Future Islands have announced their seventh album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore, which will be out January 26 via 4AD. The band co-produced the album with Steve Wright, who also mixed the album alongside Chris Coady (who worked on their 2014 breakthrough, Singles).
The album includes previously released singles “King of Sweden,” “Deep in the Night,” and “Peach,” and the new single is the anthemic and hummable “The Tower.” It comes with a video by Jonathan Van Tulleken, who previously cast frontman Samuel T. Herring for his AppleTV+ series The Changeling.
“Anyone who’s seen Sam on stage shape shift with his whole body and voice from heart wrenchingly tender to fantastically ferocious knows that he is a truly, magnetic, performer,” says Van Tulleken. “This was no small reason why he was cast for a role in The Changeling where he plays a complex character who appears to be one thing whilst actually another. It was a role that would be no easy task for even the most seasoned actor but Sam, applying all his stage craft, charisma, smarts and natural empathy, absolutely nailed it producing a riveting performance. I loved working with someone who came to acting via this persona they had built in their music. To then get to collaborate on a music video with the band was a delight especially one which explores that duality of light and dark literally and metaphorically. Finding that same captivating, haunting, performance but this time with the track as script.”
Watch the video below.
No word on tour dates yet. Stay tuned.
Future Islands – People Who Aren’t There Anymore Tracklist
1. King of Sweden
2. The Tower
3. Deep In The Night
4. Say Goodbye
5. Give Me The Ghost Back
6. Corner Of My Eye
7. The Thief
8. Iris
9. The Fight
10. Peach
11. The Sickness
12. The Garden Wheel