Blog: WQHS-The Blog

We came for Future Islands and we left with an epiphany. A moment when you know that all of your past experiences have led you to the right place and time and it all finally makes sense. Future Islands have discovered how to stretch these moments of clarity into a tangible experience—the raw, emotional power of Samuel T. Herrings’s vocal delivery, the meticulously timed genius of J. Gerrit Welmers’ synth melodies, and William Hugh Cashion’s driving, relentless bass riffs each come together into a cohesive sound that somehow encapsulates both nostalgia for the past and hope for the future. [...]