NP - Future Islands on Letterman

[Mark Thibodeau]

I quite enjoyed it, and was definitely "feeling it", both the first
time I saw it and during subsequent viewings (once while reading along
with the lyrics, which are actually not bad, not that you'd know it
from just listening!).

I'm definitely intrigued enough to look into their other work.

YOPJerky

On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 7:15 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's a review, a critic's opinion, not PR, unless some sort of payola is
> involved.
>
>
> On Thursday, March 20, 2014, <malignd at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> Just curious:  Who wrote this?  This is PR stuff, right?  I assume you
>> wouldn't write "... such a unique ... "
>>
>> Samuel T. Herring's performance on Letterman has brought him to the
>> attention of the wider world. But it also did something else - it
>> encapsulated what makes Future Islands such a unique and brilliant band: it
>> wasn't just the dancing. It was the theatre. It was him giving every ounce
>> of emotion and spirit. It was the eye contact and chest thumping. It was the
>> guttural roars.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>> To: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
>> Cc: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:46 pm
>> Subject: Re: NP - Future Islands on Letterman
>>
>> OK.  But did you listen to the album on NPR. It gives a more complete feel
>> for the music, and doesn't include the "theatrics" (I think they are real,
>> not faked).  I mostly get intense sincerity, which the NPR review sees also.
>> I like the goofiness of the intense emotions.
>>
>> http://www.drownedinsound.com/releases/18129/reviews/4147536?ticker
>>
>> http://www.londoninstereo.com/future-islands-singles-album-review/
>> Samuel T. Herring's performance on Letterman has brought him to the
>> attention of the wider world. But it also did something else - it
>> encapsulated what makes Future Islands such a unique and brilliant band: it
>> wasn't just the dancing. It was the theatre. It was him giving every ounce
>> of emotion and spirit. It was the eye contact and chest thumping. It was the
>> guttural roars.
>> And now here is Singles, and in every song you can feel all of that.  The
>> follow-up to their ridiculously underrated 2011 record On The Water, it's a
>> step up and a look forwards. There's a gusto not found on that previous
>> record and you can hear it straight from the propulsive opening track
>> 'Seasons (Waiting on You)'.
>>
>> On Thursday, March 20, 2014, <malignd at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm not saying you're "wrong."  Just that I think, musically, we have a
>> lot in common,  based on previous posts.  And this guy strikes me as lame
>> and derivative.  So I'm curious ...
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>> To: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
>> Cc: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:16 pm
>> Subject: Re: NP - Future Islands on Letterman
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>> To: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
>> Cc: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Wed, Mar 19, 2014 7:44 pm
>> Subject: Re: NP - Future Islands on Letterman
>>
>>
>> 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
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