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Future Islands

Future Islands is an American synth-pop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, comprising Gerrit Welmers (keyboards and programming), William Cashion (bass, acoustic and electric guitars), Samuel T. Herring (lyrics and vocals), and Michael Lowry (percussion). The band was formed in January 2006 by Welmers, Cashion and Herring—the remaining members of the performance art college band Art Lord & the Self-Portraits—and drummer Erick Murillo.Future Islands came to prominence in 2014 with their fourth album Singles released by 4AD. Its lead single "Seasons (Waiting on You)" was considered the best song of 2014 by Pitchfork, and NME and its performance at the Late Show with David Letterman in March 2014, became the most-viewed video on the show's YouTube page.

Albums

2008 Wave Like Home
2010 In Evening Air
2011 On the Water
2014 Singles
2017 The Far Field
2020 As Long as You Are
2024 People Who Aren’t There Anymore
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Album Review: Future Islands - On The Water
If you don’t buy into the theatre of Herring’s vocals and the emotiveness of the music, you’ll miss the point entirely
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Future Islands Heading Over To Aus
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Album Review: Future Islands - On The Water
Gorgeous and personal, On The Water is an album of majesty and grace, the defining document for Herring’s immense songwriting talents.
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Future Islands Drop Third LP
On The Water takes you to a Future Island.
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