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{{Album infobox |

| Name name = Heads Up! |

| Type type = [[Extended play|EP]] |Ep

| Artist artist = [[Death from Above 1979(band)|Death from Above]] |

| Cover cover = DFA1979-headsup.png |

| alt =

Background = salmon |

| Released released = [[December 15]],[[ 2002]] |

| recorded = September 11, 2001 – September 11, 2002

Recorded = ??? |

| Genre venue = [[Noise rock]] |

| Length studio = 13:51Kimagure |Sound

| Label genre = [[Ache Records]] {{flatlist|

* [[Dance-punk]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/7990/death-from-above-1979-heads-up|title=Death from Above 1979 - Heads Up|last=Punknews.org|website=www.punknews.org|language=en|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref>

Producer = ??? |

* [[noise rock]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/heads-up-mw0000337057|title=Heads Up - Death from Above {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref>

Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki>

|}}

* [http://www.fakejazz.com/reviews/2003/deathfromabove.shtml fakejazz.com] (8/12)

| length = 13:51

* [http://www.punkcanada.net/reviews/albums/2004/03/death-from-above-heads-up.html PunkCanada.net] (9/10)

| label = [[Ache Records|Ache]]

* [http://www.stonerrock.com/store/info.asp?item_num=ATH-2789 StonerRock.com]

| producer = [[Al-P]]

* [http://www.semtexinc.com/reviews/midden_detail.php?ID=39 Semtex Magazine] (8/10) |

| prev_title =

Last album = |

| prev_year =

This album = ''Heads Up!'' <br /> ([[2002]]) |

| next_title = [[You're a Woman, I'm a Machine]]

Next album = ''[[Romantic Rights]]''<br />([[2004]]) |

| next_year = 2004

}}

'''''Heads Up!''''' was [[Toronto]] duo [[Death from Above 1979]]'s [[debut album|debut]] recording, a six song [[Extended play|EP]] released by [[Vancouver]] [[Record label|label]] [[Ache Records]].

'''''Heads Up''''' is the first studio release by Canadian [[Rock music|rock]] duo [[Death from Above (band)|Death from Above]]. It was released December 15, 2002, through [[Ache Records]]. The album was produced by [[Al-P]] who would later work alongside [[Jesse F. Keeler]] in the [[electronic music]] duo [[MSTRKRFT]].

At the time of the release of this EP, the band was still simply known as Death From Above but following it, [[DFA Records]], issued a [[cease and desist]] letter requiring them to change their name. Thus, [[1979]] was appended to the band's name, which represented the year of singer/drummer [[Sebastien Grainger]]'s birth.

== Background = salmon |=

Release Date: [[December 15]],[[2002]]

Allmusic states the band takes cues from bands such as [[Lightning Bolt (band)|Lightning Bolt]], [[Liars (band)|Liars]], and [[electroclash]] and describes the album as "minimalist, danceable racket with enough rock sensibilities for the [[indie kids]] and enough [[Throbbing Gristle]] for the art-noise lovers."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/heads-up-mw0000337057|title=Heads Up - Death from Above {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref>

The song "Dead Womb" is notable for the intro with an electronic voice saying: "La cocaina no es buena para su salud (Translation: Cocaine is not good for your health) La cocaina is not good for you." Before the song dive bombs into a punk sounding song. Sebastien Grainger actually said the intro was an old text-to-voice program on one of his older computers that did that voice. Apparently the program had weird choices like "little boy" and such, and it just stuck.

== Critical reception ==

{{Album infobox |ratings

| rev1 = [[AbsolutePunk.net]]

| rev1Score = 83%<ref>[http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1711932 AbsolutePunk review]</ref>

| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/heads-up-mw0000337057 AllMusic review]</ref>

| rev3 = Fakejazz

*| rev3Score = {{Rating|8|12}}<ref>[http://www.fakejazz.com/reviews/2003/deathfromabove.shtml fakejazz.comFakejazz review] (8</12) ref>

| rev4 = Punknews.org

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=":1" />

| rev5 = Semtex Magazine

| rev5Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.semtexinc.com/reviews/midden_detail.php?ID=39 |title=Semtex Magazine review |access-date=2005-05-28 |archive-date=2011-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807131320/http://www.semtexinc.com/reviews/midden_detail.php?ID=39 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

| noprose = yes

}}

Tyler of Punknews.org concluded his review of the album saying "If you are looking for something fresh, raw, energetic and also unbelievably good to go running to, then get a "heads up" on this record immediately."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/7990/death-from-above-1979-heads-up|title=Death from Above 1979 - Heads Up|last=Punknews.org|website=www.punknews.org|language=en|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> He also compared the tracks to "[[techno]]-style sounds of [[synthesizer]]" and "blistering [[dance-punk]]"<ref name=":1" />

==Track listing==

{{tracklist

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="center"

|title1 = Dead Womb

!Track||Song||Time

|length1 = 2:06

|-

|title2 = Too Much Love

|align="right"|1.|| Dead Womb||align="right"| 2:06

|length2 = 1:48

|-

|title3 = Do It!

|align="right"|2.|| Too Much Love||align="right"| 1:48

|length3 = 2:30

|-

|title4 = My Love Is Shared

|align="right"|3.|| Do It! (Live)||align="right"| 2:30

|length4 = 1:51

|-

|title5 = Losing Friends

|align="right"|4.|| My Love Is Shared||align="right"| 1:51

|length5 = 3:01

|-

|aligntitle6 ="right"|6.|| If We Don't Make It, We'll Fake It||align="right"| 2:35

|align="right"|5.|| Losing Friends||align="right"| 3:01

|length6 = 2:36

|-

}}

|align="right"|6.|| If We Don't Make It We'll Fake It||align="right"| 2:35

|}

==Personnel==

Album personnel as listed in the 2005 reissue CD liner notes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Death-From-Above-1979-Heads-Up/release/646893|title=Death From Above 1979 - Heads Up|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref>

;Death from Above

* [[Jesse F. Keeler]] – bass, vocoder, additional percussion, additional vocals, Illustration

* [[Sebastien Grainger]] – drums, vocals, additional percussion, additional vocals

;Additional personnel

* [[Al-P]] – recording, additional percussion, additional vocals, layout

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

{{DFA1979}}

==External links==

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*[http://vox.bandzoogle.com/users/deathfromabove1979/press.html Press reviews of Death From Above 1979]<!-- This link could be used to extract better professional reviews for the album infobox -->

*[http://www.acherecords.com/009b.htm ''Heads Up!'' on Ache Records]

[[Category:2002 albumsdebut EPs]]

[[Category:Death Fromfrom Above 1979 albums]]

[[Category:Last Gang Records albums]]