{"id":17557,"date":"2017-02-06T12:49:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T17:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=17557"},"modified":"2018-08-09T17:07:53","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T21:07:53","slug":"track-review-future-islands-ran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/track-review-future-islands-ran\/","title":{"rendered":"TRACK REVIEW: Future Islands “Ran”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two years ago, Baltimore trio Future Islands had a huge breakthrough with\u00a0poignant single \u201cSeasons (Waiting on You),\u201d finding the success they’d been seeking since 2006. Hoping to continue that momentum, they released a teaser single from their\u00a0forthcoming record\u00a0The Far Field<\/i>\u00a0just last week. Titled \u201cRan,\u201d their latest track does\u00a0not reinvent the wheel; rather, it redirects the aforementioned wheel toward, well, the future<\/i>. A subtle evolution of contemporary catharsis, \u201cRan\u201d falls into line with Future Islands\u2019 racing movie-trailer-esque encapsulation, magnifying the many warped intricacies of a single feeling with bellowing tenacity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s a song without you\/when every song I write is about you?\u201d concedes singer Samuel T. Herring, returning with his signature tenderized, chest-pounding vocal exorcism. He’s theatrical, vulnerable and filled to the brim with guttural fight or flight, and his notoriously unique inflection resonates with a sense of well-rounded heartache on “Ran”, each breath an emotionally acrobatic moment. \u00a0Islands\u2019 ability to unite emotional strain with synth-drenched melody and steadfast percussion reveals a masterful conviction and commitment to navigating the contemporary. For a song that seems determined to revive a love affair that is D.O.A\/D.N.R, Future Islands\u00a0do what they do best: illuminating various, winding paths from the darkness. (Oh, and growling. Lots<\/em> of growling.)<\/p>\n

Get primal and check out\u00a0Future Islands latest:<\/p>\n

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