The Futureheads

The Futureheads
The Futureheads perform at the 2005 Glastonbury Festival
The Futureheads perform at the 2005 Glastonbury Festival
Background information
OriginSunderland, England
Genres
Years active2000–2013, 2019–present
Labels
Members
Past membersPeter Brewis
  • Alex Roberts
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

The Futureheads are an English post-punk band from Sunderland, formed in 2000.[1] The band consists of Ross Millard (vocals and guitar), David "Jaff" Craig (vocals and bass guitar) and brothers Barry Hyde (vocals and guitar) and Dave Hyde (drums). Their name comes from the title of the Flaming Lips album Hit to Death in the Future Head.[2] The band's influences include new wave and post-punk bands such as Gang of Four, Devo, XTC, Wire and Fugazi.[2][3]

  1. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Futureheads Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Greenblatt, Leah (3 December 2004). "The Futureheads are High on XTC". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  3. ^ Garrity, Brian (8 January 2005). "Now Hear This… The Futureheads". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 September 2020.