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New Music: The Futureheads: "I Wouldn't Be Like This If You Were Here" [Stream]

Nov 10, 2008, 1:45pm

The Futureheads ' work is never done, and your being gone certainly isn't helping. New download-only single "I Wouldn't Be Like This If You Were Here" bashes sharp-edged guitars and hard-charging rhythms against the English band's familiar Sunderland-accented shouts and a set of lonesome if not top-notch lyrics. The song was apparently recorded at the same time as this spring's relatively disappointing This Is Not the World , though it's just now making the rounds. Should make an energetic addition to the band's tour with Johnny [...]

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