IT’S JANUARY 8TH TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN! PLAYTIME IS OVER! BOW BOW BOW! MACHINE GUN NOISES! FUTURE ISLANDS ARE BAAAAAAAACK!
It’s the biggest music event of the year, provided that you are me or someone like me who just LOVES FUTURE ISLANDS SO MUCH. Future Islands are putting out a new album called Singles on March 25 through their new label 4AD. Despite the kind-of-just-a-little-bit-confusing title, it is not a collection of singles (SIDEBAR: a collection of Future Islands non-album singles would rule, though) but is, in fact, a completely new full-length record. The album was produced by Chris Coady, who has worked on all of your favorite records. Here, I am operating under the assumption that your favorite records are Beach House’s Teen Dream, Grizzly Bear’s Yellow House, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Fever to Tell, and damn near everything TV on the Radio has put out.
Don’t like Future Islands? Guess you like being alone with nobody else, dummy! Fact is, everybody likes Future Islands, hence why their four dates in New York, L.A., and Baltimore at the beginning of February are all sold out. Hence why Wye Oak chose them to open a run of dates in March. Hence why after those Wye Oak dates, they’re embarking on a 25-date headlining tour. It’s because everybody loves Future Islands, so get on the train, loser.
Don’t take my word for it, though. Watch this Future Islands performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert from a few years back. It’s a great performance, but what’s really special is what’s off-camera, what you can’t see, what you can only feel. And that, my friends, is everybody loving it.
Singles tracklist:
01. Seasons (Waiting on You)
02. Spirit
03. Sun in the Morning
04. Doves
05. Back in the Tall Grass
06. A Song for Our Grandfathers
07. Light House
08. Like the Moon
09. Fall from Grace
10. A Dream of You and Me
Future Islands dates:
02.03.14 - Los Angeles, CA - Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
02.06.14 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
02.08.14 - Baltimore, MD - Floristree
02.11.14 - London, UK - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
02.13.14 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
02.14.14 - Brussels, Belgium - Beurschouwburg
o2.16.14 - Hamburg, Germany - Ubel & Gefährlich
02.17.14 - Berlin, Germany - C-Club
03.03.14 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern *
03.04.14 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel *
03.05.14 - Saxapahaw, NC - The Haw River Ballroom *
03.07.14 - Chattanooga, TN - JJ’s Bohemia *
03.08.14 - Oxford, MS - Proud Larry’s *
03.09.14 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *
03.16.14 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe *
03.24.14 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
03.25.14 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
03.26.14 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
03.27.14 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
03.28.14 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
03.29.14 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
03.31.14 - Billings, MT - The Railyard
04.01.14 - Bozeman, MT - The Filling Station
04.02.14 - Spokmane, WA - The Bartlett
04.03.14 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
04.04.14 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
04.05.14 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
04.06.14 - Eugene, OR - Cozmic Pizza
04.07.14 - Arcata, CA - Humboldt Brews
04.08.14 - Reno, NV - The Holland Project
04.09.14 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
04.10.14 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
04.21.14 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace
04.22.14 - Marfa, TX - Padre’s
04.23.14 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
04.24.14 - Dallas, TX - Three Links
04.25.14 - Little Rock, Ar - Stickyz Rock’n’Roll Chicken Shack
04.26.14 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
04.29.14 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
04.30.14 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
05.01.14 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
* Wye Oak
• Future Islands: http://www.future-islands.com
• 4AD: http://www.4AD.com