The Futureheads (album)

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The Futureheads
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Studio album by
Released12 July 2004
Recorded2004
Genre Post-punk revival, indie rock
Length36:30
Label 679, Sire
Producer Paul Epworth, Andy Gill
The Futureheads chronology
1-2-3-Nul! EP
(2003)
The Futureheads
(2004)
Area EP
(2005)

The Futureheads is the debut studio album by British rock band the Futureheads. It was released on 12 July 2004 and spawned the singles "First Day", "Decent Days and Nights", "Meantime", and "Hounds of Love" (a Kate Bush cover). The album received critical praise and was re-released as a special edition in 2005 featuring a DVD and coming with a slightly re-designed cover in pink rather than the standard LP's grey.

Contents

Release

The album's artwork was inspired by the painting Lonely Man by Damien Poulain. Music videos for "Decent Days and Nights", "A to B" and "First Day" were directed by Alex Smith of production company Black Dog Films, the video for "Hounds of Love" was directed by Patrick Daughters, also of Black Dog Films, and the video for "Meantime" was directed by Sam Arthur of production company Academy Films. [1]

Radio mixes of "Decent Days and Nights" and "Hounds of Love", mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, were included on the 2005 reissue of the album. [1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 86/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Alternative Press 5/5 [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 8/10 [7]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin B+ [11]
The Village Voice B+ [12]

The album was named the 33rd best record of 2004 by Pitchfork . [13]

Track listing

All songs written by the Futureheads, except where noted. [1]

The Futureheads track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Le Garage"  Paul Epworth 1:44
2."Robot" Epworth2:00
3."A to B"  Andy Gill 2:27
4."Decent Days and Nights" Epworth2:31
5."Meantime" Epworth2:51
6."Alms" Gill2:05
7."Danger of the Water" Epworth2:57
8."Carnival Kids" Epworth2:44
9."The City Is Here for You to Use" Gill2:35
10."First Day" Gill2:04
11."He Knows" Epworth3:14
12."Stupid and Shallow" Epworth1:35
13."Trying Not to Think About Time" Gill2:24
14."Hounds of Love" (Kate Bush cover)BushEpworth3:02
15."Man Ray" Epworth2:17

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. [1]

Charts

Chart performance for The Futureheads
Chart (2004–2005)Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [14] 28
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] 96
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 11

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