As Long As You Are - Future Islands: Review
Future Islands is a Baltimore based synth pop and indie pop act fronted by Sam Herring who emerged in the early 2010's as one of indie music premiere summer songwriters. The band found mainstream success after a viral performance of their most well known track Seasons in 2014 and while they have failed to replicate that commercial success since then they still have a dedicated following among indie fans. Review By Lavender: Future Islands have a discography of singles that can stand up to any of their indie contemporaries. Tracks like Vireo's Eye , Balance , Seasons , Ran and the newest entry For Sure are all incredible examples of their sound done to absolute perfection. The issue is that since their 2010 record In Evening Air the band has failed to put an entire album of great songs together, and the limitations of their sound are just as apparent on As Long As You Are . For the most part the singles here are once again great tracks with only one ex...