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A Dream Of You And Me by Future Islands

Artist Biography For Future Islands

Future Islands Is A New Wave Band Based In Baltimore Maryland USA. The Band Is Composed Of Gerrit Welmers Keyboards And Programming William Cashion Bass Acoustic And Electric Guitars Samuel T. Herring Lyrics And Vocals And Michael Lowry Percussion Since 2020 . Future Islands' Music Style Has Been Tagged As Synthpop But The Band Has Routinely Rejected That Classification Considering Themselves As Post-Wave By Combining The Romanticism Of New Wave With The Power And Drive Of Post-Punk. The Band Met And Formed In Greenville North Carolina USA While Studying Art At East Carolina University. Their First Band Was Art Lord & The Self-Portraits Which Was Also Composed Of Adam Beeby And Kymia Nawabi And Lasted From 2003 To 2005. In 2006 Cashion Herring And Welmers Formed Future Islands Along With Erick Murillo The Bassist For The Kickass. Other Former Members Include Samuel N. Ortiz-Payero Drums 2008 And Denny Bowen Drums 2009–2013 In Studio 2013–2014 Touring Future Islands Released Little Advances In April 2006 And A Self-Released Split CD With Welmers' Solo Project Moss Of Aura In January 2007. In July 2007 They Recorded Their Debut Album Wave Like Home With Chester Endersby Gwazda At Backdoor Skateshop In Greenville North Carolina. After A Halloween Party In 2007 Murillo Quit The Band. In Late 2007 And Early 2008 The Band Relocated To Baltimore Maryland USA. The "Feathers And Hallways" 7" Was Recorded In Oakland California During Their First US Tour And Was Their First Release As A Focused Three-Piece. Upset! The Rhythm Released Wave Like Home On 25 August 2008. The Cover Art Was Designed By Kymia Nawabi A Former Member Of Art Lord & The Self-Portraits. In 2009 The Band Signed To Independent Chicago Record Company Thrill Jockey. Their Second Album In Evening Air Was Recorded In The Band's Living Room In The Historic Marble Hill Neighborhood In Baltimore And Released On 4 May 2010.Their Third Full-Length Album On The Water Was Recorded In Elizabeth City NC's Historic Waterfront Andrew S. Sanders House. It Was Released On 11 October 2011. These Early Albums From Future Islands Are Often Associated With Other Bands Affiliated With Wham City Such As Videohippos Santa Dads Blood Baby OCDJ Adventure Dan Deacon Weekends And Double Dagger. In 2014 They Released Singles With Hit-Track Seasons Waiting On You . The Band And Song Gained Critical Acclamation From Pitchfork And NME And Performed The Song On The Late Show With David Letterman A Performance That Went Viral. In 2017 They Released The Far Field And Most Recently In 2020 They Released As Long As You Are.

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