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The Futureheads

Every time I listen to The Futureheads, I always get lost in some corner of a song (usually dancing like a fool!), wondering how the heck I ended up in that spot. I get tangled up in the mini vocal fugues rich with harmonies and counterpoint and walls of tricky, springy guitars. And the rhythm section, generally dependable in a pop song, is intent on trickery as well. Not that I'm complaining mind you -- I love getting lost in a songs that turn the traditional pop song infrastructure (y'know: verse/chorus/verse) on its head. I end up happily running through the labyrinth of each song looking for my favorite section of the vocals. (I challenge you to name a band active today, outside of TV on the Radio, that's got the same level of vocal prowess!)

I remember when pop songs with unconventional features like that really bothered me (well, save for XTC's) and left me nauseatingly disoriented (no, really!) -- but I was gently weaned into loving them by the likes of Spoon and The Arcade Fire, before kindly souls pointed me towards Wire. Now it's come full circle -- I can see the latter band's influence everywhere now! (You know how it is -- sometimes you just come late to something, and then when you finally do, can't get enough of it? Hence my love of The Futureheads!)

The hardest thing about this entry was picking representative tracks -- because, seriously, every track on The Futureheads' debut album is totally choice. (I hear they put on a great live show too; can't wait to see for myself!)

The Futureheads - First Day
The Futureheads - Danger of the Water
The Futureheads - Hounds of Love

The Futureheads' official website. Buy their self-titled debut album from Amazon.

Posted by Little Miss Rock'n'Roll at 02.27.05 at 4:37 AM

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