Singles (Future Islands album)

Singles
Studio album by Future Islands
Released March 24, 2014
Recorded August 2013 at Dreamland Studios
(Hurley, New York)
Genre Indie pop, new wave, synthpop
Length 42:11
Label 4AD
Producer Chris Coady
Future Islands chronology

On the Water
(2011)		 Singles
(2014)
Singles from Singles
  1. "Seasons (Waiting on You)"
    Released: February 4, 2014
  2. "A Dream of You and Me"
    Released: February 3, 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 82/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
Consequence of Sound B[3]
Drowned in Sound 8/10[4]
Exclaim! 9/10[5]
MusicOMH [6]
NME 8/10[7]
Pitchfork Media 8.0/10[8]
Rolling Stone [9]
Slant Magazine [10]

Singles is the fourth studio album by American synthpop band Future Islands, released on March 24, 2014 through 4AD Records.[11] The album's lead single "Seasons (Waiting on You)" was picked as the best track of 2014 by NME, Pitchfork Media and Spin.[12][13][14]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Future Islands. 

No. Title Length
1. "Seasons (Waiting on You)"   3:46
2. "Spirit"   4:22
3. "Sun in the Morning"   3:48
4. "Doves"   3:28
5. "Back in the Tall Grass"   4:15
6. "A Song for Our Grandfathers"   4:55
7. "Light House"   4:47
8. "Like the Moon"   4:40
9. "Fall from Grace"   4:15
10. "A Dream of You and Me"   3:49

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 51
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[17] 32
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 47
US Billboard 200[19] 40
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[20] 10
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] 11

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Singles by Future Islands". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Singles – Future Islands". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Porter, Zander (March 24, 2014). "Future Islands – Singles". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Slater, Luke (March 18, 2014). "Album Review: Future Islands – Singles". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ Lindsay, Cam (March 21, 2014). "Future Islands Singles". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ Young, Martyn (March 20, 2014). "Future Islands – Singles". MusicOMH. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ Calvert, John (March 21, 2014). "Future Islands – 'Singles'". NME. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ Larson, Jeremy D. (March 25, 2014). "Future Islands: Singles". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ Dolan, Jon (March 25, 2014). "Singles". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  10. ↑ Liedel, Kevin (March 25, 2014). "Future Islands: Singles". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Singles by Future Islands". 4AD Records. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  12. ↑ "NME's Top 50 Tracks Of 2014". NME. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  13. ↑ "The 100 Best Tracks of 2014". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  14. ↑ "The 101 Best Songs of 2014". Spin. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  15. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (February 7, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Taylor Swift Spends 9th Week On Top". Noise11. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Future islands – Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Future islands – Singles". Danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Future islands | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Future islands Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Future islands. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Future islands Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Future islands. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Future islands Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Future islands. Retrieved January 14, 2015.