After Future Islands danced their way into our nation’s (and David Letterman’s) heart with their catchy, appropriately titled breakthrough Singles, it’s safe to say that their has been some anticipation for the eventual follow-up. Or, as Samuel T. Herring himself would growl it, “HAWEBEENWAITINONYOU OO OO, to release a new album.” Now, scary, bearded David Letterman can rest easy at last: The Far Field, Future Islands’ fifth album, is out April 7 via 4AD.
Along with the announcement of The Far Field, the band has also shared “Ran,” the album’s first single. Future Islands songs have a way of worming into your brain, until they’re so lodged in it, you can’t stop grooving to them. And the grooving only grows in intensity with each subsequent listen. “Ran” is no different. Seriously, as I listen to “Ran” and type this at my desk, my feet won’t stop busting increasingly intricate moves.
Listen to “Ran” and check out all of Future Islands’ upcoming tour dates (including sets at Coachella, Bonnaroo, and Panorama) below, and look out for the band’s triumphant re-return to American late-night television on the February 9 edition of The Tonight Show.
03.21.17 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
04.14-16.17 - Indio, CA - Coachella
04.21-23.17 - Indio, CA - Coachella
04.27.17 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowlands
04.28.17 - Leeds, UK- Leeds University Stylus
04.29.17 - Liverpool, UK - O2 Academy
04.30.17 - Brighton, UK - Dome
05.02.17 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
05.03.17 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
05.06.17 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
05.09.17 - Paris, France - Elysée Montmartre
05.25.17 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
05.26.17 - Ithaca, NY - State Theatre
05.27.17 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
05.28.17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
05.29.17 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore
05.30.17 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre
06.01.17 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
06.02.17 - Ponte Vedra, FL - Ponte Vedra Social Hall
06.03.17 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl
06.05.17 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant
06.06.17 - Chicago, IL - Riviera
06.07.17 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
06.08-11.17 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06.09.17 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
06.27.17 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
06.30.17 - Belgium, Brussels - Rock Werchter
07.06.17 - Dublin, Ireland - Iveagh Gardens
07.28-30.17 - New York, NY - Panorama Festival
08.16-19.17 - Tabuão, Portugal - Paredes de Coura Festival
08.17-20.17 - Brecon Beacons, UK - Green Man
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