Future Islands release their highly anticipated new album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore.
Latest single ‘Say Goodbye‘ follows previously released songs ‘The Fight,‘ ‘Deep in the Night‘, ‘King of Sweden’ and ‘Peach‘. More recently, the band shared ‘The Tower,‘ alongside a video directed by Jonathan van Tulleken (Top Boy, Shogun). This marks the second project Van Tulleken and Herring have worked on together following Apple TV’s The Changeling, whose first season aired this fall.
From the start, Future Islands have been singular and instantly identifiable, with Herring’s life-worn croons and cries backlit by Gerrit Welmers’ melodies and charged by the rhythms of William Cashion and Michael Lowry. That premise hasn’t changed on People Who Aren’t There Anymore, but never before has the band sounded so empathetic and Herring so integrated, with what he is singing and how they sound blended like a dioramic mosaic.
People Who Aren’t There Anymore, the band’s seventh album, heralds a new chapter for Future Islands, who, despite having formed nearly two decades ago, continue to challenge themselves and each other. Where they’ve pursued ever-higher energy anthems in the past, they’ve turned inward this time and unlocked a new level of ferocity. The album delivers some of their most inspiring and heartbreaking tracks by doing the opposite: taking their time, and making each breath, syllable and cymbal crash count. The result is a powerful, defining statement from a group of musicians that have made the best album of their career.
People Who Aren’t There Anymore was co-produced by Future Islands and Steve Wright. It was mixed by Wright and Chris Coady, who hasn’t worked with the band since 2014’s Singles. It will be available digitally, on CD and cassette and on standard back vinyl, transparent vinyl (indie-retail only) and yellow & black ‘yolk’ vinyl with alternative artwork (4AD/D2C exclusive).
Future Islands is Samuel T. Herring (vocals, lyrics), William Cashion (bass, guitars), Gerrit Welmers (keyboards, programming) and Michael Lowry (drums).
Praise for People Who Aren’t There Anymore
“Continuing his streak of being one of the brightest frontmen in contemporary music, Herring gives one of his best performances to-date here.” – Paste on ‘The Fight’
“It’s a glossy ballad that adorns frontman Samuel T. Herring’s powerful voice with triumphant, thunderous drums and opulent synthesizer chords. For a band that invariably delivers energetic, four-on-the-floor synth-pop tunes, the Baltimore group reminds us that they’re more than adept at slowing the pace while preserving their new-wave flair.” – Uproxx on ‘The Fight’
The song carries the Baltimore quartet’s trademark synth-pop sound, but on a mellower level than usual. Lead vocalist Samuel T. Herring describes a timely aura of doom (“Death is in the season/And it’s pushing me around”) before resolving to hold onto hope: “But I’m not giving up/Not today.” –Rolling Stone on ‘Peach’
“a soft, serene ballad that puts the soulful theatrics of Samuel T. Herring’s voice front and center.” – Stereogum on ‘Deep In The Night’
“New track “The Tower” begins with almost understated synths before building to the type of shimmering chorus Future Islands are known for.” – Consequence on ‘The Tower’
“The band has harnessed a newfound intensity, crafting tracks that are both inspiring and heart-wrenching, all by taking their time and making every note, lyric, and cymbal crash count. This album marks a defining moment in the band’s career, proving their evolution as musicians.” – Relix
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WATCH: Future Islands – ‘Say Goodbye’ (Official Video)
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WATCH: Future Islands – ‘Say Goodbye’ (Official Video)
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WATCH: Future Islands – ‘Deep In The Night’ (Official Video)
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Future Islands – People Who Aren’t There Anymore
1. King of Sweden
2. The Tower
3. Deep In The Night
4. Say Goodbye
5. Give Me The Ghost Back
6. Corner Of My Eye
7. The Thief
8. Iris
9. The Fight
10. Peach
11. The Sickness
12. The Garden Wheel
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