future islands: a friend played their latest, "in evening air" on friday night. i pulled it down from emusic saturday morning. the album has been on repeat since.perhaps it was timing. last week, i downloaded the interpol against my better judgement. the sting of that disappointment was fresh when i heard theirs synthesizers, hollow beats, and garbled tom waits roar on friday night.
future islands are clearly pulling heavily from new wave (more than one review has placed them in the "post-wave" camp). but, what i've found so refreshing is this band is creating original, intense music while referencing older styles. helped by his voice and the synths, the album is very dramatic, almost dance-able.
give it a listen, i'm pretty sure they're way better than my lame description.
"an apology"
"swept inside"
"vireo's eye"
Future Islands - Tin Man from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.
i just found this video while tracking down the album cover. it's really cool as well--enjoy!
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