Future Islands

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Future Islands is a new wave synthpop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The band is composed of Gerrit Welmers (keyboards and programming), William Cashion (bass, acoustic and electric guitars), and Samuel T. Herring (lyrics and vocals). Their sound has been described as "terse yet passionate music wrought from a stripped back palette," where "Gerrit Welmers' synthesizer melodies tumble across the austere wilderness of William Cashion's post-punk bass pulse, driven ever forward by ecstatic electronic rhythms". Future Islands is often associated with other bands affiliated with Wham City, such as Videohippos, Santa Dads, Blood Baby, OCDJ, Adventure, Dan Deacon, Weekends, Double Dagger, and many others. The band met and formed in Greenville, North Carolina, USA while studying art at East Carolina University. Their first band was Art Lord & The Self-Portraits, which was also composed of Adam Beeby and Kymia Nawabi and lasted from 2003 to 2005. In 2006, Cashion, Herring, and Welmers formed Future Islands, along with Erick Murillo, the bassist for The Kickass. Future Islands released Little Advances in April 2006, and a self-released split CD with Welmers' solo project Moss of Aura in January 2007. In July 2007, they recorded their debut album, Wave Like Home, with Chester Endersby Gwazda at Backdoor Skateshop in Greenville, North Carolina. After a Halloween party in 2007, Murillo quit the band. In late 2007 and early 2008, the band relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The "Feathers and Hallways" 7" was recorded in Oakland, California during their first US tour and was their first release as a focused three-piece. Upset! the Rhythm released Wave Like Home on 25 August 2008. The cover art was designed by Kymia Nawabi, a former member of Art Lord & The Self-Portraits. In 2009 the band signed to independent Chicago record company Thrill Jockey. Their second album, In Evening Air, was recorded in the band's living room in the historic Marble Hill neighborhood in Baltimore and released on 4 May 2010. Their third full-length album, On the Water, was recorded in Elizabeth City, NC's historic, waterfront Andrew S. Sanders House. It was released on 11 October 2011. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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seen live,new wave,electronic,experimental,synthpop,synth-pop,alternative dance,art pop,baltimore indie,chamber pop,indie rock,indietronica,neo-synthpop,shimmer pop,

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country: US

city: Greenville

Begin Date: 2006

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Cave

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Ran

Feb/2017

The Chase - Single

The Chase - Single

Apr/2015

The Chase

Apr/2015

Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits

Jan/2015

A Dream Of You And Me

A Dream Of You And Me

Jan/2015

Seasons (Waiting On You) [BADBADNOTGOOD Reinterpretation]

Seasons (Waiting On You) [BADBADNOTGOOD Reinterpretation]

Dec/2014

Seasons (Waiting on You) (BADBADNOTGOOD Reinterpretation)

Seasons (Waiting on You) (BADBADNOTGOOD Reinterpretation)

Dec/2014

Doves (Vince Clarke Remix)

Doves (Vince Clarke Remix)

Aug/2014

Spotify Session

Spotify Session

Jun/2014

Spirit

May/2014

Singles

Mar/2014

Seasons (Waiting On You)

Seasons (Waiting On You)

Mar/2014

Seasons

Feb/2014

Doves

Jan/2020

Light House

Jan/2014

Tomorrow

Sep/2012

Tomorrow - Single

Tomorrow - Single

Sep/2012

Tomorrow / The Fountain

Tomorrow / The Fountain

Jan/2012

Peach - Single

Aug/2021

Peach

Aug/2021

ALAYA Remixes EP 3

ALAYA Remixes EP 3

Aug/2021

ALAYA Remixes EP 1

ALAYA Remixes EP 1

Jul/2021

ALAYA Remixes EP 2

ALAYA Remixes EP 2

Jul/2021

The Moon Is Blue - Single

The Moon Is Blue - Single

Mar/2021

The Moon Is Blue

The Moon Is Blue

Mar/2021

For Sure (Dan Deacon Remix)

For Sure (Dan Deacon Remix)

Jan/2021

For Sure

Jan/2021

As Long As You Are

As Long As You Are

Oct/2020

Born in a War

Oct/2020

Moonlight

Aug/2020

Thrill

Aug/2020

For Sure - Single

For Sure - Single

Jul/2020

King of Sweden

Feb/2022

King of Sweden - Single

King of Sweden - Single

Feb/2022

ALAYA (Remixes) EP 3

ALAYA (Remixes) EP 3

Aug/2021

ALAYA (Remixes) - EP

ALAYA (Remixes) - EP

Jun/2021

For Sure (Dan Deacon Remix) - Single

For Sure (Dan Deacon Remix) - Single

Jan/2021

Grease [Live]

Nov/2020

Thrill (Did They Hear Me Calling) [Egyptian Lover Remix]

Thrill (Did They Hear Me Calling) [Egyptian Lover Remix]

Jun/2021

Last Christmas

Nov/2022

Last Christmas - Single

Last Christmas - Single

Nov/2022

People Who Aren’t There Anymore

People Who Aren’t There Anymore

Jan/2024

Say Goodbye

Jan/2024

The Fight

Nov/2023

The Tower

Oct/2023

Deep In The Night

Deep In The Night

Aug/2023

Deep In the Night - Single

Deep In the Night - Single

Aug/2023

Glimpse - Single

Glimpse - Single

Sep/2024

Glimpse

Sep/2024

People Who Aren't There Anymore

People Who Aren't There Anymore

Jan/2024

Sail

May/2025

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