Samuel T. Herring Explained

Samuel T. Herring
Birth Name:Samuel Thompson Herring[1]
Birth Date:13 April 1984
Birth Place:Morehead City, North Carolina, U.S.
Origin:Newport, North Carolina, U.S.
Instruments:Vocals
Years Active:2003–present

Samuel Thompson Herring (born April 13, 1984),[2] also known as Hemlock Ernst,[3] is an American singer, rapper and actor from Baltimore, Maryland. He is best known as the frontman of the synth-pop band Future Islands, with whom he has recorded seven studio albums.[4] He has also previously been a member of Art Lord & the Self-Portraits,[5] The Snails,[6] and Trouble Knows Me.[7]

In 2023, Herring starred in the Apple TV+ horror fantasy television series, The Changeling, alongside LaKeith Stanfield and Adina Porter.

Early life

Born in Carteret County, North Carolina, Herring grew up in Newport[8] and Morehead City.[4] He has 1/4 roots from the Philippines, from his mother's side.[9] He began rapping at age 14 at freestyle battles and cyphers.[10] In 2002, he enrolled at East Carolina University.[11] Herring is a keen football fan and an avid supporter of Everton F.C.[12]

Career

In 2003, while attending East Carolina University, Herring and other colleagues started the performance art band Art Lord & the Self-Portraits, which lasted until 2005. Some of its former members started Future Islands in 2006, and the band relocated to Baltimore, Maryland in 2008. In 2013,[13] Herring took a break from the band's touring in order to spend more time on his solo rap project, writing more, and doing more shows.[14]

Parallel to Future Islands, Herring continued rapping either solo, under the moniker Hemlock Ernst, or with his brother as Flesh Epic.[15] Hemlock was his original writing name on an on-line music board when he was in the 9th grade, from a poem he wrote about Socrates taking the hemlock poison. Ernst comes from his character in Art Lord & the Self-Portraits who was named Locke Ernst-Frost: a reference to the religious poet John Locke, the artist Max Ernst, and the American poet Robert Frost.[16]

In 2015, Hemlock Ernst teamed up with producer Madlib for a new rap project called Trouble Knows Me.[17] [18] Entirely produced by Madlib, the self-titled EP was released via Madlib Invazion on September 1, 2015.[19] [20] It was pre-sold at Madlib's show at The Mid in Chicago, Illinois on July 17, 2015, as well as Rappcats' website and a Rappcats popup shop.[21] [22] On March 24, 2016, British musician Four Tet sat in for Benji B on BBC Radio 1 and played "Rings in the Coffee", an unreleased track by Trouble Knows Me.[23] [24]

On October 25, 2019, he released a rap album, Back at the House, via Ruby Yacht under the moniker Hemlock Ernst.[25] [26] It was entirely produced by Kenny Segal.[27]

In June 2022, Deadline[28] announced Herring had joined the cast of the Apple+ series The Changeling; Season 1 of the show premiered in September 2023, in which Herring made his acting debut as William Wheeler.

On September 29, 2023 the Hemlock Ernst album The Fall Collection was released on the Alpha Pup label. Produced by Height Keech.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances as Samuel T. Herring

Guest appearances as Hemlock Ernst

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RUNNING AWAY . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . April 29, 2023.
  2. Web site: Vi . Natasha . April 20, 2014 . Future Islands – The Observatory – 04/15/14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208111937/http://www.soundbysight.com/future-islands-the-observatory-041514/ . December 8, 2015 . November 22, 2015 . Sound by Sight.
  3. Web site: Future Islands Frontman Samuel T. Herring Is Also a Rapper, Watch Him in Action. Pitchfork. Jenn. Pelly. March 23, 2014. November 22, 2015.
  4. Web site: Interview: Samuel T. Herring (of Future Islands). Consequence of Sound. Alex. Young. October 11, 2011. November 22, 2015.
  5. Web site: The brief reunion of Art Lord & the Self-Portraits offers a glimpse into Greenville's former college-rock crucible. Indy Week. Corbie. Hill. February 13, 2013. April 15, 2020.
  6. Web site: Future Islands Side Project the Snails Drop New Album Songs From the Shoebox. Pitchfork. Evan. Minsker. February 16, 2016. April 15, 2020.
  7. Web site: Trouble Knows Me (Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring & Madlib) – "Trouble Knows Me". Stereogum. Chris. DeVille. July 17, 2015. April 15, 2020.
  8. Web site: Future Islands' international star is rising, but their roots run back to North Carolina. Indy Week. Corbie. Hill. March 26, 2014. November 22, 2015.
  9. Web site: Palaganas . Jozza Alegre . 2015-02-05 . 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Future Islands . 2024-02-25 . 8List.ph . en.
  10. Web site: Sam Herring: The Late-Night Big Bad Wolf. SF Weekly. Matt. Saincome. September 23, 2015. 22 November 2015.
  11. Web site: Future Islands: The Unlikely Rise of Baltimore's Heartache Kings. Rolling Stone. Sarah. Grant. April 10, 2017. April 15, 2020.
  12. Web site: Premier League predictions: Lawro v Future Islands frontman and Everton fan Samuel T Herring. BBC Sport. Mark. Lawrenson. July 20, 2020. January 22, 2021.
  13. Web site: Listen to Future Islands' Sam Herring Rap on a New Track. Baltimore. Lydia. Woolever. April 22, 2015. November 22, 2015.
  14. Web site: Future Islands Frontman Samuel T. Herring on Their 11-Year Journey to Letterman and Viral Stardom. The Daily Beast. Marlow. Stern. April 3, 2014. November 22, 2015.
  15. Web site: Flesh Epic Brings the Beat to Berkeley. New Raleigh. Stacey. Stacey. August 27, 2010. November 22, 2015.
  16. Web site: Future Islands talk alter egos, the Smashing Pumpkins, and the upside to being sad. A.Side TV. Jabbari. Weekes. July 7, 2014. November 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208192902/http://www.aux.tv/2014/07/future-islands-talk-alter-egos-the-smashing-pumpkins-and-the-upside-to-being-sad/. December 8, 2015. dead.
  17. Web site: Future Islands' Sam Herring Teams With Madlib for Rap Project Trouble Knows Me, Shares Track. Pitchfork. Molly. Beauchemin. July 17, 2015. November 22, 2015.
  18. Web site: Future Islands, Madlib Unite for Collaborative Hip-Hop EP. Rolling Stone. Ryan. Reed. July 17, 2015. November 22, 2015.
  19. Web site: Future Islands' Sam Herring and Madlib Collaborate on Rap Project. Impose. Mike. Sosnick. July 20, 2015. April 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20151023223606/http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/news/future-islands-sam-herring-and-madlib-collaborate-on-rap-project. October 23, 2015. dead.
  20. Web site: Madlib Remixes "Streetsweeper" by Trouble Knows Me, His Project With Future Islands' Sam Herring. Pitchfork. Zoe. Camp. September 1, 2015. April 15, 2020.
  21. Web site: Future Islands' Sam Herring and Madlib Team Up for 12-inch EP. Exclaim!. Sarah. Murphy. July 17, 2015. April 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20150810030825/http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/future_islands_sam_herring_madlib_team_up_for_12-inch_ep. August 10, 2015. dead.
  22. Web site: Future Islands' Sam Herring and Madlib team up as Trouble Knows Me. Consequence of Sound. Ben. Kaye. July 17, 2015. April 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20150908015459/http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/07/future-islands-sam-herring-and-madlib-team-up-as-trouble-knows-me/. September 8, 2015.
  23. Web site: Four Tet Shares Unreleased Madlib, Future Islands' Sam Herring, Pearson Sound Tracks on BBC Radio 1. Pitchfork. Noah. Yoo. March 24, 2016. April 15, 2020.
  24. Web site: Four Tet Shares a new song from Madlib and Sam Herring of Future Islands. Complex. Eric. Skelton. March 25, 2016. April 15, 2020.
  25. Web site: Hemlock Ernst (Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring) shares rap album Back at the House: Stream. Consequence of Sound. Robin. Bacior. October 25, 2019. April 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191205032124/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/10/hemlock-ernst-sam-t-herring-back-at-the-house-stream/. December 5, 2019. dead.
  26. Web site: Future Islands' Sam Herring, aka Hemlock Ernst, announces new rap album with new single "Down". The Fader. Alex. Robert Ross. September 26, 2019. February 5, 2020.
  27. Web site: Future Islands' Sam Herring Announces New Rap Album, Shares Song: Listen. Pitchfork. Matthew Ismael. Ruiz. September 26, 2019. February 5, 2020.
  28. Web site: ‘The Changeling’: Future Islands Frontman Samuel T. Herring Joins Apple Series Cast In Acting Debut . deadline.com . 2022-06-30 . 2023-10-28.
  29. Web site: Back at the House Hemlock Ernst and Kenny Segal. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  30. Web site: Hemlock Ernst, The Little Indie-Rap Side Project That Could. Stereogum. Tom. Breihan. October 30, 2019. April 15, 2020.
  31. Web site: Madlib and Future Islands' Sam Herring are Trouble Knows Me. Fact. July 17, 2015. April 15, 2020.
  32. Web site: Hemlock Ernst & Kenny Segal – "Down". Stereogum. James. Rettig. September 26, 2019. February 5, 2020.
  33. Web site: Tracks of the week reviewed: Meghan Trainor, David Hasselhoff, Lindsay Lohan. The Guardian. Gavin. Haynes. October 4, 2019. February 15, 2020.
  34. Web site: Double Dagger: More. Pitchfork. Jason. Crock. May 4, 2009. April 15, 2020.
  35. Web site: "Strong Enough" b/w/ "I'm on Fire" Oxes ft. Will Oldham / Microkingdom ft. Samuel T. Herring. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  36. Web site: 'Pelican Canyon' - Beth Jeans Houghton & Samuel T Herring. YouTube. January 27, 2014. April 15, 2020.
  37. Web site: Du Blonde Teams With Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring on "Mind Is On My Mind". Pitchfork. Evan. Minsker. March 31, 2015. February 5, 2020.
  38. Web site: Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring and Earl Sweatshirt team on "Play It Cool" — listen. Ben. Kaye. Consequence of Sound. March 6, 2015. November 22, 2015.
  39. Web site: Gangrene – "Play It Cool" (Feat. Samuel T. Herring & Earl Sweatshirt). Stereogum. Tom. Breihan. March 6, 2015. April 15, 2020.
  40. Web site: IV BadBadNotGood. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  41. Web site: BADBADNOTGOOD Announce New Album IV, Team With Future Islands' Sam Herring on "Time Moves Slow": Listen. Pitchfork. Noah. Yoo. May 17, 2016. February 5, 2020.
  42. Web site: Clams Casino Reveals 32 Levels Tracklist. Pitchfork. Sheldon. Pearce. June 9, 2016. June 9, 2016.
  43. Web site: Clams Casino – "Ghost In A Kiss" (Feat. Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring) Video. Stereogum. Peter. Helman. July 7, 2016. April 15, 2020.
  44. Web site: Music Reviews: August 2017. Baltimore. Lydia. Woolever. August 2017. April 15, 2020.
  45. Web site: BADBADNOTGOOD reunites with Samuel T. Herring on "I Don't Know". The Fader. Sydney. Gore. October 21, 2017. February 5, 2020.
  46. Web site: BADBADNOTGOOD – "I Don't Know" (Feat. Samuel T. Herring). Stereogum. Tom. Breihan. October 20, 2017. April 15, 2020.
  47. Web site: Nina Kinert – "Chapped Lips" (Feat. Samuel T. Herring) Video. Stereogum. Gil. Green. May 10, 2018. February 5, 2020.
  48. Web site: Our Pathetic Age DJ Shadow. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  49. Web site: DJ Shadow confirms double album Our Pathetic Age. The Fader. David. Renshaw. September 20, 2019. February 5, 2020.
  50. Web site: Careworn PBDY. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  51. Web site: PBDY – "Tears Or Rain" (Feat. Samuel T. Herring) Video. Stereogum. Chris. DeVille. October 30, 2019. February 15, 2020.
  52. Web site: Dream Dynamics Chaunter. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  53. Web site: Kennebec ft. Samuel T. Herring - Leaving the Canyons . 2022-09-27 . orcd.co . en.
  54. Web site: Featuring Baltimore Rapdragons. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  55. Web site: Rap Dragons, Featuring Baltimore. Impose. Blake. Gillespie. June 28, 2010. November 22, 2015.
  56. Web site: Plain Speaking scallops hotel. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  57. Web site: Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring Raps on New Scallops Hotel Track. Pitchfork. Evan. Minsker. April 21, 2015. November 22, 2015.
  58. Web site: Wicked Kingdom (ft. Hemlock Ernst & Josephine Olivia). SoundCloud. April 15, 2020.
  59. Web site: Listen to the 83 Cutlass track featuring Sam from Future Islands and Josephine from Blacksage. Baltimore Sun. Brandon. Weigel. July 9, 2015. April 15, 2020.
  60. Web site: so the flies don't come milo. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  61. Web site: Thumbs Busdriver. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  62. Web site: Busdriver – "Ministry Of The Torture Couch" (Feat. Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring). Stereogum. Tom. Breihan. November 10, 2015. November 22, 2015.
  63. Web site: Time & Materials Cavanaugh (Open Mike Eagle & Serengeti). Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  64. Web site: Cavanaugh – "Typecast" (Feat. P.O.S., Hemlock Ernst, & Busdriver) (Stereogum Premiere). Stereogum. Charles. Innis. November 18, 2015. November 22, 2015.
  65. Web site: Curse ov Dialect - Twisted Strangers Curse ov Dialect. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  66. Web site: Future Islands' Sam Herring Revives Rap Alias Hemlock Ernst in Curse Ov Dialect's "Twisted Strangers" Video. Pitchfork. September 16, 2015. November 22, 2015.
  67. Web site: Hella Personal Film Festival Open Mike Eagle & Paul White. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  68. Web site: Open Mike Eagle x Paul White Announce New Album. Clash. Robin. Murray. February 5, 2016. April 15, 2020.
  69. Web site: Chekhov's Gun Words Hurt. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  70. Web site: Pinball Museum Boy Legs. Bandcamp. May 20, 2016.
  71. Web site: Stream The New Album By Scoop Deville's Group "Watercolor Werewolf". Raptalk.net. Tim. Sanchez. May 5, 2016. May 20, 2016.
  72. Web site: Urban Hall of Fame Charge It To The Game. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  73. Web site: Charge It To The Game – "Bite Me" (Feat. Hemlock Ernst) (Stereogum Premiere). Stereogum. Zac. Gelfand. May 19, 2016. May 20, 2016.
  74. Web site: The 2nd Amendment JPEGMAFIA. Bandcamp. February 5, 2020.
  75. Web site: A Church On Vulcan Bond St. District. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  76. Web site: Ill Vessel Drew Scott. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  77. Web site: Worked On Passage. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  78. Web site: Billy Woods - Illegal Tints Ft. Hemlock Ernst. SoundCloud. April 15, 2020.
  79. Web site: Premiere: billy woods – 'Illegal Tints' + Interview. Grown Up Rap. Ben. Pedroche. August 15, 2017. September 17, 2017.
  80. Web site: Electricity is on our Side Busdriver. Bandcamp. February 5, 2020.
  81. Web site: Approaching Land Mister and Curt Cataract. Bandcamp. April 15, 2020.
  82. Web site: Free Sweatpants Blockhead. Bandcamp. July 20, 2020.
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