The
Futureheads - This Is
Not The World (2008)
By Clayton
Ford
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The
Futureheads
Tracks
1. The
Beginning of the Twist
2. Walking Backwards
3. Think Tonight
4. Radio Heart
5. This Is Not the World
6. Sale of the Century
7. Hard to Bear
8. Work Is Never Done
9. Broke Up the Time
10. Everything's Changing Today
11. Sleet
12. See What You Want
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Let’s
get this sorted right up front. The Futureheads’ fourth release (three
albums and an EP) "This Is Not The World" is nothing short of a rocking
good time.
While the last album might not have quite showed what this
band is capable of, "This Is Not The World" will place them right up with
their contemporaries such as Hard-Fi, the Kaiser Chiefs and The Rakes.
Named after a Flaming Lips song, The Futureheads are from Sunderland in
the UK. Sunderland’s last significant musical claim to fame was as the
birthplace of Dave Stuart (Eurhythmics), but if this latest record is
anything to go by it will now also be known as the city The Futureheads
hail from.
Sounding like a mix of The Clash, The Jam and Hard-Fi, "This Is Not The
World"’s opener and first single The Beginning Of The Twist is just
simply an awesomely fun rock song, it’s got a fantastic film clip too
which is easy enough to find on YouTube.
Throughout the rest of the
album the gems are plentiful, right up to the final tracks - in particular Sleet. It
sounds like the band are really having a great time and after nearly
breaking up following the release of their second album ("News And
Tributes") that is a welcome relief for fans.
Stand outs would have to be The Beginning of the Twist, See What You
Want, Radio Heart and Everything’s Changing Today.
But really, there
isn’t a dud track on this disk, it’s all quality.
Long live The
Futureheads!
RATING:
4 out of 5
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