Future Islands - People Who Aren't There Anymore ALBUM REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
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Future Islands' most vibrant album to date.
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FAV TRACKS: KING OF SWEDEN, THE TOWER, DEEP IN THE NIGHT, SAY GOODBYE, GIVE ME THE GHOST BACK, CORNER OF MY EYE, THE THIEF, IRIS, THE FIGHT, PEACH
LEAST FAV TRACK: THE SICKNESS
FUTURE ISLANDS - PEOPLE WHO AREN'T THERE ANYMORE / 2024 / 4AD / SYNTHPOP
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I always knew Future had a yellow flannel quality album in him. So proud.
He had to colab with Islands, tho. I don't know how much credit he can really get for this.
Great to know him and the island boys make such a fire collab
another lame ass incel joke
Cover of KC's Islands album
lame incel comment
I still haven’t forgot about the Wall of Eyes thumbnail dude
We won't ever forget
We won’t ever forget
The Thumbnails are reaching an unprecedented amount of silliness this year.
unprecedented silliness lmao
we stay silly :3
He’s just in a silly goofy melon mood
I feel the same way Anthony, I’m so happy we agree! I can’t wait to give this one a listen!
Suprise 8 outta nowhere for Future Islands
Good for them
Yellow flannel on a Future Islands album let's goo
Corner of My Eye is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard, Sam’s lyrics always seem to manifest pain into a sentient being and force you to acknowledge it in a really engaging way.
Was looking for this comment - it's my favourite song on the album and potentially my favourite Future Islands song in general. Those lyrics are heart-rending and beautiful at the same time. Just perfect.
It’s perfect so it’s done
I’ve never heard future island till this review. These niggas slap. I like the tower. Thank you Anthony.
if you've never heard Seasons (waiting on you) go do it like right now
@@agusohyeah imma check now!
You gotta go see ‘em live. Dance party
@@bwalklet I would be down for that! I’ve been vibing to them
Just go listen to the whole Singles album. That's such a great one! +fall from grace song near the end of the album hits hard
Man, Corner of My Eye is so beautiful
They finally break the 8 ceiling! Well deserved!
Hell yeah an 8! I loved this album!
I'm a death metal guy who used to go to a lot of live shows but Samuel from Future Islands was the most intense, vaguely frightening singer I ever met. That whole night was weird.
saw him open for Modest Mouse at Red Rocks. Dude kept sprinting across the stage and almost injured himself
Same, his passion for what he’s doing is akin to what we see in metal.
@@brad7053That's so fucking funny, he really does do his letterman performance everytime
Big W from the 🐐. I’ve been following Future Islands since In Evening Air and this one is likely to go down as their most towering achievement
I see what u did there
Yes! So glad you liked this one. I found the band with "the far field" a year or two ago on a spotify recommendation, and was bored by that album even internally. Really did not expect this jump in quality from the band, but I have been absolutely loving this album the past few days.
Turks by Rod Stewart is one of my favorite albums of the 80s so I am excited to hear this new album
Nicely said! It's been a fantastic lead up with single releases too! Deep In The Night is definitely their most intimate, emotional yet anthemic, and powerful track to date. The midpoint of this LP is just packed with fresh and original sounds from them, but also in general (for me at least). Just an utterly gorgeous display of soundscaping and narrative.
Will always show up for Future Islands doing their thing, really enjoyed this one
Man the fact that you shouted out 'Young Turks' is wild, I loved that song as a kid in the 80's and haven't heard it so long. I saw Future Islands last year with Weezer and I was very impressed by their live presence, haven't followed their album output much so I might have to go back then check out some of their other albums.
This album was my first introduction to the band, and probably my 2nd favorite album that dropped in January!
As Owen Wilson once famously said ~ Wow
This is the type of album with songs so good I feel like I have been listening to them for years
Minus the vocals, this album reminded me a lot of stuff that Cannons would do
Funny. I sent my son a song by Cannons last year and said “Future Islands with female vocalist …”. FI is my current fav band. Saw them live last year-amazing-and have tix for this tour as well. Can’t get enough!
loved the single releases as they approached the album release. king of sweden is a banger. but had to hit pause multiple times my first playthrough it was so moving as a cohesive unit with all the themes of grief, the loneliness in adulthood, and hitting emotional obstacles
Thankyou, been waiting for you to review this
I may give this a try. 'Singles' was a brilliant album and one of the follow-up albums that I bought was more than useful.
Looks like a parquet courts album cover
Review a Hemlock Ernst project, Fantano. It blows my mind that this guy is also an otherworldly rapper.
I appreciate Anthony’s effort to be more creative with his thumbnails this year.
For some unknown reason this video is not on the loved list playlist
glad to hear that FI is back to their old dance pop bangers! cheers bud for the review
Great review and I'm glad you mentioned poor production because there is a flat harshness to a couple of their albums that makes them sound a little ragged. This one sounds smoother and a bit more fruity in the bass. The Thief is a good example with a thudding bass drum kick, and Sam's low notes are really beautiful.
We appreciate your insights. You’ll always have our support.
Jump in quality? Then this will be an album of my life, I adore them
Did you catch the Norah Jones and Remi Wolf cover of Big Thief’s “Change”?
Loved the album, saw the release show in London where they played it in it's entirety, which solidified it as their best release for me. All technical sound improvements aside it's seems like the the lyrics and delivery are just so much more emotionally driven, which is saying something given how much their lead man was already giving
been a Future Islands fan since 2010. i'll admit my interest waned with the last couple of albums, however this brought me back into the fold. My feelings are very much in sync with Anthony's and i'm happy to see this get a strong score. I really appreciate the Rod Steward "Yung Turks" comparison too. Was listening to that earlier this year and thought "with Sam's vocals and no other changes, this could be a Future Islands song."
you cant just review an album and call it an album review anthony
So true
He can tho
Dude LUL
u are not funny
📠
Oh shit i havent heard future islands in forever. Loved their stuff circa 2014, gonna check this out
For Sure, Thrill, Hit the Coast, Peach are some great songs to check out too!😊
thank you, fantano, for introducing me to their music. i've been enjoying this album very much.
i might give this a try i feel like i only really try artists i already like so maybe listening to an album that gets a positive review from fantano that i dont know anything about might be a fun thing to do this year (realistically i will entirely forget like my "listen to all of his top 100 albums of the 2010s list" thing i wanted to do but whatever)
I'm curious to see if you liked it at all.
King of Sweden is one of the best singles of the decade.
What do you think of The Last Dinner Party's debut "Prelude to Ecstasy"? Not sure how much they've kicked off across the pond but they're getting a lot of attention over here in UK (deservedly imo)
Been a fan for quite some time now. There is absolutely some of their best work on this album. And the production does indeed slap..
The Steely Dan vibe on the album cover is compelling… will give this a listen
What did you think
I really enjoy this album! I've never been a fan of Future Islands, but this has changed my mind.
Not listened to the full album yet, But "The Fight" is definitely the song that made me want to check out more Future Islands, I'd heard a bit of their stuff before, But it wasn't until I heard that one that I was like "Damn, This is excellent. I'mma checkout more."
you should review "Black Bear" by the Pine Neadles, really small band but I think they deserve some love
i basically had the same reaction to this: i was never crazy about future islands. But the sound of this album blew me away. its the first time their musical ideas have resonated with me
First time hearing these guys and I've only heard a few tracks, but it kind of sounds like what would happen if Robert Pollard from Guided by Voices fronted MGMT and it's kind of amazing
Great album review.
I found out about them in mid 2022 after my aunt committed S**cide and my sister had a mental health episode leaving me to take care of my nephew for 6 months. Its a very impactful album that really huts hard. Bring Me The Ghost Back is beautiful and hits close to home.
You should review the recent Jonas brothers albums, “happiness begins” and “The Album”, they’re great pieces of art that are well sung, well produced and did rlly well commercially, they are celebrated on “the tour”, North American leg of which started in Yankees stadium and just ended
is it just a theme with 2024, or is Fantano doing some colour play here. because this is four yellow album covers in a row (and i love it, coincidence or not)
Actually so proud of the boys since the day I discovered YOU(MELONMAN) was when I was looking up reviews of these guys and Harlem of all bands lol
Do you plan to review Burial's Dreamfear ep ? Did you give it a listen ? Did you love it ? Did you hate it ?
Love this album. Been a banger since the singles dropped, bought tickets to see them last night!
Nice to see that you're a fan! I feel like this band isn't all that acclaimed.
Do the vinyls on the shelf ever change?
I got to catch Future Islands live last year when I saw Weezer and instantly became intrigued, so I’m glad to see they still have something to offer creatively .
I saw them at Gov Ball 2021. Samuel Herring is quite possibly the best frontman I’ve ever seen live. Both in his voice and the passion he brings to performing.
Future islands FINALLY getting the respect they deserve
Hey Fantano, any chance of a review of Violator by Depeche Mode next classics week?
Still waiting for you to put this on your loved list Melon
Love that Future Islands. I give this review of Future Islands a light to Decent 8. You know what yellow shirts are good for? to hide mustard stain.
This week has been very yellow, in both flannel and album cover. Rainbow era Fantano incoming?
I discovered this album because they are signed to the same label as Blonde Redhead. I loved it. So glad you enjoyed it too!
Say Goodbye, The Thief and King of Sweden are fighting it out for my song of the year so far…amazing record
The Thief & KIng of Sweden are 🔥
Yay!!!! I'm so happy to see that yellow flannel!!!
This album is a gem. Been listening to it all day
I saw them touring last year with Weezer, and the performances were crazy
Oh my god I love it, the vocals was weird. I kept imagining Alastor Moody sang this lol.
“Eve” - heylog deserves a review 👍
Outside the tower and say goodbye, I wasn’t too crazy on this sadly.
YOU ARE ALL I NEEEED
I miss when anthony did music reviews
Didn’t love the last two albums but this one is great!!!
I like the art of this album
hi anthony- have you heard ramona by rapper kill bill?
REVIEW TAPIR!
This is a great musical start to the year
Why am I not in your favoriteSee this album in the playlist.
Nice review... and I'm kind of shocked.
This record is amazing. AMAZING.
You forgot to put this in the Loved category
Hearing tower, i knew i had to pre order. Wish i had the money or the platforms to get vinyl and cassette too. I was even in japan looking for a walkman just to justify the purchase 😂😂😂
NC born and bred, Maryland based. I remember when they were a local band in NC
yes, got my start at the same venue the did! cheers!!
Wilmington venue or Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill venue?@@stoneyonscene
@@mndr1983 here in Greenville NC when they were still under, Art lord and the self portraits. That was around the same time the Avett brothers were here at ECU & performing here aswell
@stoneyonscene Oh I remember lol
Review SebastiAn ysl soundtracks
Heavy Rotation all week! It doesn’t get old
Damn you surprise me melon. I love Future Islands but imagined you'd very much characterise them in the safe-cool-alt-dad-rock bracket.
seaaasons changeeee
Two 8s already?! What?!
I can’t wait til Riley Savage sees this!
Totally agree on this. Future Islands not doing anything different, just top to bottom better than anything so far. Well deserved score
The Thumbnail reminded me of Madonnas vogue
This makes me happy.
I love their song Seasons
Absolutely agree the production on mix on most Future Islands albums has been messy. Vocals recessed, midrange incoherent. Works on a few tracks but smothers most. Why their live sound, matched with the performance, has always stomped all over their studio work. Great if they’ve finally made an album that doesn’t sound like someone fell on the mixing desk.
why does that guys voice sound so familiar? I have never heard a Future Island song before.
He did the vocals on a song called “Time moves Slow” by badbadnotgood it was popular recently on TikTok
All of their albums are great, so many bangers, and yet none of them can touch Wave Like Home’s insanity
Unpredictable
I like "King of Sweden" a lot.
Love Future Islands but I've been putting this one off, well, because, one trick pony? (But we embrace them!) Maybe that's had me a little lazy. Still such an enduring and cool band. You must be an influencer because I'm now influenced to giddy up on the present Future Islands train. Your job is done.