Synth-pop with banging effects that reliably leads to the next climax.
There are reasons for specific preferences when it comes to operatic opulence rock. On the one hand, it is the desire and desire for exuberance, and on the other hand, the immense entertainment value of this genre, the exaggerated, exuberant nature. You want to give yourself a whirl from time to time. The band Future Islands has been around since 2006, and now the band is presenting their seventh work, PEOPLE WHO AREN’T THERE ANYMORE, which – to put it carefully – hardly differs from its predecessors.
Singer Samuel T. Herring still dominates every single track with his sometimes somewhat cocky baritone vocals. Live, on big stages, however, he is a great performer, a powerful dancer and a cheerleader. Future Islands are therefore made for concerts, with their hands-up choruses that encourage you to jump around after somewhat annoying verses characterized by uninspired synth pads and quite random lyrics.
The tracks always reliably lead to a climax. This is how the band develops its charisma and the new album will also do well at the festivals in the summer with its melancholy, dance tracks and big images. Incidentally, Herring made his acting debut this year in an Apple TV series and raps under the name “Hemlock Ernst”. A jittery guy in the best sense of the word.