anyone heard it yet?
These guys were one of the few opening bands (for Dan Deacon) I was really impressed by. It's hard to take them seriously but they do write great songs and the singer is incredible. I bumped into him at a later show and he turned out to be a really nice guy who seemed very surprised that someone would recognize him.
― frogbs, Monday, 10 October 2011 15:40 (twelve years ago) link
I haven't heard them yet but I think I'm seeing them tonight in Baltimore. Pretty psyched
― (╯° □≗)╯︵ ┻━ןɐıɔǝds━ʇɥbıן━pǝɹ━┻ (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 10 October 2011 15:42 (twelve years ago) link
The other single - the one that was a 7" on Thrill Jockey a couple of months ago ("Before the Bridge" maybe?) - was really great. I am looking forward to this.
― She Got the Shakes, Monday, 10 October 2011 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
Just picked it up - so far I'm digging it more than "In Evening Air". Reminds me of a good Yukihiro Takahashi album, has a real new romantic vibe and some cool synthpop-type stuff. It's really well-produced and most of the songs are pretty memorable. I would say that I liked Sam more when he was just yelling everything but he's definitely a better vocalist now. The droney track in the middle "Where I Found You" is a real stunner. I'm only on my second listen but I suspect this is going to be my favorite of the three.
― frogbs, Thursday, 13 October 2011 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
by the way don't read the Pitchfork review, they give it a good score but the review makes the album sound a lot more boring than it is
― frogbs, Thursday, 13 October 2011 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
<3 this so much. What do you mean "hard to take them seriously"? Because the vocals and music are so full of pathos?
Tin Man was the first song of theirs I heard and it hooked me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GhtZt2HYkM
― Je55e, Monday, 24 October 2011 01:49 (twelve years ago) link
They were really boring live; I thought they'd be like frenzied electro jams and they were just dull and plodding and sounded like third-rate Tears for Fears b-sides. Half the time I was just thinking "who actually desires to make music that sounds like this?" and then I left the show early.
― Parker Posey as herself dancing to house music in NYC in 1995 (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 24 October 2011 02:50 (twelve years ago) link
I saw them live before In Evening Air came out, and I wasn't even sure if they were taking themselves seriously then. Sam was bellowing like a madman, hitting himself, etc., and you've got that bass player with the goofy moustache, all the ultra-dramatic lyrics, etc. etc. When I got the CD I was impressed that it wasn't as campy as I thought it would be and was surprised that they started going more overboard with every release instead of turning into an average dancepunk band like they could have. Either way I think they're totally awesome.
― frogbs, Monday, 24 October 2011 03:53 (twelve years ago) link
camp will always be an inseparable part of a lot of baltimore music. it doesn't mean they don't take themselves seriously (quite the opposite)
sam's performance is what hooked me into this band, tbh
― witchho (zachlyon), Monday, 24 October 2011 12:59 (twelve years ago) link
i really like the new one
interesting thing about the vocalist - he's a little more gruff sounding - but i really think he apes peter gabriel's vocal PHRASING a lot, which before i heard this i never thought of gabriel as having distinctive phrasing, just a distinctive voice, but in "tin man" the phrasing is so gabriel to me
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 November 2011 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
sometimes he sounds like a mad leprachaun tho
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 November 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
i've really been meaning to check this out
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 November 2011 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
it's good, kind of interesting update on 80s synth pop but feels really current, very dramatic almost camp, seems like something you would like
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 November 2011 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
both "Before the Bridge" and "Where I Found You" are stunners
― frogbs, Tuesday, 1 November 2011 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
Touring the UK next March, must try to see them if they're anything like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGYaPSI5tkg
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Saturday, 12 November 2011 18:04 (twelve years ago) link
They have a show in London in December as well.
― Walter Galt, Sunday, 13 November 2011 00:49 (twelve years ago) link
I can confirm in evening air remains a wonderful album
― anonanon, Friday, 17 May 2013 20:05 (eleven years ago) link
They are the quintessential band where I rarely think about them, then when a song comes up on shuffle I will become totally obsessed and play them non-stop for a week straight
― Walter Galt, Sunday, 19 May 2013 12:30 (eleven years ago) link
this album is still so damn good. when I saw 'em on one of Danny Deacon's tours they were quite awesome but also a little tough to take seriously. But I'm still totally enthralled by this.
― frogbs, Friday, 21 June 2013 15:23 (ten years ago) link
Dug this out. Better than I remebered.
― Mule, Thursday, 5 December 2013 10:41 (ten years ago) link
I got this 7" with Will Oldham covering Sheryl Crow's "Strong Enough" on one side and the other side is credited to Microkingdom (with the Future Island singer on vocals), covering Springsteen's "I'm on Fire." That song is covered a lot, but this sounds practically like U.S. Maple - really crazy and free jazzy, and his vocals are fantastic - it's weird hearing that song sung sort of histrionically, since Bruce is so creepily sleepy on it, but it works well.
Anyway, yeah - such a good band.
― Walter Galt, Thursday, 5 December 2013 11:21 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Ae-LhMIG0
can't stop listening to this
― worthless lucubrations w/ ill-concealed apathy bro (zachlyon), Saturday, 25 January 2014 06:59 (ten years ago) link
I had no idea they'd signed to 4AD
http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2014/01/Future-Islands-Singles-608x608.jpg
Stoked for the new album
― Walter Galt, Saturday, 25 January 2014 12:51 (ten years ago) link
that's really good - On the Water was probably my favorite album of 2011 so I'm really looking forward to this one
― frogbs, Saturday, 25 January 2014 14:39 (ten years ago) link
seriously obsessed with this song i keep meaning to listen to the ilm trax results but i can't stop listening to "seasons" over and over again
― worthless lucubrations w/ ill-concealed apathy bro (zachlyon), Sunday, 26 January 2014 07:15 (ten years ago) link
i miss his more painful higher straining voice but the combination of him + the guitar in the chorus is just arena huge and beautiful
― worthless lucubrations w/ ill-concealed apathy bro (zachlyon), Sunday, 26 January 2014 07:17 (ten years ago) link
i like this band a great deal.
― james franco, Thursday, 20 February 2014 06:19 (ten years ago) link
Supposed to interview them this week, if anybody has any questions
― MISTERSNRUB (some dude), Monday, 24 February 2014 16:54 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ee4bfu_t3c
so good
― james franco, Sunday, 9 March 2014 04:09 (ten years ago) link
also, how did the interview go some dude?
― Treeship, Sunday, 9 March 2014 04:13 (ten years ago) link
yeah. he looks like he's dodging imaginary lasers, but it's awesome.
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 9 March 2014 04:23 (ten years ago) link
great interview, they're really good dudes.
― some dude, Sunday, 9 March 2014 17:35 (ten years ago) link
^^^ I've watched that Letterman performance like a dozen times & showed it to everyone I know who hasn't already seen it... they haven't been 'local' (formerly of Greenville, NC) for a long long time, but I know many of us in the Triangle still fondly remember being rocked like that in tiny venues, and it's wonderful to see them bringing it to a national TV audience
― merciless to accomplish the truth in his intelligence (bernard snowy), Sunday, 9 March 2014 17:51 (ten years ago) link
I don't think I've ever seen Letterman that excited after a performance
― frogbs, Sunday, 9 March 2014 18:35 (ten years ago) link
I DJd after one of their shows in hawaii and i put on screamin jay hawkins and dude started making the most joyful ruckus on the other side of the bar, literally swinging his beer back and forth like a cartoon pirate all yo-ho-ho style and then he came up to the dj booth and gave me the happiest smiliest high-five ever
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Sunday, 9 March 2014 18:55 (ten years ago) link
also the video in the 2nd post is really beautiful and i watch it about once a month
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Sunday, 9 March 2014 19:02 (ten years ago) link
i took these:
http://i.imgur.com/dWe8fzn.png
http://i.imgur.com/Tj5oB92.png
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Sunday, 9 March 2014 19:07 (ten years ago) link
Jesus, those are beautiful
― Walter Galt, Sunday, 9 March 2014 19:35 (ten years ago) link
yeah 2nd one is so good
― some dude, Sunday, 9 March 2014 19:39 (ten years ago) link
this song is really good but that letterman performance was like a deleted scene from "walk hard" or something
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 9 March 2014 19:51 (ten years ago) link
so i thought the letterman performance was like bad paul young karaoke. is the studio shit like good paul young?
― da croupier, Sunday, 9 March 2014 19:55 (ten years ago) link
It's all good. Give me all of that you've got.
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 9 March 2014 19:57 (ten years ago) link
missed there was a link to the actual video up top, sorry.
i wonder whether neil diamond or tom jones will cover this first.
― da croupier, Sunday, 9 March 2014 20:00 (ten years ago) link
you guys are making very good unintentional arguments for why they're awesome
― some dude, Sunday, 9 March 2014 20:01 (ten years ago) link
i dunno if i'd say unintentional - i'm well aware someone could respond with "I love Paul Young!"
― da croupier, Sunday, 9 March 2014 20:02 (ten years ago) link
this is machine-tooled for ILX & will probably go top 5 in the EOY
― You cannot interrupt his tea stirring because it is his holy trick (imago), Sunday, 9 March 2014 20:04 (ten years ago) link
On the Water was awesome in the same way and didn't get too much attention here.
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 9 March 2014 20:08 (ten years ago) link
Walter GaltPosted: May 19, 2013 at 12:30:46 PMThey are the quintessential band where I rarely think about them, then when a song comes up on shuffle I will become totally obsessed and play them non-stop for a week straight
This is otm. I always hear "beach foam" on an old mix in my car and play it over and over.
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 9 March 2014 20:15 (ten years ago) link
i dunno if i'd say unintentional - i'm well aware someone could respond with "I love Paul Young!"― da croupier, Sunday, March 9, 2014 8:02 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― da croupier, Sunday, March 9, 2014 8:02 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― merciless to accomplish the truth in his intelligence (bernard snowy), Sunday, 9 March 2014 20:18 (ten years ago) link
in the youtube comments, a lot of young ppl who had never heard them prior to the Letterman performance were like "omg his voice reminds me of Springsteen!" so just keep in mind that not everyone is familiar with Meatloaf or whatever terrible shit you were subjected to in your youth
― merciless to accomplish the truth in his intelligence (bernard snowy), Sunday, 9 March 2014 20:24 (ten years ago) link
not enough 'musical content' for you?
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 14:37 (seven years ago) link
The compositions aren't particularly great and the individual parts that the music comprises of are generally uninteresting and never coalesce into anything worthwhile... so in answer to your question: yes.
― ...so music and chicken have become intertwined (Turrican), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 14:51 (seven years ago) link
you mean the notes?
― Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:49 (seven years ago) link
lol
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:53 (seven years ago) link
My general reaction to this album is "this is what I wish Destroyer sounded like"
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:54 (seven years ago) link
you mean the notes?― Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 4:49 PM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 4:49 PM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
That would be one aspect of it, yes. My, we have some clever people here.
― ...so music and chicken have become intertwined (Turrican), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 17:01 (seven years ago) link
i like the record but nothing they've done has topped the one-off from 2012 "Cotton Flower" for me... that's a perfect song
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 17:43 (seven years ago) link
Really enjoying the new record. North Star has been stuck in my head since I first heard it. It's such a lovely song.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 12 April 2017 01:06 (seven years ago) link
"Comprises of". It's "...is comprised of", Mr Musicology.
― albvivertine, Wednesday, 12 April 2017 02:57 (seven years ago) link
Oh yes, that either could have been "comprised of" or "consists of" and in a rush I ended up with a mash-up of both. Shit happens. So yes, you're absolutely right, good catch. Your medal for services to pedantry are in the mail. Unfortunately for you, this doesn't change my stance on this woeful band and their music in any way.
― ...so music and chicken have become intertwined (Turrican), Wednesday, 12 April 2017 03:10 (seven years ago) link
*is
― ...so music and chicken have become intertwined (Turrican), Wednesday, 12 April 2017 03:11 (seven years ago) link
― albvivertine, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 10:57 PM (forty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
O_O
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 12 April 2017 03:42 (seven years ago) link
Turrican: T/S - Future Islands or The 1975? Show your work.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 12 April 2017 04:01 (seven years ago) link
For clarification, I enjoy four aspects of these future island songs: the selected notes, the selected times at which these notes are excited in my atmosphere by my personal transducer, the harmonic content surrounding the notes caused by the way these notes were excited and input into the recording transducer, and the words sung by the vocal instrument.
― Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 12 April 2017 04:39 (seven years ago) link
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Fingers_and_thumb_in_circle_downward_motion.jpg/220px-Fingers_and_thumb_in_circle_downward_motion.jpg
― qualx, Wednesday, 12 April 2017 04:47 (seven years ago) link
and the hooks, yes
― Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 12 April 2017 04:53 (seven years ago) link
that was @ turrypoo btw
― qualx, Wednesday, 12 April 2017 05:00 (seven years ago) link
Thank you kindly for the offer, qualx, but I'm afraid the prince you seek is in another castle. Ask your dad instead.
― ...so music and chicken have become intertwined (Turrican), Wednesday, 12 April 2017 18:04 (seven years ago) link
I think this is a good band.
I am amused at who doesn't.
That's all
― virginity simple (darraghmac), Wednesday, 12 April 2017 21:27 (seven years ago) link
this new one is just 100% hooks its good
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 12 April 2017 23:42 (seven years ago) link
― ...so music and chicken have become intertwined (Turrican), Wednesday, April 12, 2017 2:04 PM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.7412653.0836/sticker,375x360.png
― qualx, Thursday, 13 April 2017 00:31 (seven years ago) link
So far I'm convinced this is their best album, although listening to their back catalogue I will say that the format has been roughly the same for several years. I was kind of hoping they'd go full prog for this one.
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Thursday, 13 April 2017 07:51 (seven years ago) link
"Future Islands sound like Robert Palmer struggling to untie a raincoat". David Quantick on Twitter
― Kibbutzki (Jaap Schip), Thursday, 13 April 2017 08:09 (seven years ago) link
― yesca, Thursday, 13 April 2017 13:41 (seven years ago) link
psyched that Sam wore a Double Dagger shirt last night on Conan.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 13 April 2017 16:52 (seven years ago) link
Sam singing with Double Dagger in 2009:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD8V-f4L2Jc
― flappy bird, Thursday, 13 April 2017 16:53 (seven years ago) link
I'm out of the loop, is Turrican a less friendly Geir
― a landlocked exclave (mh 😏), Thursday, 13 April 2017 17:21 (seven years ago) link
*yawns*
― ...so music and chicken have become intertwined (Turrican), Thursday, 13 April 2017 17:35 (seven years ago) link
I'd say a more cheerful Alex in NYC
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Thursday, 13 April 2017 17:37 (seven years ago) link
Actually, I'll take that.
― ...so music and chicken have become intertwined (Turrican), Thursday, 13 April 2017 17:40 (seven years ago) link
lots of double dagger/FI connections - William Cashion plays in a band with one of the guys from DD
― tomorrow, Thursday, 13 April 2017 18:11 (seven years ago) link
yep, Peals - the record they put out last year is sweet. James Iha plays on "Punk Migration"!
Future Islands and Dan Deacon opened for Double Dagger at their last show in 2011.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 13 April 2017 18:28 (seven years ago) link
but yeah, I totally agree with the second part and it's been pretty funny to read reviews of The Far Field which are mostly like "they've been generally about the same thing, it's a band that values consistency, sticks to one formula and doesn't try to break musical ground, hey, they're good guys". I guess you can argue there's nothing wrong with making safe record but some of those writers go so out of their way to justify that it's hilarious.
I also think that this one is a lot less hook-based than Singles, nothing really caught my ear too much on this one, it flows pretty much from one song to another.
― piramjida, Thursday, 13 April 2017 18:32 (seven years ago) link
Every time it hits "Day Glow Fire", I stop whatever I'm doing and look up the song title so I can make sure I remember the name of the song this time. (It never works because, aside from specific new albums that I instantly imprint upon, I can't remember the names of any of the songs/tracks on any of the albums I purchase these days, but that one is a specific standout that distinguishes itself from the other songs to my ears.)
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Thursday, 13 April 2017 18:36 (seven years ago) link
I like the new one a lot. Singles was awesome, why not spend a little bit more time in that mode?
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Thursday, 13 April 2017 18:37 (seven years ago) link
i like this song "ran"
― Treeship, Thursday, 13 April 2017 22:20 (seven years ago) link
Ran is great. North Star is great. If they carry on in this groove for the next album they'll lose me but for now I'm quite happy to float around in their little weird world
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Thursday, 13 April 2017 23:59 (seven years ago) link
it's got some great cuts like 'Time On Her Side,' 'Ran,' and 'Ancient Water,' but then there are clunkers like 'Shadows,' which is kind of cringe-y (imo)...
― KevRus, Friday, 14 April 2017 00:44 (seven years ago) link
^ This is such an insufferable "zing". Can almost hear someone chuckling "Oh, DELICIOUS!" into the arm of their smoking jacket.
― circa1916, Saturday, 15 April 2017 06:02 (seven years ago) link
a raincoat!
― Sufjan Grafton, Saturday, 15 April 2017 06:39 (seven years ago) link
This band is great *and* that's a very funny joke from a very funny writer
― Jalapeño Coladas, Saturday, 15 April 2017 06:59 (seven years ago) link
joke is ilm xkcd
― Sufjan Grafton, Saturday, 15 April 2017 07:08 (seven years ago) link
It's a good joke if you're one of the lamer British people on this board or Alfred Lord Sotosyn.
― circa1916, Saturday, 15 April 2017 10:37 (seven years ago) link
that is what they sound like though. (still great)
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Saturday, 15 April 2017 13:04 (seven years ago) link
I'm quite enjoying Samuel Herring's debut of his hip hop side project as Hemlock Ernst with Kenny Segal.
― MarkoP, Saturday, 26 October 2019 13:53 (four years ago) link
ooooh wtf that's him? popped on my recommendations, it's good! i was wondering who the other dude was
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 26 October 2019 17:20 (four years ago) link