NP - Future Islands on Letterman

[David Morris]

I am by no means alone in liking this.  Did you read the NPR review? Listen
to any tracks at the NPR site? Don't like it if you don't. There isn't a
"right" take on this. If I was the only person who liked this, it wouldn't
make me wrong.

On Thursday, March 20, 2014, <malignd at aol.com> wrote:

> More like Tom Jones.  Trying to imitate Bono or who knows who.  What in
> the world do you like about this?
>
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> http://www.npr.org/2014/03/16/286898446/first-listen-future-islands-singles
>
> the band's performance on *The Late Show with David Letterman*, from
> whence the original Instagram came, was anything but normal. They played
> *Singles*' lead single "Seasons (Waiting on You)." Herring howled and
> grumbled his way through it, dipping down low to do said dance move, then
> standing tall to audibly pound his chest and search for meaning. It was
> mesmerizing, like watching a young Marlon Brando yell "Stellaaaaaa" into
> the Barrymore's cheap seats. The rest of the band just stood there like
> stagehands doing their jobs.
>
>  Great performances like that raise expectations, especially if they're
> introductions, especially if they're to promote a new album on national
> television. So that is the weight on *Singles*, and yet, miraculously, it
> doesn't crumble. *Singles* is extremely catchy, well-constructed classic
> pop: winsome and simple melodies, yearning lyrics, bass lines that will
> never die. It is also dark and desperate and serious in a way that feels
> fairly rare these days. There is no ironic withdrawal, no equivocation to
> avoid abuse, just pure commitment. Herring's voice, which can go from
> searching whisper to hoarse demonic shout on a pivot, does much of this
> heavy lifting.
>
> On Wednesday, March 19, 2014, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','fqmorris at gmail.com');>>
> wrote:
>
>> He's got a goofy dance, but a passionate voice. More like Joe Cocker than
>> Tom Jones.
>>
>> On Wednesday, March 19, 2014, <malignd at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> This guy's a clown.  He's like the second coming of Tom Jones.  (And a
>>> really good dancer ...)
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>>> To: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>>> Sent: Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:39 am
>>> Subject: NP - Future Islands on Letterman
>>>
>>>  David Letterman - Future Islands: "Seasons (Waiting On You)"<http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ee4bfu_t3c>
>>>
>>>  This guy is rock.
>>>
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