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One of the great ironies of British pop music is the fact that some of its sunniest acts hail from the most inhospitable, isolated areas on the island—New Order emerged from the industrial city of Manchester, while a certain mop-topped quartet paid their dues in the bombed-out port centre of Liverpool. The city of Sunderland, in Northeastern England, is noted for its high rates of unemployment, crime, and teen pregnancy—little wonder, then, that The Futureheads, Sunderland natives all, should deliver such a consistently exuberant set of songs on their sophomore album, News And Tributes.