Future Islands call themselves ātoo noisy for new wave, too pussy for punkā and their performance on David Lettermanās show in the US last March was the indie rock moment of 2014. Judging by comments under the YouTube video (current views: 4m), music fans have watched the clip repeatedly - mesmerised (and in some cases horrified) by singer Samuel T. Herringās dancing, and delighted to have discovered a band thatās all heart and zero affectation.
For the Baltimore trio, their seemingly overnight success was in fact a long time coming. The song they played, āSeasons (Waiting On You)ā - both The Guardianās and NMEās best track of 2014 - was from their fourth album, Singles, ensuring they had both the experience and back catalogue to capitalise on suddenly finding the much-bigger audience they always deserved. A Culture Studio session for Janice Forsyth last June and an October Laterā¦ appearance brought their synth-rock to British ears, and can bet your house that people will be talking about this first Glastonbury performance for months to come.
Future Islands call themselves ātoo noisy for new wave, too pussy for punkā and their performance on David Lettermanās show in the US last March was the indie rock moment of 2014. Judging by comments under the YouTube video (current views: 4m), music fans have watched the clip repeatedly - mesmerised (and in some cases horrified) by singer Samuel T. Herringās dancing, and delighted to have discovered a band thatās all heart and zero affectation.
For the Baltimore trio, their seemingly overnight success was in fact a long time coming. The song they played, āSeasons (Waiting On You)ā - both The Guardianās and NMEās best track of 2014 - was from their fourth album, Singles, ensuring they had both the experience and back catalogue to capitalise on suddenly finding the much-bigger audience they always deserved. A Culture Studio session for Janice Forsyth last June and an October Laterā¦ appearance brought their synth-rock to British ears, and can bet your house that people will be talking about this first Glastonbury performance for months to come.
