Tonight is an oppurtunity for The Futureheads to showcase some songs from their third album, but before anyone in the crowd can even think about that, Detroit four-piece HiFi Handgrenades have an opportunity to wow a London crowd on the last date of their UK "tour".
Well, I have to hand it to these guys, they do a great impression of Millencolin. And of Sum 41. In fact, all the major pop-punk bands of the nineties are thrown into the mix. But its been so long, this stuff almost seems retro. At least for me. Taking you back to a simpler time, when pop-punk was all about girls and wanking. Occasionally in that order. Rather than nowadays, with your My Chemical Underpants and your Fall Out Boy singing about dead people and... whatever Fall Out Boy sing about.
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When these guys are done, it's up to Dananananakroyd (I think that's how its spelt) and their six-pronged, two-drummered attack of noise from Glasgow with pride. To be honest, these guys kicked some arse. Both drummers broke their sticks within the first song from playing to hard. Even though song names were lost in the noise, and the singer's diving into the crowd to scream into the mic was a little annoying, by sheer enthusiasm and guts, they put on a great, if somewhat shambolic show.
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So, without much further ado, the main event begins and The Futureheads kick off their first UK show in 2007 with classics "Meantime" and "The City Is Here For You To Use" before playing, for the first time in the UK, free mailing list song "Broke Up The Time". Whilst this isn't a massive change in direction for them, with the usual power-pop-punk hooks and singalong chorus, its still a fairly promising preview of their unreleased, although finished third album, and the song itself leads to a small group in the crowd to chant "Fuck 679", which doesn't go on unnoticed by the band.
Other new tracks scattered amongst the majority of the first album and only a couple of tracks nervously selected from News And Tributes (including single "Skip to The End" and "Worry About It Later") are "Everythings Changing Today", "Radio Heart" and "The Beginning of The Twist". Finishing on debut album closer "Man Ray", the band were soon back out for an encore including fan favourites "Area" and "Piece Of Crap" as well as live rarity "Picture of Dorian Gray" that left many fans crying for even more.
However, with the new tracks being slightly "more abrasive" as promised, if only still within their previous indie-pop confines, the new album is unlikely to win them over many new fans, but will definately be welcome for those whose preference was their eponymous debut rather than their "more mature" sophomore effort, which, although enjoyable, never really lived up to its predecessor.
Their as-yet-untitled third album look set to be released early next year.
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