Under The Covers – The Futureheads
The Futureheads self-titled debut in 2004 was a cracker: bristling with attitude, whiplash-smart songs played with verve and skill. One of the best things about it was that it reminded us that Kate Bush was cool, via a genius version of Hounds Of Love. Probably not the most obvious song for guys with Sunderland accents and a handy way with post-punk choppy guitar rhythms and mob-handed vocals to cover, but that just adds an extra layer of sparkle.
Magic, that is. Here’s a reminder of Kate’s original.
So what are The Futureheads up to these days? If they dropped off your radar, or you never really checked them in the first place, I can say they’re doing very nicely: the 2010 album is called The Chaos and it’s a stormer. Download Struck Dumb for free and give it a blast. Recommended.
Their version of “Hounds of Love” is the only non-Cars, non-Queen track in the Rock Band games in which I’m able to ace the vocals.
I think we need a Cars-Queen-Futureheads Armagideon Time podcast.
Thanks for posting that fantastic live version of the genius version of Hounds of Love. It shows how a cover version should be done. The download track is also great. Finally you should check out Beginning of the Twist, sharp pop that reminds me of the Stourbridge 3 probably better known as The Wonderstuff, Neds Atomic Dustbin and PWEI ;-)