To be honest, I hadn't really thought about the Futureheads much since I stopped listening to their self titled debut album some years ago. That is until the opportunity to see them arose a few weeks ago. In their first US tour in four years, the Futureheads seem to be in a bit of a comeback mode. While, not quite recapturing the magic of their debut, their new album The Chaos, approaches that level of charming British angularity.
The show was not the kind that I usually see and I enjoyed it for that. Four voices, two guitars, a bass and a set of drums littered the stage as the band ripped through furious guitar riffs, jokes, soccer heckling and some solos. At times their old school rock puffery seemed forced or contrived, but on the whole I dug their over-the-top shtick. Trust me, they were working hard up there, let loose a ton of energy and it showed. Personally I still have a soft spot for their early material and Hounds of Love stood out as the best track of the night. Like many of their earlier songs, it has a more sophisticated sense of melody than many of their later more frenzied songs. As the band said, the last time they were in the states they watched England get knocked out of the World Cup and while I don't necessarily wish that fate on the Brits this time around (yet), I do hope they find a comfy spot to see the US beat (or at least draw) with the Brits this Saturday.
The Futureheads - Hounds of Love (YSI) (filesavr)
The Futureheads - Jupiter (YSI) (filesavr)
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