Sunday 15 July 2012

Futures - The Kharma Album

Formed in 2009 from the remains of promising upcoming bands Tonight Is Goodbye and The Riverclub, Futures sold out their first ever gig, released a critically acclaimed EP and signed to major record label Mercury records. But after recording The Kharma Album over a year ago with no release, Futures cancelled their contract and released the album independently on their new record label Indigo.

Opening tracks 'Start A Fire' and 'Islands In The Sea' have arena anthems written all over them, with big choruses and Ant West's voice sounding better and cleaner than before. Latest single 'Karma Satellite' slows things down with sounds reminiscent of Francesqa.
'Indigo' and 'Say My Name' provide enough of a sing-a-long to keep you interested during the middle of the album until we're reminded of the excellent 'The Holiday EP' with a re-recorded version of first ever single 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'.
Acoustic 'We Had It All' and upbeat 'Today We Had Love' close the album to show the diversity that Futures have to offer.

The Kharma Album's delayed release put Futures success on hold, but only slightly. Expect the Buckinghamshire band to be on your radars for a good while yet.

7/10

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