| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Consequence of Sound | [3] |
| Drowned in Sound |  [4] |
| Filter | 82%[5] |
| MusicOMH | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| The Skinny | [10] |
| Slant Magazine | [11] |
The Chaos is the fourth album by English post-punk revival band The Futureheads. It was released on 26 April 2010.[12][13] The album is the band's second on their label Nul Records, and was preceded by a download-only single, 'Struck Dumb',[14][15][16] on 2 December 2009.[17]
Style
The track "Struck Dumb", an example of the band's "classic angular guitar-rock",[18] has been described as "a blast of pop-punk energy".[16] As Phil Mongredien of Q magazine put it, though, in The Chaos, as in This Is Not the World, the emphasis is "on the big radio-friendly choruses, four-part choruses given a euphoric dimensions to their punk-influenced sound, with less of the earlier complex angularity".[9]
Track listing
- "The Chaos" – 4:09
- "Struck Dumb" – 2:50
- "Heartbeat Song" – 2:29
- "Stop the Noise" – 2:31
- "The Connector" – 2:56
- "I Can Do That" – 3:42
- "Sun Goes Down" – 3:52
- "This Is the Life" – 2:55
- "The Baron" – 3:11
- "Dart at the Map" – 4:04
- "Jupiter" – 6:23
HMV exclusive bonus tracks
- "Bricks & Stones"
- "Local Man of the World"
On both the normal version and the HMV version, there is a hidden track, "Living On Light", placed after the end of the final track on each release.
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] | 65 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 48 |
References
- ^ "The Chaos by The Futureheads". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Allmusic review".
- ^ "Consequence of Sound".
- ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Filter Magazine review".
- ^ "MusicOMH review".
- ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork.
- ^ "PopMatters review".
- ^ a b Phil Mongredien. Q. June 2010. Albums review. P. 126
- ^ "The Skinny review".
- ^ "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine.
- ^ "The Chaos". 26 April 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via Amazon.
- ^ Album Vote Archived 2010-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Featured Content on Myspace". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ RCRDLBL.com Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Futureheads Download Exclusive". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ This Is Fake DIY
- ^ "[NEW] The Futureheads – Struck Dumb at We All Want Someone To Shout For". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
