Future Islands Release Video For ‘The Thief’
FUTURE ISLANDS
Release Video for ‘The Thief’
WATCH HERE
Announce Tour in Support of New Album People Who Aren’t There Anymore
Future Islands by Frank Hamilton
[L-R: Samuel T. Herring, Michael Lowry, William Cashion, Gerrit Welmers]
Watch the video for ‘The Thief’ HERE or via the player below.
Official Video by Ivana Bobic
Tour dates are listed below with new dates in bold. An artist presale starts tomorrow (31 January) at 10am local time, while Spotify and venue presales begin the following day at the same time. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10am local. For tickets and further information, head HERE.
Celebrating last week’s release of People Who Aren’t There Anymore, Future Islands are in London this week for two sold-out Banquet Record in-store performances at Kingston’s Pryzm today, Tuesday 30 January. Whilst in the UK, the band also featured on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch last Sunday 28 January, (watch back HERE), and were live on NTS on Monday 29 January, which can be listened back to HERE.
People Who Aren’t There Anymore 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 heart-breaking tracks by doing the opposite: taking their time, and making each breath, syllable and cymbal crash count.
Co-produced by Future Islands and Steve Wright and mixed by Wright and Chris Coady, the result is a powerful, defining statement from a group of musicians that have made the best work of their career.
16 March – GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, Teatro Studio
17 March – MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, Vive Latino Festival
19 March – LIMA, PERU, Centro de Covenciones Barranco
21 March – BOGOTA, COLUMBIA, Estereo Picnic Festival
12 May – MADRID, SPAIN, La Riviera
13 May – BARCELONA, SPAIN, Sala Razzmatazz
15 May – OSLO, NORWAY, Sentrum Scene
17 May – STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Annexet
18 May – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, KB Hallen
19 May – HAMBURG, GERMANY, Grobe Freiheit 36
21 May – BERLIN, GERMANY, Tempodrom
22 May – COLOGNE, GERMANY, Carlswerk Victoria
23-26 May – SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, UK, Bearded Theory
25 May – LEEDS, UK, Live at Leeds in the Park
19 June – BOSTON, MA, Roadrunner
20 June – NEW YORK, NY, Radio City Music Hall
21 June – PHILADELPHIA, PA, Franklin Music Hall
23 June – WASHINGTON, DC, The Anthem
24 June – RALEIGH, NC, Martin Marietta Center for Performing Arts
25 June – ATLANTA, GA, The Eastern
27 June – NASHVILLE, TN, Brooklyn Bowl
28 June – CHICAGO, IL, Auditorium Theatre
29 June – ST PAUL, MN, Palace Theatre
1 July – MADISON, WI, The Sylvee
2 July – DETROIT, MI, Royal Oak Music Theater
4 July – TORONTO, ON, Massey Hall
6 July – MONTREAL, QC, MTelus
26 July – SOUTHWOLD, UK, Latitude Festival
27 July – LONDON, UK, Crystal Palace Bowl
28 July – BRISTOL, UK, Bristol Beacon
30 July – GLASGOW, UK, Kelvingrove Bandstand
31 July – NEWCASTLE, UK, City Hall
2 August – KATOWICE, POLAND, OFF Festival
4 August – WATERFORD, IRELAND, All Together Now
5 August – LOKEREN, BELGIUM, Lokerse Festival
11 September – VANCOUVER, BC, Malkin Bowl
13 September – SEATTLE, WA, Paramount Theatre
14 September – PORTLAND, OR, Revolution Hall
15 September – PORTLAND, OR, Revolution Hall
17 September – OAKLAND, CA, Fox Theater
18 September – LOS ANGELES, CA, Shrine Auditorium
19 September – DEL MAR, CA, The Sound
21 September – PHOENIX, AZ, The Van Buren
22 September – SANTA FE, NM, The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing
24 September – DENVER, CO, Mission Ballroom
26 September – AUSTIN, TX, ACL Live at The Moody Theatre
27 September – HOUSTON, TX, White Oak Music Hall
28 September – DALLAS, TX, Longhorn Ballroom
“A brutal, beautiful study of the pain of parting… An album that’s too involving and engaging and powerful to count as merely more of the same.”
THE GUARDIAN’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK, ****
“This is the first Future Islands record which really encapsulates their live energy and vocal unpredictability.”
LOUD AND QUIET’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK, 8/10
“Few stake out synth-driven new wave as convincingly as Future Islands, partly thanks to the graininess and emotional power of Sam Herring’s voice.”
THE SUNDAY TIMES, ****
“Winning blend of pop and pathos.”
THE i, ****
“A beautiful, bruising record… the songs here already instant favourites and others feeling like some of the best, most fully realised of their career thus far.”
CLASH, 8/10
“The synth pop stalwarts rarely fail to enthral.”
THE SUN, ****
“There are few bands with a sound so distinctive as to be so singularly recognisable, and fewer still that have maintained Future Islands’ knack for feeling as fresh as when they started.”
DIY, ****