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Future Islands: On the Water
On the Water will be available to stream on demand from October3 through November 1, 2011. The album will be released on Tuesday, October 11, 2011.
By Eric J. Lawrence • • 1 min readBaltimore-based band
Future Islands’ latest album,
On the Water, begins with what sounds like a sea breeze blowing through a bamboo wind-chime. It seems a perfect sonic introduction, as there is definitely something aqueous about their third full-length record that makes this field-recording a suitable preface to the collection of songs to follow. They ebb and flow like the tides, mixing calm, meditative Eno-esque soundscapes with more synth-driven tunes that crash upon the shore, buoyed by singer Samuel T. Herring’s distinctively plaintive vocals.
-- Eric J. Lawrence, KCRW Music Host
will be available to stream on demand from October3 through November 1, 2011. The album will be released on Tuesday, October 11, 2011.
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