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The Chaos released today, catch The Futureheads live!

June 1, 2010 at 11:36 pm Leave a comment

Back in the summer of 2004, Sunderland’s The Futureheads unleashed their self-titled debut album into a post-Libertines, Franz Ferdinand-obsessed world. Armed with infectious hooks, frenetic guitars, and ingenious harmonizing, The Futureheads garnered a loyal fan base and earned a reputation as one of Britain’s most exciting live bands, all the while receiving widespread critical acclaim.

Usually, a “good” album manages to captivate a listener by rising and falling in just the right places. Title-track “The Chaos” opens the album with Barry Hyde (vocals/guitar) and company (Ross Millard, Jaff Craig, Dave Hyde) counting down: “5-4-3-2-1 LET’S GO!” and from that moment the men don’t look back. The album begins loud and fast and only grows louder and faster; it’s all rise, all the time.

As the band powers through the record at an unrelenting speed, those charming choruses we have come to know and love from The Futureheads are not lost, shining noticeably on single “Struck Dumb,” “Sun Goes Down,” and “Heartbeat Song” (Your heartbeat song/It’s good but its not the one/We’re singing out of tune/But I still want to sing with you).

While The Chaos marks the band’s fourth full-length release, in many ways this album is truly the most worthy successor to The Futureheads’ debut album. Armed with a similar exuberant energy, lively melodies, carefully constructed harmonies, and catchy hooks that effortlessly ingrain themselves into your brain for days, The Chaos is exactly what fans have been yearning for these last six years.

DOWNLOAD The Futureheads – Struck Dumb
STREAM The Chaos in its entirety at Spinner
ORDER The Chaos on Vinyl/CD/Digital Download

This month, The Futureheads will be touring the U.S. for the first time in four years! The tour begins tonight in Brooklyn and culminates in the best city in the America Chicago. Do yourself a favor and catch them live!!

June 1 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
June 2 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
June 3 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
June 4 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
June 5 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells
June 7 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
June 8 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
June 10 – Toronto, ONT @ Mod Club
June 11 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
June 12 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

Entry filed under: Music: Reviews, Music: US Tour 2010. Tags: download, LOVE, music, The Futureheads, Tour: 2010.