Future Islands
Before the Bridge 7"
Thrill Jockey
2011
Rating: 7 island dwellers out of 10
I know Future Islands live in Baltimore, but they are here so damn often they feel like a local band. So their success feels like a local band done good, which is a little extra bonus to them already being a kick-ass band.
This 7" is the first single from their new album due out in October called "On the Water", and it totally smokes - both the title track on the A-side and the B-side "Find Love" (which will not be on the album). Both songs are very much like the material on their last record, equal parts cold and endearing, like a hug from a cyborg. Apparently the physical version of this sold out quickly, and they recently packed the rather large Lincoln Theatre here in the Triangle, so catch these kids now before they graduate to some huge venue with expensive tickets and you have to lie about seeing them before they exploded.
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