 |
| Background information |
| Origin |
 Sunderland,
England |
| Genre(s) |
Indie Rock
Post-punk revival |
| Years active |
2000–present |
| Label(s) |
Vagrant/StarTime
International
679 Recordings (discountinued)
Fantastic Plastic Records |
| Website |
http://www.thefutureheads.co.uk |
| Members |
Ross
Millard
Dave Hyde
Barry Hyde
David "Jaff" Craig |
| Former members |
| Peter
Brewis |
The Futureheads are a four-piece English indie rock
band
from Sunderland.
They are influenced by such artists as Kate
Bush, Fugazi, Devo, Queen and The Jam.
Their name comes from the title of the The
Flaming Lips record Hit to Death in the
Future Head.
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Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
- 2.2 EPs
- 2.3 Singles
- 2.4 Compilations
- 3 See
also
- 4 External
links
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Biography
The band began as a trio of Barry Hyde (vocals and guitar), Jaff (bass),
and Peter Brewis (drums).
Ross Millard (vocals
and guitar)
joined soon after having been in a band with Jaff in college. They used
the Sunderland City Detached Youth Project building (where Brewis and
Hyde worked) as a free practice space, fitting since the project was
intended to get young people off the streets by using music. They first
performed in 2000,
and through word-of-mouth their reputation in the local area grew.
Hyde's younger brother Dave (who replaced Brewis, who went on to join
fellow north east rockers Field Music) joined later, and
their first single was released in 2002.
In an interview with Channel 4’s 4Music,
Barry revealed that Dave was given a gold guitar by his parents when he was young. But
Barry had taken it off him to learn to strum his first chords. Dave was
left with nothing, forcing him to take up the drums.
The Futureheads released their self-titled debut album in
September 2004.
Five tracks on this record were produced by Andy Gill of Gang of Four. Their
music has been described by some as energetic, witty, and cheerful in
style. The song "Decent Days And Nights" from the album was featured in
the videogame soundtrack to Burnout 3: Takedown on PlayStation
2 and Xbox
as well as EA's Rugby 2005.
In February 2005,
"Hounds
Of Love", a cover of a Kate Bush song, was released as
a single in the UK charts. It reached Number 8 in
its first week. It was named best single of 2005 by NME. The band recently
toured the US and later supported the Foo
Fighters and Snow Patrol on their most
recent UK tour.
They performed at BBC Radio One's One
Big Weekend, held in their home town of Sunderland
over the weekend of 7-8 May 2005. 8 May 2005 also
happened to be the day Sunderland A.F.C. were to pick up
the Coca-Cola Championship trophy
on the final day of the 2004-5 season. In tribute, the Futureheads
performed a set live at the Stadium of Light as pre-match
entertainment.
A stand-alone EP "Area" was released in November 2005 while
the band were working on their second album News
and Tributes (name inspired by the Munich
air disaster in 1958),
which, according to NME
in February 2006,
took only five weeks to produce. The first single from the album was Skip
to the End released on May 15. The album News
and Tributes was first released on June 13,
2006.
The Futureheads were dropped by their label in November 2006.
They have said they are pleased about this because it gives them more
freedom as a band, and they have the opportunity to find greener
pastures.
In the midst of a well deserved break (June 2007), they are
currently writing and recording demos for their new album, slated for a
Spring 2008 release.
Discography
Albums
- The Futureheads
(July
12, 2004)
679 Recordings #11 UK
- News and Tributes
(May 29, 2006) 679 Recordings #12
UK
EPs
- Nul Book Standard EP
(2002)
Project Cosmonaut
- 1-2-3-Nul! EP (2003) Fantastic
Plastic Records
- Area EP (November
28, 2005)
679 Recordings
Singles
| Year |
Song |
UK
Singles Chart |
Album |
| 2004 |
"First Day" |
58 |
The Futureheads |
| "A To B"
(Download only) |
N/A |
| "Decent Days
And Nights" |
23 |
| "Meantime" |
49 |
| 2005 |
"Hounds Of Love" |
8 |
| "Decent Days
And Nights" (Re-issue)" |
26 |
| "Area" |
18 |
Area EP |
| 2006 |
"Skip
to the End" |
24 |
News And Tributes |
| "Worry
About It Later" |
52 |
Compilations
- Music from the OC: Mix 4
(2005 ·
Warner Bros./Wea)
- Grandma's Boy Original Soundtrack with
the song "Meantime".
See also
- List of
bands/musicians from North East England
External links
