THE FUTUREHEADS - News And Tributes Review

Phew. Didn't it get weird there for a minute? Some kind of bizarre Northern cover of Hounds Of Love in the top ten? Brrr. Too strange. Because out of all of the new-new-new-new-new wave bands who made it big, The Futureheads have got to be the oddest....full text Scarborough, one of England's most historic but neglected seaside towns, is rarely the inspiration for an album that could make or break a band. Its charm draws families in the Summer, but during last December, it was home to The Futureheads, who have returned with a record as fresh and as challenging as the North Sea breeze....full text Their cover of Kate Bush’s “Hounds Of Love” made The Futureheads bona fide pop stars. Running on accepted music biz logic, their second album, News And Tributes, should set out to consolidate such success with a suite of polished post-punk tracks, all Gang Of Four jerkiness and barber’s shop four-part harmonies....full text