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Futures - The Holiday (Album review)

It would be all too easy for me to write this review with a lengthy pre-amble - detailing the history behind Futures and how they formed from the ashes of Tonight Is Goodbye, but take this album out of context for a second, it’s worthy of it. No, in fact, it’s fucking excellent.

Opening track ‘16’ more than earns itself the top place on the album with it’s jump-up chorus and youthful hope for the future. Before you know it, the mix of surf-esque verses and heavy choruses take you by the hand and lead you into ‘Take Me Home’ - probably one of the weaker songs on the album, but the outstandingly heavy choruses and guitar solo seem to keep it on par with the rest of the songs.

From here on in the album goes from strength to strength, both musically and lyrically. A hearty mix of hook-laden melody, pop sensibilities, and all-out rock backs the uplifting romanticism of frontman Ant West’s lyrics. ‘Sal Paradise’ and ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ are both perfect examples of the Futures formula and already grace their MySpace player.

Three tracks later and the closing piano of ‘Thank You’ fades out and you’re left yearning for more - and that’s the only criticism of this album. At just shy of half an hour, even for a mini-album, it’s far too short.

‘The Holiday’ is a more than aptly-titled mini-album evoking all the reckless hedonism you can experience as a sixteen year-old on your summer break - you’ve got the whole six weeks ahead of you, and with this album to soundtrack it, you can’t go all that wrong.

Album review of ‘The Holiday’ by Futures for Pushtofire.com

Filed under: journalism Date: 02.21.10 Permalink