Future Islands - The Far Field

Rating: 4/5

Review:
Another good album

This is another good album from Future Islands. 

The Far Field is certainly not a radical departure from the feel of Singles – which is just fine by me – and features the same tuneful, melancholy feel to almost every song, with solid and harmonically interesting backing which still sounds very much like a top-notch 80s synth band.  Samuel T. Herring's vocals still have that agonised, over-the-top brilliance, and there's the bonus of a fine duet with Debbie Harry on Shadows.

To be honest, there's not much to say about The Far Field beyond "If you liked Singles, you'll like this."  The quality of the songwriting and performance is still as good, and it's one to recommend.