Future Islands discography explained

Artist:Future Islands
Studio:7
Ep:6
Singles:23
1Option:3
1Option Name:Remixes
2Option:16
2Option Name:Music videos

American synthpop band Future Islands have released seven studio albums, six extended plays (EPs), 23 singles and 15 music videos. Future Islands was formed in Greenville, North Carolina but relocated to Baltimore, Maryland in 2008. It consists of John Gerrit Welmers (keyboards), William H. Cashion (bass guitar), and Samuel T. Herring (vocals). The band included Erick Murillo (drums) up until November 2007.

Studio albums

Title!scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[1]
IRE
[2]
UK
[3]
Wave Like Home
  • Released on August 25, 2008
  • Label: Upset! the Rhythm (UK)
In Evening Air
  • Released on May 4, 2010
  • Label: Thrill Jockey
On the Water
  • Released: October 11, 2011
  • Label: Thrill Jockey[4]
Singles
  • Released: March 24, 2014
  • Label: 4AD[5]
4036
The Far Field
  • Released: April 7, 2017
  • Label: 4AD
521118
As Long as You Are
  • Released: October 9, 2020
  • Label: 4AD
10835
[7]
22
People Who Aren't There Anymore
  • Released: January 26, 2024[8]
  • Label: 4AD
7

Extended plays

Title!scope="col"
DetailsAdditional personnel
Little Advances
  • Released: April 28, 2006
  • Label: self-released
  • Recorded in March 2006
  • Produced by Chester Endersby Gwazda
  • Artwork by Future Islands
Split EP with Moss of Aura
  • Released: January 6, 2007
  • Label: self-released
  • Recorded in December 2006
  • Produced by Chester Endersby Gwazda
Split EP with Dan Deacon
  • Released: August 5, 2008
  • Label: 307 Knox Records[9]
  • Cover photo by Sam Herring
Post Office Wave Chapel
  • Released: February 2010
  • Label: Free Danger
  • Artwork by Future Islands
Remixes by
  • Pictureplane "Old Dreamer"
  • Javelin "Flicker & Flutter"
  • Jones "Little Dreamer"
  • Moss of Aura "Beach Foam"
In the Fall
  • Released: April 2010
  • Label: Thrill Jockey
  • Produced by Chester Endersby Gwazda
  • Mastered by Rob Girardi
  • Artwork by Post Typography (Bruce Willen)
  • Denny Bowen (drums, percussion)
  • Katrina Ford (additional vocals)
  • Owen Gardner (cello)
Undressed
  • Released: September 2010
  • Label: Thrill Jockey[10]
  • Recorded on July 7, 2010, Mobtown Studios,[11] Baltimore, Maryland
  • Produced by Mat Leffler-Schulman
  • Artwork by Kymia Nawabi
  • Kate Barutha (cello)[12]
  • Devlin Rice (acoustic guitar)
  • Denny Bowen (drums)

Singles

Title!scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
AAA

[13]
US
Alt.

[14]
US
Rock
[15]
BEL
(FL)

[16]
CAN
Rock

[17]
MEX
Air.

[18]
SWI
Air

[19]
"Follow You"2006Little Advances (EP)
Feathers & Hallways (""/"The Happiness of Being Twice")2007
"Walking Through That Door"2009In Evening Air
"Long Flight"
"Tin Man"
Split 7" with Lonnie Walker ("The Ink Well")2010
"Before the Bridge" / "Find Love"2011On the Water
"Grease"
"Balance"
"Close to None"2012
"Tomorrow" / "The Fountain"rowspan="2"
Split 7" with Ed Schrader's Music Beat ("Cotton Flower")
"Seasons (Waiting on You)" / "One Day"20142737505032
  • BPI: Silver
Singles
"A Dream of You and Me"
"Spirit"
"Doves" (Vince Clarke Remix) rowspan="2"
"Seasons (Waiting on You)" (BadBadNotGood Reinterpretation)
"Light House"2015Singles
"A Song for Our Grandfathers"
"The Chase" / "Haunted by You"
"Ran"201719498041The Far Field
"Cave"
"Calliope"2018
"For Sure"2020122591As Long as You Are
"Thrill"
"Moonlight"
"Plastic Beach"[20] 202123
"For Sure" (Dan Deacon Remix) rowspan="2"
"The Moon Is Blue"
"Peach"People Who Aren't There Anymore
"King of Sweden"2022
"Deep in the Night"2023
"The Tower"333
"The Fight"
"Say Goodbye"2024

Remixes

Title! scope="col"
YearArtist
"Overdose"[21] 2014Little Daylight
"Black Out Days"[22] Phantogram
"Despicable Animal"[23] 2015Wye Oak
(with Moss of Aura)

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
2007"Follow You" (Pangea Version)Allen Cordell
2008"Beach Foam"Joe Stakun
2009"The Happiness of Being Twice"Joel Fernando
2010"Tin Man"Jay Buim
"As I Fall"Mary Helena Clark
"In Evening Air"Jay Buim
"The Ink Well"Theo Anthony
2011"Before The Bridge"Abram Sanders
"Balance"Jay Buim
2012"Give Us the Wind"Mike Anderson
"Grease"Jay Buim
2013"Walking Through That Door"Kymia Nawabi
2014"Seasons (Waiting on You)"Jay Buim
"A Dream of You and Me"Elena Johnston & William Cashion
2015"Song for Our Grandfathers"Jay Buim
2017"Ran"Albert Birney[24]
"Cave"Jay Buim
"Beauty Of The Road"Jay Buim
2020"For Sure"Samuel Jerome Mason
"Thrill"Samuel Herring
"Moonlight"Will Mayer[25]

Song usage in media

List of Future Islands songs featured on various productions
SongWhereWhenType
"Seasons (Waiting on You)" (Singles)Uncle (British TV series) Season 2, episode 3February 2015Television
"Vireo's Eye" (In Evening Air)Shameless episode 3 2011Television
"Inch of Dust" (In Evening Air)Shameless episode 7 2011Television
"Swept Inside" (In Evening Air) Fear the Walking Dead ep. 12, season 2 (AMC)[26] September 18, 2016Television
"Seasons (Waiting on You)" (Singles)Mark McMorris Infinite AirOctober 2016Video game
"Day Glow Fire" (The Far Field)NHL 18September 2017Video game
"Beauty of the Road" (The Far Field)Gran Turismo SportOctober 2017Video game
"Light House" (Singles)Titane July 2021Film
"For Sure" (As Long As You Are)Nine Perfect Strangers season 1 episode 3 2021Television
"Shadows" (The Far Field)Ted Lasso season 3 episode 122023Television

Cover songs

External links

Notes and References

  1. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Future Islands|chart=Billboard 200}} Future Islands - Chart History - Billboard 200]. Billboard. 2017-02-16.
  2. Web site: Irish Albums Chart: 14 April 2017. Irish Recorded Music Association. April 14, 2017.
  3. Web site: Future Islands . select "Albums" tab . . 16 February 2017.
  4. Web site: contributingwriter . Exclusive Q&A: Future Islands Gaze Out 'On the Water' . ourstage . 22 December 2011 . 4 March 2017.
  5. Web site: The 30 Best Album Covers of 2014 . Complex . December 3, 2014 . complex.com . Complex . April 21, 2017.
  6. United Kingdom. Future Islands. 26 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 16 October 2020. Official Charts Company. October 16, 2020.
  8. https://www.youtube.com/@FutureIslandsMusic FutureIslandsMusic
  9. Web site: Dan Deacon/ Future Islands' 7-inch Split (307 Knox Records) . Grayson Haver Currin . August 6, 2008 . indyweek.com . IndyWeek . April 21, 2017.
  10. News: Future Islands - Undressed Mobtown Studios. Mobtown Studios. 2018-04-23. en-US.
  11. News: Future Islands - Undressed Mobtown Studios. Mobtown Studios. 2018-04-23. en-US.
  12. Web site: Marian . Words with Future Islands . All Our Noise . 4 November 2010 . 21 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104842/http://www.allournoise.tv/2010/11/interview-future-islands/ . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  13. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Future Islands|chart=AAA}} Future Islands – Chart history: Adult Alternative Airplay ]. Billboard . February 12, 2024.
  14. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Future Islands|chart=MRT}} Future Islands – Chart history: Alternative Airplay ]. Billboard . February 12, 2024.
  15. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Future Islands|chart=RCK}} Future Islands – Chart history: Hot Rock & Altetnative Songs ]. Billboard . February 12, 2024.
  16. Web site: Discografie Future Islands . ultratop.be . Hung Medien . March 20, 2017 . Dutch.
  17. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Future Islands|chart=CAR}} Canada Rock Billboard.biz ]. Billboard . February 12, 2024 .
  18. Web site: http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3Afuture%20islands&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A1188&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=future%20islands&detail=1 Mexico Ingles Airplay]. Billboard.biz.
  19. Web site: Schweizer Airplay Charts 30/2020 . hitparade.ch . February 22, 2022.
  20. Web site: Future Releases - Triple A. allaccess.com. November 3, 2020.
  21. Web site: Morgan . Adam . LITTLE DAYLIGHT "OVERDOSE (FUTURE ISLANDS REMIX)" . Surviving the Golden Age . 17 April 2014 . 16 February 2017.
  22. Web site: Hickey . Matthew . Single Serving: Phantogram – Black Out Days (Future Islands Remix) . Turntable Kitchen . 23 July 2014 . 16 February 2017.
  23. Web site: Lindenberg . Aaron . Wye Oak – "Despicable Animal (Moss Of Aura + Future Islands Remix)" (Stereogum Premiere) . . 28 April 2015 . 16 February 2017.
  24. Web site: Watch Future Islands' Panoramic New Video for 'Ran' . Sarah Grant . March 1, 2017 . www.rollingstone.com . Rolling Stone . April 21, 2017.
  25. Web site: Future Islands - "Moonlight" (Official Music Video) . September 15, 2020 . www.youtube.com . September 29, 2020.
  26. Web site: Listen to Future Islands 'Swept Inside' from 'Fear The Walking Dead' . Topham . Michelle . September 19, 2016 . leosigh.com . Leo Sight . September 21, 2016.
  27. Web site: Yildiz . Ebru . Future Islands Cover Wham!'s "Last Christmas" . Pitchfork Media . 24 December 2015 . 21 February 2017.