Herring and Future Islands will be “taking it on” at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines Monday, May 5, giving concert-goers the opportunity to experience their knack for performing in person. Herring ...

Future Islands is one of those wonderful bands that are impossible to pigeonhole. Wikipedia calls it synth pop, and maybe a 21st-century version of that 1980s scene works as a descriptor. You can hear ...

Because Baltimore’s Future Islands makes music largely devoid of guitar, it gets casually tagged as “synth pop,” as though the ‘90s never happened. Rather than a slick update of ‘80s New Wave, Future ...

Future Islands released a new album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore, in January via 4AD. Now they have returned with a one-off single, “Glimpse,” shared via a music video. Jayla Smith directed the ...

Opening with the first track from their newest album, People who Aren’t There Anymore, King of Sweden was delivered with the visceral soulfulness juxtaposed with upbeat rhythms the band’s known for.

Jason Bentley is a huge fan of Future Islands’ album “In Evening Air” and called it a “compelling work of art” when he introduced the band for their Morning Becomes Eclectic debut. Goth-influenced ...

Sometimes listening to melancholy music actually makes you feel better, especially if it has a catchy beat over otherwise morose lyrics. Bands such as the Smiths and the Cure introduced, and perfected ...

Baltimore synth-pop band Future Islands first came to prominence with the release of their fourth album in 2014, after the lead single “Seasons (Waiting On You)” was cited among the year’s best tracks ...

Baltimore trio Future Islands have explored an unlikely common ground in the earnest melodrama shared by '60s soul music and '80s synth-pop. Vocalist Samuel T. Herring is the salesman who bridges the ...

A couple weeks ago a writer friend texted me a screengrab of an Instagram of a stocky guy in a tight black T-shirt tucked into pleated black slacks. The pants were held at his actual waist by a black ...