Ten years after their first entry in NPR‘s Tiny Desk concert series, Future Islands returned to perform a Covid-19-safe remote set from an empty Carroll Baldwin Memorial Hall in their home base of Baltimore. “We lost the desk,” lead singer Sam Herring joked, but the band had an advantage: With …
Read More »Future Islands Pour Their Heart Out Into 'For Sure' on 'Colbert'
Ahead of their new albumAs Long As You Are, out this Friday, Future Islands played their single “For Sure” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Thursday night. Sam Herring, the band’s frontman, has become notorious for his passionate late night performances, and this one was no different. Herring …
Read More »Future Islands Drop Animated Video for 'Born in a War'
Future Islands have dropped a new single, “Born in a War,” ahead of the release of their sixth album As Long As You Are this Friday, October 9th. The song arrives with an animated video created by artist Wayne White and his son, Woodrow White, that was six years in …
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