The Futureheads
Among a surge of British guitar bands that emerged in the early 2000s intent on
blowing away any lingering trace of a Brit-pop hangover, Sunderland's indie
heroes The Futureheads pinched the spiky, angular pop of the post punk/new wave
era and injected it with a dose of rabid-fire, heart-on-sleeve, adolescent
energy. Hard working, northern honesty sat beside stylised art school leaning at
the core of debut album The Futureheads (2004) as the lads fought for indie-cred
alongside the likes of Franz Ferdinand, The Libertines and Bloc Party. Produced
by Paul Epworth and Gang of Four'...
