Harry Nilsson is one of those musicians whose influence far outstrips his fame. His music feels like a sacred trust among the initiated, which is why you’re just as likely to hear famous musicians covering his songs as to stumble upon one of his original recordings. The latest Nilsson tribute comes from Islands’ Nick Diamonds...

We recently heard glossy dance-rock trio Little Daylight remixing Sky Ferreira; now here’s Future Islands remixing Little Daylight. “Overdose,” premiered here last year, originally sounded like a female-fronted answer to the Passion Pits and MGMTs of the world. It’s still in that ballpark, but Future Islan...

The band have mostly sold out their summer tour dates

Well, this was probably inevitable. Last month, a handful of Stereogum staff went to SPIN’s big day party in Austin, which had both Future and Future Islands on the bill, and all of us made doofy jokes about how they should get onstage together. That didn’t happen, but Chicago masher-uppers the Hood Internet have now [...]

Future Islands got everyone’s attention this year through their triumphant Letterman performance and became the band to see at SXSW. But the fact is that the Baltimore band has been building a cult following through their live shows and albums for roughly half a decade. On their current tour for Album Of The Week pick [...]