Future Islands Release Single "Ran," Announce New Album The Far Field

Future Islands’ 2014 record Singles is still one of the more aptly named albums of the past few years. Its an LP where any number of songs could’ve spun off and found a long, stable home on indie stations and playlists everywhere. And of course, a few did.

“Ran,” the first offering from the synthpop trio’s forthcoming fifth LP The Far Field, could’ve easily slotted on the group’s previous effort. And the way it’s constructed, it might well occupy public airwaves for just as long as “Seasons (Waiting on You)” did. It’s propulsive. It’s bracing. Samuel T. Herring’s voice is as incomparably dynamic as it’s been in the past. If there’s the slight difference from older work, Future Islands sound even more locked in here. The bass and drums and synth all smear together in a way where you hear them all, but don’t really isolate them from one another. With that sort of synchronicity, The Far Field may well be every bit as good as what came before.

Listen to “Ran,” plus Paste Cloud audio from Future Island’s 2011 Daytrotter session, below. You can preorder The Far Field here and check out the tracklist and album art, as well as tour dates for Future Islands, further down.

The Far Field Tracklist:
01. Aladdin
02. Time On Her Side
03. Ran
04. Beauty Of The Road
05. Cave
06. Through The Roses
07. North Star
08. Ancient Water
09. Candles
10. Day Glow Fire
11. Shadows ft. Debbie Harry
12. Black Rose

Future Islands Release Single “Ran,” Announce New Album The Far Field