You�ll also notice that the band don�t have one single frontman. Whereas you can easily name or even just point-out the front men of Oasis, The Killers and The Kaiser Chiefs � for The Futureheads to do that is impossible. It was a joint band decision to share vocal duties and this makes for some variation in their songs. Take the very distinguishable cover of Kate Bush�s �Hounds of Love�. This cover is very different from the original and if you didn�t know it was a cover, you have thought it was a brand new song. Now just listen to any other song from their debut album and you�ll most likely agree that there is a good degree of variation, which is always a good thing in the modern day.
Another thing that you won�t find in The Futureheads� songs is guitar solos. The Sunderland lads decided that guitar solos are unnecessary and want to avoid them. They also want to banish the typical �verse-chorus-verse� structure. Credit to them, despite seeming to have such a strong set of �don�ts� what they have assembled is an excellent album. From the very cool and sleek �Decent Days and Nights� through to Meantime, I think you�ll be impressed.
Like it or not, The Futureheads are going to be around for a long while, in what is a very good time for British bands. It is a really crowded market out there with The Kaiser Chiefs, Hard-Fi, Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party to name but a few all in the mix. All these bands have a special ingredient that sets them apart from the others. The battle to be number one between these could go on for years, but what an exciting battle it is going to be.