Future Islands discography

Future Islands discography
Future Islands in 2015
Studio albums7
EPs6
Singles23
Remixes3
Music videos16

American synthpop band Future Islands have released seven studio albums, six extended plays (EPs), 23 singles and 15 music videos. Future Islands was formed in Greenville, North Carolina but relocated to Baltimore, Maryland in 2008. It consists of John Gerrit Welmers (keyboards), William H. Cashion (bass guitar), and Samuel T. Herring (vocals). The band included Erick Murillo (drums) up until November 2007.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected peak chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		IRE
[2] 		UK
[3]
Wave Like Home
  • Released on August 25, 2008
  • Label: Upset! the Rhythm (UK)
 — — —
In Evening Air
  • Released on May 4, 2010
  • Label: Thrill Jockey
 — — —
On the Water
  • Released: October 11, 2011
  • Label: Thrill Jockey[4]
 — — —
Singles
  • Released: March 24, 2014
  • Label: 4AD[5]
 40 — 36
The Far Field
  • Released: April 7, 2017
  • Label: 4AD
 52 11 18
As Long as You Are
  • Released: October 9, 2020
  • Label: 4AD
 108 35
[7] 		22
People Who Aren't There Anymore
  • Released: January 26, 2024[8]
  • Label: 4AD
 — — 7

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details Additional personnel
Little Advances
  • Released: April 28, 2006
  • Label: self-released
  • Recorded in March 2006
  • Produced by Chester Endersby Gwazda
  • Artwork by Future Islands
Split EP with Moss of Aura
  • Released: January 6, 2007
  • Label: self-released
  • Recorded in December 2006
  • Produced by Chester Endersby Gwazda
Split EP with Dan Deacon
  • Released: August 5, 2008
  • Label: 307 Knox Records[9]
  • Cover photo by Sam Herring
Post Office Wave Chapel
  • Released: February 2010
  • Label: Free Danger
  • Artwork by Future Islands
 Remixes by
  • Pictureplane "Old Dreamer"
  • Javelin "Flicker & Flutter"
  • Jones "Little Dreamer"
  • Moss of Aura "Beach Foam"
In the Fall
  • Released: April 2010
  • Label: Thrill Jockey
  • Produced by Chester Endersby Gwazda
  • Mastered by Rob Girardi
  • Artwork by Post Typography (Bruce Willen)
  • Denny Bowen (drums, percussion)
  • Katrina Ford (additional vocals)
  • Owen Gardner (cello)
Undressed
  • Released: September 2010
  • Label: Thrill Jockey[10]
  • Recorded on July 7, 2010, Mobtown Studios,[11] Baltimore, Maryland
  • Produced by Mat Leffler-Schulman
  • Artwork by Kymia Nawabi
  • Kate Barutha (cello)[12]
  • Devlin Rice (acoustic guitar)[12]
  • Denny Bowen (drums)[12]

Singles

List of singles, with selected peak chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
AAA
[13] 		US
Alt.
[14] 		US
Rock
[15] 		BEL
(FL)
[16] 		CAN
Rock
[17] 		MEX
Air.
[18] 		SWI
Air
[19]
"Follow You" 2006 — — — — — — — Little Advances (EP)
Feathers & Hallways ("Pinnochio"/"The Happiness of Being Twice") 2007 — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Walking Through That Door" 2009 — — — — — — — In Evening Air
"Long Flight" — — — — — — —
"Tin Man" — — — — — — —
Split 7" with Lonnie Walker ("The Ink Well") 2010 — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Before the Bridge" / "Find Love" 2011 — — — — — — — On the Water
"Grease" — — — — — — —
"Balance" — — — — — — —
"Close to None" 2012 — — — — — — —
"Tomorrow" / "The Fountain" — — — — — — — Non-album singles
Split 7" with Ed Schrader's Music Beat ("Cotton Flower") — — — — — — —
"Seasons (Waiting on You)" / "One Day" 2014 27 37 50 50 32 — — Singles
"A Dream of You and Me" — — — — — — —
"Spirit" — — — — — — —
"Doves" (Vince Clarke Remix) — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Seasons (Waiting on You)" (BadBadNotGood Reinterpretation) — — — — — — —
"Light House" 2015 — — — — — — — Singles
"A Song for Our Grandfathers" — — — — — — —
"The Chase" / "Haunted by You" — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Ran" 2017 19 — 49 80 — 41 — The Far Field
"Cave" — — — — — — —
"Calliope" 2018 — — — — — — — Non-album single
"For Sure" 2020 12 — — — — 25 91 As Long as You Are
"Thrill" — — — — — — —
"Moonlight" — — — — — — —
"Plastic Beach"[21] 2021 23 — — — — — —
"For Sure" (Dan Deacon Remix) — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"The Moon Is Blue" — — — — — — —
"Peach" — — — — — — — People Who Aren't There Anymore
"King of Sweden" 2022 — — — — — — —
"Deep in the Night" 2023 — — — — — — —
"The Tower" 3 33 —[A] — — — —
"The Fight" — — — — — — —
"Say Goodbye" 2024 — — — — — — —
"Glimpse" — — — — — — — Non-album single

Remixes

List of remixes by Future Islands for other artists, showing year released
Title Year Artist
"Overdose"[23] 2014 Little Daylight
"Black Out Days"[24] Phantogram
"Despicable Animal"[25] 2015 Wye Oak
(with Moss of Aura)

Music videos

Year Title Director
2007 "Follow You" (Pangea Version) Allen Cordell
2008 "Beach Foam" Joe Stakun
2009 "The Happiness of Being Twice" Joel Fernando
2010 "Tin Man" Jay Buim[12]
"As I Fall" Mary Helena Clark
"In Evening Air" Jay Buim
"The Ink Well" Theo Anthony
2011 "Before The Bridge" Abram Sanders
"Balance" Jay Buim
2012 "Give Us the Wind" Mike Anderson
"Grease" Jay Buim
2013 "Walking Through That Door" Kymia Nawabi
2014 "Seasons (Waiting on You)" Jay Buim
"A Dream of You and Me" Elena Johnston & William Cashion
2015 "Song for Our Grandfathers" Jay Buim
2017 "Ran" Albert Birney[26]
"Cave" Jay Buim
"Beauty Of The Road" Jay Buim
2020 "For Sure" Samuel Jerome Mason
"Thrill" Samuel Herring
"Moonlight" Will Mayer[27]

Song usage in media

List of Future Islands songs featured on various productions
Song Where When Type
"Seasons (Waiting on You)" (Singles) Uncle (British TV series) Season 2, episode 3 February 2015 Television
"Vireo's Eye" (In Evening Air) Shameless episode 3 [citation needed] 2011 Television
"Inch of Dust" (In Evening Air) Shameless episode 7 [citation needed] 2011 Television
"Swept Inside" (In Evening Air) Fear the Walking Dead ep. 12, season 2 (AMC)[28] September 18, 2016 Television
"Seasons (Waiting on You)" (Singles) Mark McMorris Infinite Air October 2016 Video game
"Day Glow Fire" (The Far Field) NHL 18 September 2017 Video game
"Beauty of the Road" (The Far Field) Gran Turismo Sport October 2017 Video game
"Light House" (Singles) Titane July 2021 Film
"For Sure" (As Long As You Are) Nine Perfect Strangers season 1 episode 3 [citation needed] 2021 Television
"Shadows" (The Far Field) Ted Lasso season 3 episode 12 2023 Television

Cover songs

Notes

  1. ^ "The Tower" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 26 on the Rock Airplay chart.[22]

References

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  2. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 14 April 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
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  4. ^ contributingwriter (22 December 2011). "Exclusive Q&A: Future Islands Gaze Out 'On the Water'". ourstage. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. ^ Complex (December 3, 2014). "The 30 Best Album Covers of 2014". complex.com. Complex. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "British certifications – Future Islands". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 July 2024. Type Future Islands in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  7. ^ "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 16 October 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  8. ^ FutureIslandsMusicon YouTube, accessed 2023-11-10.
  9. ^ Grayson Haver Currin (August 6, 2008). "Dan Deacon/ Future Islands' 7-inch Split (307 Knox Records)". indyweek.com. IndyWeek. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Future Islands - Undressed | Mobtown Studios". Mobtown Studios. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  11. ^ "Future Islands - Undressed | Mobtown Studios". Mobtown Studios. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  12. ^ a b c d Marian (4 November 2010). "Words with Future Islands". All Our Noise. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Future Islands – Chart history: Adult Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  14. ^ "Future Islands – Chart history: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  15. ^ "Future Islands – Chart history: Hot Rock & Altetnative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  16. ^ "Discografie Future Islands". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  17. ^ "Canada Rock Billboard.biz". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  18. ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.biz.
  19. ^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 30/2020". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  20. ^ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=future+islan#search_section
  21. ^ "Future Releases - Triple A". allaccess.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  22. ^ "Future Islands – Chart history: Rock & Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  23. ^ Morgan, Adam (17 April 2014). "LITTLE DAYLIGHT "OVERDOSE (FUTURE ISLANDS REMIX)"". Surviving the Golden Age. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  24. ^ Hickey, Matthew (23 July 2014). "Single Serving: Phantogram – Black Out Days (Future Islands Remix)". Turntable Kitchen. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  25. ^ Lindenberg, Aaron (28 April 2015). "Wye Oak – "Despicable Animal (Moss Of Aura + Future Islands Remix)" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  26. ^ Sarah Grant (March 1, 2017). "Watch Future Islands' Panoramic New Video for 'Ran'". www.rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  27. ^ "Future Islands - "Moonlight" (Official Music Video)". www.youtube.com. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  28. ^ Topham, Michelle (September 19, 2016). "Listen to Future Islands 'Swept Inside' from 'Fear The Walking Dead'". leosigh.com. Leo Sight. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  29. ^ Yildiz, Ebru (24 December 2015). "Future Islands Cover Wham!'s "Last Christmas"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 21 February 2017.