Review: Futures - The Holiday

From the ashes of the band “Tonight is Goodbye” comes Futures. Combining former vocalist Ant West (now turned guitarist/vocalist) with guitarist Casey Roarty, drummer George Lindsay and new bassist Christian Ward (formerly of The Riverclub) comes a recipe for pure musical genius.

Having been working on new material since the TIG split, the High Wycombe boys originally planned their debut album for release as a free download on March 1st. However, Daily Informer can reveal that ‘The Holiday’, will now be released on March 3rd free with Rock Sound magazine.

With a much more mature sound than Tonight Is Goodbye; Futures have taken a different perspective on pop punk. Long gone are the days singing of failed love affairs and puppy dog love. This positive new tone is an escape from the plethora of depressive lyrics in similar types of music at the moment. ‘The Holiday’ is about being content with who you are and that break ups aren’t necessarily the massive downfall they may seem.

‘Sal Paradise’ is a perfect example of the talent that Futures posses, the infectious guitar riff and spot-on song writing not to mention the sing-along chorus “And I will show the world / If you just take me the hand and talk about our souls.” The track ‘Thank You’ is another example of Ant West’s brilliant song writing and is the perfect ending to the album.

‘The Holiday’ is an apt title for the album as every song is very uplifting; feel good, with a catchy guitar riff, and sing-along chorus. The album feels like a holiday from the rest of music at the moment, exhaling a fresh breath of summer air into the oh-so cold UK music scene.

The band’s first single ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ released February 22nd was limited to 250 copies and sold out within a week and the video is extremely popular on music channels at the moment. With the resounding chorus “This is the boy who cried wolf / Too many times before / Too many times before,” it is clear this will be echoed by crowds around UK on their tour this month.

‘The Holiday’ is a constant reminder that summer is just around the corner, despite being in what seems like an endless winter. Here at Daily Informer we’re pretty sure that Futures will be the soundtrack to this summer, at least ours anyway! With infectious hooks and magically intertwined melodic riffs, how could it not be? Simply put, there is nothing to dislike about this album, and what’s more is that it’s free, so make sure you pick up Rock Sound on March 3rd.

92%

WINOL Week 3 Debrief

Winchester News Online Bulletin 24/02/2010

Debrief by Chris Horrie

The bulletin is generally very good.

Stu recovered from the autocue not working and didn't panic.

The headlines were good, with dramatising and puns added to most of them.

Notes about the first story -

• Use people's function first, not name, unless they are a celebrity.
• Make sure you are convinced that it's reasonable to call this person a "leading" councillor.
• Sentence structure should be: Subject -> Verb -> Object, it's basic but never wrong.
• "The move follows..." is the perfect start to any 2nd paragraph.
• Story begins with a good quote.
• You tell the story with your voice and the interview is for quotes.
• "They've got good intentions, but good intentions don't pay the bills" - Good example of a 'quote'
• A problem is that Joey didn't have any cutaways, so he could only cut away to Trinity.
• Looks like cutting room journalism which is from the old days, where reporters would film for hours on a tape and then cut it together.
• The process when filming a story should be: 1. Think of a story 2. Go and do it.

Notes about the second story -

• Classically written newspaper court report, but no pictures.
• Did well to get the interview with the relative.
• Made a big deal about legal reporting restrictions, told the viewer, looks very professional, like you know the law, which is good.
• Possible juxtaposition libel, don't make people identifiable by cars (registration plate) etc.

Notes about the third story -

• Comment in the link, it is reasonable, but we need to know the difference between fact and comment and only use fact.
• Qualified priviliage to film the people at the parking discussion.

Notes about the forth story -

• Interviewee telling the story in his interview, should be told by Jon.
• Time = Quality of the interview, the longer the interview is, the more useful quotes you will have.

The sport and the 'And finally...' were also very good.

The bulletin is not perfect but 80% there to what you see on regional bulletins.

WELL DONE TEAM! :)