Future Islands will launch new Album ‘People Who Aren’t There Anymore’ on January Twenty Sixth.

The Baltimore group have simply accomplished the ultimate leg of their prolonged As Lengthy As You Are tour, a lung-bursting trans-continental feast. It appears they’re in no temper to cease, nevertheless – a brand new album is on the best way.

Out on January twenty sixth through 4AD, the brand new album is their first since 2020. ‘People Who Aren’t There Anymore’ options 12 tracks, co-produced by Future Islands and Steve Wright, and blended by Steve Wright and Chris Coady.

The brand new album shall be accessible digitally, on CD and cassette; it’ll obtain a normal black vinyl urgent, clear vinyl (indie retail solely), and yellow and black ‘yolk’ vinyl with various paintings (by means of the 4AD store).

New single ‘The Tower’ is on-line now, a daring, imperious piece of avant-garde pop music propelled by Samuel T. Herring’s power of character.

Jonathan van Tulleken directs the brand new video, and he feedback:

Anybody who’s seen Sam on stage form shift together with his entire physique and voice from coronary heart wrenchingly tender to fantastically ferocious is aware of that he’s a very, magnetic, performer. This was no small motive why he was solid for a job in The Changeling the place he performs a posh character who seems to be one factor while truly one other.

It was a job that may be no simple activity for even essentially the most seasoned actor however Sam, making use of all his stage craft, charisma, smarts and pure empathy, completely nailed it producing a riveting efficiency. I liked working with somebody who got here to appearing through this persona that they had constructed of their music. To then get to collaborate on a music video with the band was a delight, particularly one which explores that duality of sunshine and darkish actually and metaphorically. Discovering that very same fascinating, haunting, efficiency however this time with the observe as script.

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Picture Credit score: Frank Hamilton