You know that whack-a-mole game at the boardwalk where you slug the bouncing puppets as hard as you can to send them back into the mechanical habitat they came from? If the whack-a-moles sang—harmoniously and relentlessly—they would be the Futureheads, who played the Bowery Ballroom February 22 to a sold-out crowd. The foursome belted out bruising post-punk doo-wop ditties till they were out of breath and their throats were raw in raspy delight. Singer-guitarist Barry Hyde lost most of his voice by the second stop of their first U.S. headlining tour. But wait, don't panic, there were three others on hand to... More >>>