Artist: The Futureheads

The Futureheads – Rant

Mar 28, 8:37am State Magazine

Despite all their good work over the past nine years, for a lot of people The Futureheads will always be associated with feisty cover of 'Hounds Of Love', a great record but one that brought a slight whiff of novelty along with it. It's clearly not something that bothers them though, as Rant sees them dispense with their guitars, drums and everything and else to record entirely a capella. For those who like what they know it'll surely be a step to far, but for those with a more open mind their fifth album is a [...]

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Album Review: The Futureheads

Mar 24, 7:20pm When The Gramophone Rings

"Plain and simple, this is an a capella album, and it's quite some change for the group..." The Futureheads | Rant Since breaking through with their self-titled debut in 2004 The Futureheads have, without fail, been releasing an album every two years. By the time 2010's The Chaos just about limped into the UK Top 50 it was clear that it was time for a change. But what's a guitar band to do in a pop climate that, while not hostile, seems genuinely indifferent to guitar music. Well, for The Futureheads it [...]

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Update: Camden Crawl 2012

Mar 22, 5:00am There Goes the Fear

This year's Camden Crawl just keeps growing! Yet more bands and even some comedians have been added to the already stellar lineup for the May Bank Holiday weekend extravaganza that takes over the music capital of London. Joining the likes of Death In Vegas , Rolo Tomassi and Alabama 3 , are the Scottish indie-rock titans Glasvegas , dancey post-punkers the Futureheads , and former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes will be performing a solo show. Also announced for the jam-packed weekend of [...]

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Single Review: The Futureheads – Meet Me Halfway (Black Eye Peas cover)

Mar 9, 7:00am There Goes the Fear

At first thought, an a capella version of the Black Eyed Peas' 'Meet Me Halfway' performed by Sunderland's Futureheads is a disturbing, Frankenstein's monster-esque proposition; a genre-bending mashup simply crying out to be derided as the wrong song, played in the wrong way, by the wrong band. That it actually works as a piece, with its stark backdrop of layered minor chords, and plaintive yet square-jawed lead vocal, is nothing short of astonishing. Gone is the humdrum synth 'n' drumbox arrangement of the original; instead we have four men's voices and dark [...]

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The Futureheads

Mar 8, 2:01pm Bowlegs Music Review

Here's some more new music from The Futurehead's forthcoming a cappella album, Rant . Not long ago we slapped their track Robot on to your screen, now we've got the band's version of the Black Eyed Peas' Meet Me Halfway . The song is going to be released as a double A-side, along with a cover of Sparks' The Number 1 Song in Heaven . Rant is out on April 2.

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Stream: The Futureheads – Meet Me Halfway

Mar 7, 8:46pm Comfortcomes.com

To be released in conjunction with their new a cappella album 'Rant', The Futureheads have announced that double A-side 'Meet Me Halfway/The No.1 Song In Heaven' will also be released, seeing the band transform The Black Eyed Peas' single and the 1970s Sparks track into harmonious four-part a capellas.

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Listen // The Futureheads announce a capella LP

Feb 20, 4:35pm GoldFlakePaint

The Futureheads have announced that their new record Rant, which is set for release on April 2nd, will be a completely a capella affair. For those of you who aren't hot on the Italian language, this means that the record will contain absolutely no instrumentation. No guitars, no drums, no bass, only gruff sweet Northern vocals. If you, like us, can't quite grasp the concept then wrap you ears around this, the first taster from the album; The band have also announced a full UK tour, kicking off in [...]

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The Futureheads anuncia un disco a cappella

Feb 17, 10:25am indieHearts

La banda británica de post-punk The Futureheads se propuso hacer un registro totalmente diferente a lo que venían haciendo, y con esa premisa en mente surgió la idea de Rant , un álbum grabado completamente a capella. En un comunicado, el cantante Ross Millard dijo: "Si íbamos a seguir haciendo música necesitábamos cambiar. Hacer otro álbum de Futureheads como los anteriores era algo que no nos gustaba. Siempre fuimos cuatro partes de una armonía grupal; eso ha sido muy importante [...]

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The Futureheads / April 2012 UK Tour

Feb 17, 4:00am There Goes the Fear

The Futureheads will be returning to the gig scene soon, with a UK tour scheduled for April. The tour will be very special, as the Sunderland band promises acoustic and a cappella performances you won't want to miss. The general sale begins on Tuesday the 21st of February, but an exclusive fan presale will be held on Monday the 20th. Details on this presale and their next album 'Rant' are available on the band's official Web site. You can listen to a new recording of an old classic of theirs, an a cappella [...]

• The Futureheads - Robot (A Cappella)

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Artist:	The Futureheads
Title:	Robot (A Cappella)
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	A Cappella

Veronica Falls, Brilliant Colors and Hands & Teeth at The Garrison in Toronto

Feb 16, 8:30am Chromewaves

Frank Yang Just so we're clear, I am not stalking Veronica Falls . It's pure coincidence that I've seen the London-based band three times in the past year in three different countries - America , Canada , and Iceland - on two different continents. Really. Okay, it's not as though I was running into them on the street while they were playing - their self-titled debut was one of my favourites of last year (and barely missed my year-end list) so when the opportunity to see them live [...]

• Brilliant Colors - How Much Younger
• Brilliant Colors - Value Lines
• Lindstrøm - De Javu
• The Cribs - Chi-Town

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Artist:	Brilliant Colors
Title:	How Much Younger
Link Text:	Brilliant Colors - “How Much Younger”
File Name:	how_much_younger.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Pop
Year:	2011

Artist:	Brilliant Colors
Title:	Value Lines
Link Text:	Brilliant Colors - “Value Lines”
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Genre:	Pop
Year:	2011

Artist:	Lindstrøm
Title:	De Javu
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Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	The Cribs
Title:	Chi-Town
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The Futureheads

Feb 15, 2:18pm Bowlegs Music Review

Are The Futureheads a modern version of The Flying Pickets? Well, they're releasing cappella music at a time of Tory induced austerity and record unemployment, but unfortunately the lack of a bald guy and some Teddy Boy threads set them apart. Their music does too. However, the Sunderland band do share a love of vocal dexterity with the 80s act, so much so that they've recorded an album of instrument free tracks for you. It's called Rant , it's out on April 2 and features re-arranged versions selection of the band's songs, including this one – Robot .

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Ouça: The Futureheads – Robot (Versão Acapella)

Feb 15, 11:38am Rock 'n' Beats

O prêmio para álbum mais estranho do ano acaba de ganhar um forte competidor. Os ingleses do The Futureheads anunciaram o lançamento de seu novo álbum, Rant , que possui como principal diferencial e marca de excentricidade a ausência completa de instrumentos musicais. Rant trará versões Acapella de faixas de diferentes momentos da carreira do Futureheads , mas não para por aí, e inclui também covers de três faixas tradicionais do folk, da música Acapella , da Kelis , e curiosamente, do hit Meet me Halfway , do [...]

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The Futureheads to release a capella album "Rant"

Feb 15, 10:16am Snob's Music

The Futureheads have always marched to the beat of their own drum. Well, with their new album there's no drum at all. That's because Rant , out April 2nd in the UK, is an a capella record. The band have planned an a capella and acoustic tour of the UK in support of the record, but nothing seems to be in the works for North America yet. Here's the track list: Continue reading »

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Listen: Echotape – "Came Into My Blood"

Jan 26, 9:18am Lost In The Sound

Echotape , a band that came together under a shared disillusionment that the vast majority of artists that presented themselves as "alternative" were, in fact, devoid of any discernible purpose or ambition beyond commercial or egotistic self-nourishment, have a four track EP scheduled for release later this year. Their first released track is called "Came Into My Blood" and it combines dream-like melodies, an upbeat rhythm similar to the Horrors , and passionate vocals. For their debut album, they have worked with legendary producer Youth (of Killing [...]

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Mrs Mackerel's TFI Friday (20th January)

Jan 20, 5:14pm Mad Mackerel's Blog

MM and I went to see a film this week with a friend of ours, Gooner Ian. We were the only three in the cinema until the last minute when a couple gate-crashed the party. (Didn't they realise?! We didn't!) Anyway, no-one could deny the commanding central performance or even a highly credible supporting cast, but it just wasn't what it promised to be. It lacked depth (in this case political) and was without the cultural reference points that spark a whole raft of memories. Sadly, it just sort of faded away from consciousness. It's a metaphor that [...]

• Futureheads - Stupid and Shallow
• MGMT - Time To Pretend

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Artist:	Futureheads
Title:	Stupid and Shallow
Link Text:	Stupid And Shallow mp3
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Bitrate:	188 kbps
Genre:	Indie
Year:	2002

Artist:	MGMT
Title:	Time To Pretend
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Genre:	Alternative

Young The Giant- ST

Dec 24, 2011, 3:56am The Ripple Effect

Sometimes I get spoiled by living in Los Angeles. Whether it's walking down the street and bumping into a celebrity or knowing about a "hot" band before they make it seems completely normal. Sure the latter part of that statement will probably ostracize me from some of my readers, but it's true. Although it seems pretentious and snobbish, it feels weird constantly saying, "I have been listening to this band for X amount of years before anyone knew who they were." After a while you become accustomed to this feeling and jaded since a lot of breakthrough bands [...]

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Christmas Songs

Dec 11, 2011, 9:35am lito music

mp3: The Very Most-Wombling Merry Christmas mp3: Elenowen-White Christmas mp3: When Nalda Becames Punk-Xmas With You mp3: Raveonettes-Christmas Song mp3: Acid House Kings-Christmas mp3: Hello Saferide-I-Pod Xmas mp3: Jens Lekman-Run Away With Me mp3: Shade Tree-Christmas Peace mp3: The Futureheads-Christmas waws better in [...]

• The Very Most-Wombling Merry Christmas » The Very Most - Wombling Merry Christmas....mp3
• Acid House Kings - Christmas
• Elenowen - White Christmas FINALMP3
• Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler - Christmas Day (I Wish I Was Surfing)
• Frightened Rabbit - It's Christmas So We'll Stop
• Hello Saferide - I pod X-mas
• jens lekman - 01 run away with me.mp3
• Renee & Jeremy - Sunny Christmas
• Shadetree - christmas peace
• The Futureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80s
• The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song
• When Nalda became punk - Xmas with you

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Link Text:	The Very Most-Wombling Merry Christmas
File Name:	The Very Most - Wombling Merry Christmas.mp3

Artist:	Acid House Kings
Title:	Christmas
Link Text:	Acid House Kings-Christmas
File Name:	Christmas.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	255
Year:	1992

Artist:	Elenowen
Title:	White Christmas FINALMP3
Link Text:	Elenowen-White Christmas
File Name:	elenowen_white_christmas.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler
Title:	Christmas Day (I Wish I Was Surfing)
Link Text:	Emmy The Great and Tim Wheeler-Christmas Day (I Wish I Was Surfing)
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Bitrate:	288 kbps

Artist:	Frightened Rabbit
Title:	It's Christmas So We'll Stop
Link Text:	Frightened Rabbit-It's Christmas, So We'll Stop
File Name:	FrightenedRabbit_ItsChristmasS oWellStop.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Alternative, Indierock
Year:	2007

Artist:	Hello Saferide
Title:	I pod X-mas
Link Text:	Hello Saferide-I-Pod Xmas
File Name:	02 I pod X-mas.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	jens lekman
Link Text:	Jens Lekman-Run Away With Me
File Name:	01 run away with me.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Renee & Jeremy
Title:	Sunny Christmas
Link Text:	Renee & Jeremy-Sunny Christmas
File Name:	Renee & Jeremy_01_Sunny Christmas.mp3
Bitrate:	224 kbps
Genre:	Soundtrack
Year:	2011

Artist:	Shadetree
Title:	christmas peace
Link Text:	Shade Tree-Christmas Peace
File Name:	06 christmas peace.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	255

Artist:	The Futureheads
Title:	Christmas Was Better In The 80s
Link Text:	The Futureheads-Christmas waws better in the 80's
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Bitrate:	256 kbps

Artist:	The Raveonettes
Title:	The Christmas Song
Link Text:	Raveonettes-Christmas Song
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Bitrate:	228 kbps
Genre:	General Alternative Rock
Year:	2002

Artist:	When Nalda became punk
Title:	Xmas with you
Link Text:	When Nalda Becames Punk-Xmas With You
File Name:	When Nalda became punk - Xmas with you - 01 Xmas with you.mp3

More Fun Post Rock from MiniBoone

Nov 2, 2011, 11:32am Austin Town Hall

A little while back I brought you news of MiniBoone , a group with history in art-rock, using repetitive verses and frenetic imagery to win over fans. This newest single is very similar, at least in the beginning of the tune, sort of like old school Futureheads . But, as the song progresses it's reigned in a bit, organized into a fairly traditional pop spin. You'll definitely find yourself lost in this track, especially as the vocals begin to warm a bit. You can find this track and several others [...]

• MiniBoone - Man/Woman

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Artist:	MiniBoone
Title:	Man/Woman
Link Text:	MiniBoone - Man/Woman
File Name:	ManWoman.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2011

Oct 29, 2011, 3:34am Rocks de Milo

Αχ! Ωραία ήταν τότε που παίζαμε με τα άλλα παιδιά τα ευρωπαϊκά. Ανήκαμεν ψυχή τε και σώματι εις την Δύση. Είχε τόσα να μας δώσει! Ενα πάρτυ ήταν η ζωή μας... Τώρα όμως κάτι πήγε στραβά και δε μας κάνει παρέα κανείς. Είμαστε λέει τοξικοί. Μας αποφεύγουν γιατί φοβούνται ότι θα κολλήσουν κι αυτοί [...]

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The Eversons

Oct 25, 2011, 8:54pm Obscure Sound

The Eversons are highlights in the fusion of past and present that is art-punk, a genre most recently propelled by names like Art Brut and The Rakes. Both groups debuted in 2005 with a thickly accented, spontaneously wry vocal wit backed by tremolo-heavy riffs and mechanical rhythms in a style akin to bands like Gang [...]

• The Eversons - Boyfriend » download.mp3
• The Eversons - Hyacinth Girl » download.mp3
• The Eversons - Loser » download.mp3
• The Eversons - Hyacinth Girl
• theeversons - Boyfriend
• theeversons - I'm a Conservative
• theeversons - Loser

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Link Text:	The Eversons - Boyfriend
File Name:	download.mp3

Link Text:	The Eversons - Hyacinth Girl
File Name:	download.mp3

Link Text:	The Eversons - Loser
File Name:	download.mp3

Artist:	The Eversons
Title:	Hyacinth Girl
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	theeversons
Title:	Boyfriend
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie

Artist:	theeversons
Title:	I'm a Conservative
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	theeversons
Title:	Loser
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie