The Futureheads (album)

The Futureheads
Studio album by The Futureheads
Released	12 July 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Post-punk revival
Length	36:30
Label	679 Recordings, Sire Records
Producer	Paul Epworth, Andy Gill
The Futureheads chronology
1-2-3-Nul! EP (2003) The Futureheads (2004) Area EP (2005)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	(B+) link
NME	(8/10) link
Pitchfork Media	(8.3/10) link
Rolling Stone	link
Stylus	(A) link

The Futureheads was The Futureheads self-titled debut album. 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.

"Decent Days and Nights" and "Hounds of Love" were made available for the Rock Band platform on 9 March 2010. "Decent Days and Nights" also appeared on the Burnout 3 soundtrack. "Meantime" was used in a second season episode of the hit TV series The O.C., and the film, Grandma's Boy.

The album was named the 33rd best record of 2004 by Pitchfork Media.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by The Futureheads unless otherwise stated.

1. "Le Garage" – 1:45
2. "Robot" – 2:00
3. "A to B" – 2:27
4. "Decent Days and Nights" – 2:31
5. "Meantime" – 2:50
6. "Alms" – 2:05
7. "Danger of the Water" – 2:57
8. "Carnival Kids" – 2:44
9. "The City Is Here for You to Use" – 2:35
10. "First Day" – 2:04
11. "He Knows" – 3:13
12. "Stupid and Shallow" – 1:34
13. "Trying Not to Think About Time" – 2:24
14. "Hounds of Love" (Kate Bush) – 3:02
15. "Man Ray" – 2:18

Special Edition

The special edition version of the album had two bonus tracks added at the end of the tracklisting

16. "Decent Days and Nights (Radio Mix)" – 2:42
17. "Hounds of Love (Radio Mix)" – 3:05

References