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Futureheads Hounds Of Love

The Futureheads: Hounds Of Love

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by Dom Gourlay
  • Type: Single
  • Release date: 21/02/2005
  • Buy Now: Amazon UK

Uh-Oh-Oh, Uh-Oh-Oh,
Oh-Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh,

This is the sound of a north eastern barbershop quartet screaming for a not-too short back and sides in quadraphonic unison. The Futureheads interpretation of Kate Bush's 'Hounds Of Love' harks back to the days when people like The Jam and The Specials were penning anthems that sounded just as vibrant on the terraces at your local football ground as they would on the pull in some grotty club on a Friday night.

Granted, 'Hounds Of Love' isn't one of the Futureheads' own, but the fact that this version is so radically removed from the original sets them apart from your average Pop Idol/Stars In Their Eyes coverfest dross.

Indeed, Sunderland's finest haven't just left their own indelible footprints on here, but merely stamped the remnants of Ms. Bush's quirky ballad into the carpet with last night's dinner's morsels, and if it weren't for some long time dead bloke from Tupelo, would surely be gracing the top of the charts by this time next week.

Editor's Note: There's also a bunch of top notch remixes on said record, and we particularly big up the 'Phone's Wolves At The Door Remix'

  • The Futureheads 8 / 10

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

Great single.
Probably the best track from the album too, and one of only two songs thats over the 3minute mark too.

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

Aye. I just can't get enough of this band.

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I just adore the 'Hounds' cover, but am not so convinced about the rest of it. The single is genius but it's tough to follow up

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If you have the album its not the best song off it. Try listening to Decent Days and Nights, Meantime, First Day or Carnival Kids. However, Hounds of Love is a class single!

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best track on the album is clearly Danger Of The Water, but this track's top too

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

I cannot express quite well enough with words just how much this song needs to be heard.

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

again, love the track, not fussed at all by the album

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nah..disagree. The album is one of the most original pieces of music i have heard in a long time. They do really catchy 2minute songs and i love it. Better than having the four minute guitar shite pounded into us by the likes of Green Day

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

This band is well known, and.....I like this song - what's happening to popular music nowadays?! When I was younger, it was all shit - you knew where you were then. Sigh.

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*points out just how good the original is also, and urges you all to download that too!!*

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No one has pointed out yet that they blew away bloc party on the nme tour. And bloc party themselves were stunning....!

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It was 'cos of that version of 'He Knows', wasn't it? That was maaaaagical.

New Kate Bush album due this year too...yay!

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

This is an amazing song! The album is great too, really original. I heard one of the nme gigs on radio 1, and The Futureheads were easily the best performers (although the rest were pretty good too!).

And they're not as well known as you'd think. I'm pretty sure most of the people at my college wouldn't know them.

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Yep - the guy with glasses is a legend ''right guys, the glasses are coming off. its getting heavy''. Splitting the crowd for the singalong in Hounds Of Love was incredible too!

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

I really don't like this song, if I didn't adore the original so much maybe I would like this, I don't know. The original was amazing, it was so beautiful and weird and magic. This, even though it's more catchy, is a bit lacking in substance. The Futureheads are quite good though.

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

please sir, who's the dis editor?
i wanted you to know that a mag in india called 'the record' is using your reviewsand making them their own.i saw nearly 80% of your travis 12 mems.. review pasted in an issue.

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gareth.dobson@drownedinsound.com is our editor.
please let us know what this magazine is and we'll sue their asses! or at least send them a well worded angry letter.

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

this song is incredible...almost their best song (sad since it's a cover)

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

Wow, I really like this, although I haven't heard the original. I might get the album I think, I like what I've heard.

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buy the kate bush album too ...

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

Absolutely flippin' amazing. No matter how irrelevant or pointless or *insert stock anti-Top 40 adjective here* the charts are, in an ideal world this would be number one for weeks

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

i was surprised that I liked it, being obsessed with the kate bush album it's from. kate bush is superunderrated by the indie community, and everyone here should check out that album because its pretty amazing stuff. she's influenced a hell of a lot of great people (bjork, faith no more) and doesn't deserve to be forgotten as she often is.

Jamie

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It's a nice, catchy take on the song but not the best on the Futures album, that kind of ill informed comment does them an injustice.

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i wasn't having a go, actually i was complementing the fact that i do like it considering how covers can be pretty awful.

Jamie

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

what does everyone think of the MysteryJets Pirate mix?
its like fourtet or something. lovely and a bit strange.

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Like it. The other B-side (Man Made) is a bit odd though.

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you're obsessed.
stop it.

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

i hate this song

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

The Futureheads are one of my favourite bands. They are just so unbelievably fun. This song is brilliant and their album is also great. Meantime is also a fantastic track. Top live act as well.

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

brilliant take on a brilliant song. pity it won't, I fear, break here in the states. too clever by half, but one can always hope.




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