Watch: The Futureheads - 'Heartbeat Song'
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Last week the news came that North Eastern four-piece The Futureheads were to release a new record, entitled The Chaos, set for a April 26 release date on their own record label, Nul. There was also a 'making of' video for the video of 'Heartbeat Song', which will be the lead single of that record.
Though it was slightly annoying that the 'making of' snippets came first, the ACTUAL video for the single has now been released, and you can watch them both below. It sees the band in a kind-of Blind Date scenario. Bit passée, though, given the success and brilliance now seen in ITV's Take Me Out.
Below are the dates for the nationwide tour which accompanies the record's release:
April:
26 - Norwich, Arts Centre
27 - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
28 - Leeds, Cockpit
May:
1 - Middlesbrough, The Empire
2 - Manchester, Academy 2
3 - Sheffield, The Leadmill
4 - Birmingham, Academy 2
6 - London, Scala
7 - Gloucester, Guildhall
8 - Coventry, Casbah
10 - Bristol, Thekla
11 - Exeter, The Cavern
12 - Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
13 - Northampton, Roadmender
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as much as it pains me to say it
this is Futureheads by-the-numbers and even at that it's a weak one.
C'mon boys.
Agreed
They seem to be making the same record over and over, which is a shame. Their first album was terrific, and quite a lot of News & Tributes was really good too - but when the last one came out and it sounded formulaic, and this is just more of that.
Really?
The last record had Sale of the Century and Broke Up The Time on it, both of which had ideas falling out of them like a piano down the stairs.
I'd agree that the new single isn't a radical reinvention but I like that they can still almost effortlessly put out energetic three minute love songs like this. A bit like the Ramones or the Buzzcocks.
I liked the last record quite a lot
this single may write the band off entirely in some people's minds; mega mega shame.
They are quite like The Buzzcocks in that way, though.
This isn't "futureheads by-the-numbers"
That would be pretty good. This is just shit.
What happened to that band I used to love, the band who created perfect angular pop songs which were obviously crafted with a lot of time and love? This crap could be written by anyone. Sigh.
It's not bad, really...
although I've never really understood the fuss around The Futureheads myself. The problem is, they're just not consistent enough. They're capable of turning in some belters when they try but then for every one of those, there are three more that sound like they're either just not trying or are having great difficulty translating the ideas in their heads into something vaguely coherent.
ummm i like it
its a good poppy song, nothing particularly new, but that is part of its charm.
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