Sunderland in 2000 . The house of a city youth project, in which the co-founders Pete Brewis and Barry Hyde worked, was used for rehearsals because there was free space available there.
Band history
The story of the Futureheads began in Barry Hyde's garage, where the boys, battling the cold, forging plans for the future. As a band they then moved to the house of the Sunderland youth project, which tried to get young people off the streets. In December 2000 they had their first appearance at the Ashbrooke Cricket Club, which lasted only seven minutes despite four songs. They did a demo, sold it in indie record stores, and became popular through word of mouth.
When they went on a European tour with the band Milky Wimpshake, Barry Hyde's younger brother Dave stepped in as drummer because Pete Brewis was too busy singing with his band Electronic Eye Machine (and was later to join Field Music). New songs were created, a process in which the whole band was involved. After the tour they released their own single and were soon signed by the indie label Fantastic Plastic , where they released two singles. Appearances in Newcastle and London followed; they switched to 679 recordings and recorded their debut album with producer Andy Gill (Gang Of Four).
November 2005 an EP was released, which should shorten the waiting time for their second album News and Tributes . The recording of this album should have taken only 5 weeks , according to the New Musical Express . The first single Skip to the End was released on May 15th. News and Tributes followed on June 13, 2006, the second single Worry About It Later was released on August 14, 2006.
On November 13th, the band announced that they would be leaving 679 Recordings as their contract with this album expired and they were not satisfied with the marketing in the UK and Europe by the label. They were happy about this decision, as it would give them more freedom than a band and they wanted to look for a cheaper offer.
In 2010, the Futureheads supported Linkin Park .
In 2015, Dave Hyde announced the end of the band in a BBC interview.
In January 2019, the band announced a new album and tour.
Her most famous song in Germany is The Beginning Of The Twist from the video game Pure .
style
The promotion company Dustbowl-Sounds localizes the style "somewhere between exposed post-punk / new wave roots, a pronounced twist for melody and the hectic pace of the digital age: culminating in powerful, polyphonic vocal movements, crashing beats and splintering guitars". XTC , Devo and Gang Of Four are often used as musical historical comparisons , current comparisons are made with Bloc Party , Maxïmo Park and Franz Ferdinand .
Discography
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Albums
- The Futureheads (2004/679 Recordings)
- News and Tributes (2006/679 Recordings)
- This Is Not the World (2008 / Nul Records)
- The Chaos (2010 / Nul Records)
- Rant (2012 / Nul Records)
- Powers (2019 / Nul Records)
Singles
- 1 2 3 Nul (March 10, 2004 / Fantastic Plastic)
- First Day (July 28, 2004 / Fantastic Plastic)
- Decent Days and Decent Nights (July 26, 2004/679 Recordings)
- Meantime (October 18, 2004/679 Recordings)
- Hounds of Love (February 21, 2005/679 Recordings)
- Decent Days and Nights (Radio Mix) (May 9, 2005/679 Recordings)
- Area (November 28, 2005/679 Recordings)
- Skip to the End (May 15, 2006/679 Recordings)
- Worry About It Later (August 14, 2006/679 Recordings)
- Radio Heart (2008)
- Walking Backwards (2008)
- I Wouldn't Be Like This If You Were Here (2009)
- Heartbeat Song (2010)
Collaborations
- Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) (November 21, 2004) (Charity single in memory of John Peel )
- Fit But You Know It with The Streets (2004)
- Twelve Days Of Christmas (The Joseph And Mary Chain) (December 19, 2005) (Charity single with Field Music, Kathryn Williams, J Xaverre, This Ain't Vegas, The Golden Virgins and John Egdell)
Cover versions
- A Picture of Dorian Gray from Television Personalities (on 1-2-3-nul! EP)
- Hounds of Love by Kate Bush (on debut album)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Futureheads: pic.twitter.com/4djm2qBhQW. In: @thefutureheads. January 23, 2019, accessed February 9, 2019 .
- ^ The Futureheads: The Futureheads return. Retrieved February 9, 2019 .
- ^ Promo sheet for the release of Hounds Of Love on May 9, 2005.
- ↑ a b Chart sources: UK
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK