The Futureheads - Decent Days and Nights

The Futureheads eponymous debut album has recently gone gold, selling in excess of 100,000 copies in the UK to date. 2005 has proved an exciting year so far for these likely lads from the North East, as they've slowly but steadily edged their way further and further towards the top of their rank. A more than successful stint on the NME Awards tour, a full-blown, sell out US tour and a re-release of their LP charting at number 11, were just a few of the highlights.

LP sales were helped along by spots on CD:UK and T4, massive radio support and gushing reviews for their most recent single 'Hounds Of Love' - the single subsequently slammed into the charts at number 8 leaving fans and critics alike wanting more. Thankfully, the follow up is not far behind…

'Decent Days And Nights' is The Futureheads at the peak of their powers; a choppy, Clash-y classic whose brazenly hooky guitars and chant-like vocals belie the clever stuff going on just below the surface. As with most Futureheads songs it's hard to get a true reading on what exactly they're banging on about, but the tight mesh of syllables, words and occasional animal yelps, sure is an enthralling place to get lost in. Especially, as in this instance, when the words themselves seem precisely to be about losing your bearings in this world.
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