Future Islands - Thrill Jockey Records

In Evening Air

Artist Discography
In Evening Air 2010
Post Office Wave Chapel 2010
In The Fall 2010
Feathers & Hallways 2009
split 7" with Dan Deacon 2008
Wave Like Home 2008

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Too many bands in the era of buzz and the blog are taken before their time. The spotlight hits hard and finds a group who has not yet developed, not yet put in the work to find their sound and hone it and make themselves better, and just as quickly they’re gone. Future Islands are not one of those bands.
J Gerrit Welmers, William Cashion and Samuel T Herring have been making music together since 2003, and as Future Islands since 2006, putting in the work. Formed as college friends in Greenville, NC, Future Islands relocated to Baltimore after becoming friends with Dan Deacon, an early and avid supporter of the band. They’ve released a handful of CD-Rs, tapes and limited vinyl releases, and their debut album "Wave Like Home" came out on UK label Upset the Rhythm in 2008. They’ve toured extensively in the US and Europe, including the Baltimore Round Robin tours and opening for and performing in Dan Deacon’s large ensemble.
For their effort, Future Islands have mastered their style, which Rolling Stone describes as, “adding punishing heft to simple pop melodies, making blippy electropop sound oddly confrontational.” Future Islands calls is “Post-Wave,” taking in part from the emotional fragility of New Wave and coupling it with the power and drive of Post-Punk. Their upcoming Thrill Jockey debut LP, "In Evening Air", will be their first proper and timely US album release.
Future Islands’ music is spearheaded by Welmers, whose layers of synths and drums create the landscape for Cashion’s punching-strum bass guitar, that pulses and fights, creating noise and bliss. Herring, who has been called “one of the most magnetic frontmen in indie rock,” finds his space in between. Carving through the music, at times, with a whispering croon, and at others, with a deathly wail.
Artist Discography:
In Evening Air thrill 235 2010
Post Office Wave Chapel FDR-6669 2010
In The Fall 12.41 2010
Feathers & Hallways UTR027 2009
split 7" with Dan Deacon 307VSP001 2008
Wave Like Home UTR023-307025 2008

Bmore Musically Informed has photos from FI’s first ever acoustic set performed at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore, see them here
Pop & Hiss, the LA Times music blog, posted a feature interview, read it here
Paste Magazine interviews FI’s Samuel in their Best of What’s Next section, the knowledge awaits here
Amoeba Music shared photos from the Hollywood in-store performance, check ‘em out here
A performance and interview video posted on 15 on 15, get it here
The Quietus includes In Evening Air as a best record of 2010 so far as part of their Glass Half Full Week, review their list here
“Explosive” Chicago show at The Hideout reviewed by Chicagoist, enjoy here
GigJunkie highlights UK tour dates and live “Tin Man” video here
UK tour dates and ticket link posted on This Is Fake DIY, check it out here
Drowned In Sound shares “Tin Man” live video and UK tour dates here
Witness the excellence of FI’s live show at the Majestic Café in Detroit from Vimeo here, and from director Philip Southern here
Drowned In Sound posted a video for Tin Man from the KXLU ‘nearly acoustic’ session, watch it here
Bmore blog hosted the premiere of the As I Fall video, check it out here
Check The Quietus’ review of In Evening Air with a featured track here
A track by track review of In Evening Air is available on here Ragged Words
In Evening Air album reviews featured on Alternative Ulster here, Line of Best Fit here and Middle Boop here
Great live session on KEXP, listen here
Check out the latest review on the BBC and Drowned in Sound

Walking Through That Door track by Future Islands was picked as song of the day on NPR, read more about it, here
Jay Buim directed this lovely music video for Future Islands' "Tin Man"
Pitchfork premiered this brand new music video for Tin Man.
Click here to watch!
Stereogum premiered the "gorgeous standout" title track from Future Islands "In The Fall" EP.
Download the song In The Fall from the forthcoming Future Islands EP by the same name HERE. Also be sure to check out this video for their song An Apology on the 405 blog (scroll down a bit).
Future Islands were featured recently in Neu Magazine as band of the day. Check it out and download a free track of Tin Man by Future Islands.
Check out Future Islands playing LIVE from their living room!

Aug 15 Brooklyn, NY
Sep 8 Charlottesville, VA
Sep 9 Raleigh, NC
Sep 16 Leipzig, Germany
Sep 17 Kassel, Germany

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