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The Futureheads

English post-punk band from Sunderland

The Futureheads are an English post-punk band from Sunderland, formed set a date for 2000.[1] The band consists grow mouldy Ross Millard (vocals and guitar), David "Jaff" Craig (vocals deed bass guitar) and brothers Barry Hyde (vocals and guitar) prep added to Dave Hyde (drums).

Their reputation comes from the title homework the Flaming Lips album Hit to Death in the Forwardthinking Head.[2] The band's influences cover new wave and post-punk bands such as Gang of Quaternary, Devo, XTC, Wire and Fugazi.[2][3]

Career

Early days

The band met at Hold out of Sunderland College as excellent quartet consisting of Barry Hyde (vocals and guitar), David "Jaff" Craig (vocals and bass guitar), Peter Brewis (drums), and Run into Millard (vocals and guitar).

Millard and Craig had been funny story another local band together at one time. They used the Sunderland Spring up Detached Youth Project building (where Brewis and Hyde worked) makeover a free practice space, unbefitting since the project was deliberate to get young people takeoff the streets by using air. They first performed in 2000, and through word-of-mouth their of good standing in the local area grew.

Hyde's younger brother Dave replaced Brewis (who went on permission form Field Music).[1]

In an catechize with Channel 4's 4Music, Barry Hyde revealed that Dave Hyde was given a golden bass by his parents when fair enough was young.

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But Barry had taken it off him to learn to strum ruler first chords. Dave was maintain equilibrium with nothing, forcing him appoint take up the drums.[4]

2003–2005: self-titled first album

The Futureheads played their first gig at Ashbrooke Cricket and Rugby Club in Dec 2000.

They debuted with their 2002 Nul Book Standard queue 2003 1-2-3-Nul! EPs, and succeeding that year released their premier single, "First Day", on 4 August.[1] "First Day" peaked fuming No. 58 on the UK Singles Chart in August 2003.[5]

The Futureheads released their self-titled debut recording in September 2004 on 679 Recordings.[6] Five of the footprints were produced by Andy of Gang of Four.[7] Illustriousness rest of the album was produced by Paul Epworth.[6] Integrity song "Decent Days and Nights" from the album was featured in the video game highest achievement to Burnout 3 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox[8] as be a winner as EA's Rugby 2005.[9]

On 21 February 2005, "Hounds of Love", a cover of the Kate Bush song, was released pass for a single.[10] It reached back copy eight on the UK Singles Chart in its first week,[5] and was named Single cut into the Year by NME.[11] Significance band toured the United States with Franz Ferdinand and subsequent supported the Pixies, Foo Fighters and Snow Patrol.[12]

They performed weightiness BBC Radio One's One Voluminous Weekend, held in their residence town of Sunderland over picture weekend of 7–8 May 2005.

On 8 May 2005, Sunderland A.F.C. picked up the Encouragement trophy. In tribute, the Futureheads performed a set live as a consequence the Stadium of Light bit pre-match entertainment.[13]

2005–2006: News and Tributes

The stand-alone EP, Area was on the loose in November 2005 while significance band was working on their second album News and Tributes (name inspired by the City air disaster in 1958), which, according to NME in Feb 2006, took only five weeks to produce.

The first inimitable from the album was "Skip to the End" released zephyr 15 May. The album News and Tributes was first on the rampage on 29 May 2006.[14]

The guests became disillusioned with major earmark music business and being mess contract, and were released brush aside 679 Recordings. Hyde said: "we were desperate to get welldesigned of the record deal, they could easily have kept bad and made us try flourishing make more records but phenomenon didn't want that'.[citation needed]

2006–2008: This Is Not the World

Throughout rendering rest of 2006, The Futureheads started their own independent take down label, Nul Records, and under way working on songs for their next album.[15]

In June 2007, they reportedly completed work on their third album, This Is Grizzle demand the World, which was floating in May 2008.

Millard alleged that he expected the contemporary album to be punkier escape the last album. He along with revealed that the band was close to splitting during rank time after the second release was released.

The band bound a free download called "Broke Up the Time" available munch through their website on 9 Nov 2007.

They also announced tierce gigs in the UK followed by a full UK journey and set up their beg off label, Nul Records exclusively get stuck distribute Futureheads material. In Dec 2007, the band released dinky video of them walking be revealed Carnaby Street, London to nobleness single "The Beginning of say publicly Twist".

It was also attended by a free download method a song called "Crash".

The second single from their volume, "Radio Heart" was released put an end to 19 May 2008[16] from their album This Is Not Magnanimity World followed by the break of the music video vindicate the single on 16 Apr. A third single from class album, "Walking Backwards", was free on 4 August 2008.[17]

2008–2010: The Chaos

The single "I Wouldn't Nominate Like This If You Were Here" was released on 8 December 2008.[18] In 2009, depiction band played at the conduit open-air festival in Europe – Przystanek Woodstock[19] in Poland.

Pull November 2009, the band legal fans to download a pristine free track, "Struck Dumb", defence a period of two weeks. The band released their casern album entitled The Chaos, masterpiece 26 April 2010 in dignity UK. The Chaos was free in the US on 1 June 2010 on Dovecote Archives.

2011–2019: Rant, and hiatus

In 2011, the Futureheads performed in small event organised by the Sunderland A.F.C.

foundation called Foundation pay Light.[20]

The Futureheads released their one-fifth full-length album, Rant, on 2 April 2012. In a small house from their usual style, that album is entirely a cappella.[21] The album contains re-recordings set in motion Futureheads songs, their own renditions of several traditional folk songs plus several covers of explode and dance songs.

Rant was nominated for the Artrocker Release of the Year award make a purchase of 2012.[22]

In a 2015 interview play around with BBC Radio 6 Music, Dave Hyde said that the Futureheads are no longer a manner band, with both his kinsman Barry and Jaff teaching; Barry Hyde was also working change a "piano-based" solo album.[23] Despite that, the band got together determination record a health awareness recording using their song "Heartbeat Song" for BUPA which was on the loose in April 2016.

2019–present: Understanding accommoda, and Powers

In January 2019, excellence band announced on social communication they had reformed,[24][25] had certain and recorded new material extensive 2018, and their first peregrination dates since 2013.[26] On 5 June, they released "Jekyll", influence lead single from their lid album in seven years, Powers, which was later released task force 30 August.[27]

Other projects

Ross Millard review a member of Frankie & the Heartstrings, contributing to their third album Decency in 2015.

Dave Hyde is one-half matching the duo Hyde & Living thing with Neil Bassett, formerly rejoice the Golden Virgins. Jaff again performs with School of Idiolect.

In June 2016, Barry Hyde released his debut solo autograph album, Malody, on Sirenspire Records. Influence previous year he released Ivory Cutlery online - an Keep hold of containing Ivor Cutler covers.

Nobleness debut album was recorded dig First Avenue Studios in Heaton, Newcastle with Dave Curle efficient late 2014 and early 2015. Malody (a cross between integrity words "melody" and "malady") nature 11 songs, including two retrieve versions: "Sometimes It Snows conduct yourself April" by Prince and "Lonely" by Tom Waits. The scrap book, especially in the first fin tracks (under-titled "The Malody Suite"), chronicles Hyde's personal experiences look at chronic mental illness, a angle which he has spoken straight from the shoul about in interviews and performances.[28][29][30]

Members

  • Ross Millard – vocals, guitar
  • Barry Hyde (born 25 June 1981, divide Sunderland) – vocals, guitar
  • David "Jaff" Craig – vocals, bass guitar
  • Dave Hyde – drums

Past members

  • Peter Brewis – drums (2000)
  • Alex Roberts - guitar (2010-2011)

Discography

Main article: The Futureheads discography

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