Islands, the project led by former Unicorn Nick Thorburn, stays forever busy. Their last album, A Sleep & A Forgetting, is only a year old, but they’ve already announced plans for the follow-up. Ski Mask, the new one, is set to arrive this fall, and in a press release, Thorburn says that it’s “like a [...]

It’s a Baltimore family affair when Peals’ “Blue Elvis” gets remixed by Dan Deacon. The duo, comprised of William Cashion of Future Islands and Bruce Willen of Double Dagger (if anyone has intel regarding where they’re hiding the unsold Double Dagger RDS release, let a girl know), went soft and w...

Last year, the great Baltimore band Future Islands released the excellent, underrated album On The Water, and they’ve been touring steadily ever since. Lots of bands make music videos about touring, but not too many of them make videos that depict touring as repetitious drudgery. That’s what director Jay Buim does in the vide...

Here’s a new single from Baltimore synth rockers Future Islands, a slow-building, grandiose number called “Tomorrow” that finds Sam Herring engaging his dramatic, operatic wail. It’s the A-side from a forthcoming single. Stream it below. “Tomorrow” b/w “Fountain” is ...

Next up in the Less Artists More Condos 7” series is a split release from Baltimore groups Future Islands and recent BTW Ed Schrader’s Music. Today, Future Islands posted their contribution, a synth-driven, ’80s-pop-channeling track called “Cotton Flower.” Stream it below. Future Islands &#82...