The Futureheads - Powers (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Time - 43:20 minutes | 538 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Time - 43:20 minutes | 538 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
Of all the dance-punk acts of the mid-'00s, it seemed as if the Futureheads ended up being the ones who just couldn't move forward; eight years after their celebrated self-titled 2004 debut, the quartet shook things up with their a cappella experiment, Rant, then disbanded.
With Powers, though, the band break their seven years of silence with a set of tracks that show the Sunderland, England quartet sounding relaxed, rejuvenated and free of expectation. Opening track "Jekyll" sets the mood, letting loose with a raucous opening guitar riff that co-vocalist Barry Hyde matches with his buzzsaw energy. Although the band's sixth LP includes some of the band's most inventive material, including the electro-guided "Electric Shock" and the valiantly confessional lyrics of "Headcase" (exploring Barry's struggles with mental illness), a portion of the 12-track, 54-minute LP relies on the same wiry, chanted blueprint.
Nonetheless, Powers is a surprisingly sturdy comeback album that sounds exactly how you remember the Futureheads, and that, at least for nostalgia's sake at least, isn't a bad thing at all.
Tracklist:
1. Jekyll
2. Good Night Out
3. Animus
4. Across the Border
5. Electric Shock
6. Stranger in a New Town
7. Listen, Little Man!
8. Headcase
9. Idle Hands
10. Don't Look Now
11. 07: 04
12. Mortals
foobar2000 1.3.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2019-08-30 00:30:28
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Analyzed: The Futureheads / Powers
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR5 -0.99 dB -6.64 dB 4:02 01-Jekyll
DR6 -1.01 dB -7.93 dB 3:28 02-Good Night Out
DR5 -1.00 dB -6.57 dB 3:42 03-Animus
DR6 -0.95 dB -7.86 dB 2:56 04-Across the Border
DR4 -1.00 dB -5.51 dB 4:01 05-Electric Shock
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.27 dB 4:14 06-Stranger in a New Town
DR3 -1.00 dB -5.56 dB 3:08 07-Listen, Little Man!
DR6 -1.01 dB -7.80 dB 2:52 08-Headcase
DR6 -1.01 dB -7.90 dB 3:08 09-Idle Hands
DR5 -0.96 dB -7.33 dB 3:24 10-Don't Look Now
DR5 -1.01 dB -7.48 dB 4:00 11-07: 04
DR5 -1.01 dB -6.93 dB 4:32 12-Mortals
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR5
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1652 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2019-08-30 00:30:28
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Analyzed: The Futureheads / Powers
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR5 -0.99 dB -6.64 dB 4:02 01-Jekyll
DR6 -1.01 dB -7.93 dB 3:28 02-Good Night Out
DR5 -1.00 dB -6.57 dB 3:42 03-Animus
DR6 -0.95 dB -7.86 dB 2:56 04-Across the Border
DR4 -1.00 dB -5.51 dB 4:01 05-Electric Shock
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.27 dB 4:14 06-Stranger in a New Town
DR3 -1.00 dB -5.56 dB 3:08 07-Listen, Little Man!
DR6 -1.01 dB -7.80 dB 2:52 08-Headcase
DR6 -1.01 dB -7.90 dB 3:08 09-Idle Hands
DR5 -0.96 dB -7.33 dB 3:24 10-Don't Look Now
DR5 -1.01 dB -7.48 dB 4:00 11-07: 04
DR5 -1.01 dB -6.93 dB 4:32 12-Mortals
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR5
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1652 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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All thanks go to the original releaser