Future Islands are finally making their long awaited return with follow-up record to 2014’s Singles. Today they’ve shared the first track “Ran,” set to appear on the album which drops on April 7th via 4AD.
The band has been working on the twelve-track album for a year now at LA’s Sunset Sound. It features production John Congleton, who’s worked with St. Vincent, Sleater-Kinney, David Byrne, and more, as well as some guests including Blondie’s Debbie Harry (on a song called “Shadows”), string and horn arrangements by Patrick McMinn, as well as live drumming from the bands Michael Lowry. They also performed the album last year at a handful of secret shows under fake names.
Check out the album art and track listing below after listening to “Ran.” Be sure to catch Future Islands at one of the below days on tour this spring.
The Far Field:
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
12 Black Rose
Future Island Tour Dates:
03-21 Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
04-14-16 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-21-23 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-27 Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowlands
04-28 Leeds, England – Leeds University Refectory
04-29 Liverpool, England – O2 Academy
04-30 Brighton, England – Dome
05-02 Nottingham, England – Rock City
05-03 Bristol, England – O2 Academy
05-06 Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz
05-09 Paris, France – Elysée Montmartre
05-25 Providence, RI – Lupo’s
05-26 Ithaca, NY – State Theatre
05-27 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth Music Hall
05-28 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
05-29 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
05-30 Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre
06-01 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
06-02 Ponte Vedra, FL – Ponte Vedra Social Hall
06-03 Pensacola, FL – Vinyl
06-05 St. Louis, MO – Pageant
06-06 Chicago, IL – Riviera
06-07 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
06-09 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
06-08-11 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
06-27 Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall
06-30 Belgium, Brussels – Rock Werchter
07-06 Dublin, Ireland – Iveagh Gardens
07-28-30 New York, NY – Panorama Festival
08-16-19 Tabuão, Portugal – Paredes de Coura Festival
08-17-20 Brecon Beacons, Wales – Green Man