Future Islands have announced their new album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore. It’s coming January 26 via 4AD. It features a number of recent singles, including “Deep in the Night,” “King of Sweden,” and “Peach.” Today, they’re back with “The Tower,” which has a new video directed by Jonathan van Tulleken, who worked with the band’s Samuel T. Herring on the Apple TV series The Changeling. Watch the video below.
“Anyone who’s seen Sam on stage shape shift with his whole body and voice from heart wrenchingly tender to fantastically ferocious knows that he is a truly, magnetic, performer,” van Tulleken said in a statement. “This was no small reason why he was cast for a role in The Changeling where he plays a complex character who appears to be one thing whilst actually another. It was a role that would be no easy task for even the most seasoned actor but Sam, applying all his stage craft, charisma, smarts and natural empathy, absolutely nailed it producing a riveting performance. I loved working with someone who came to acting via this persona they had built in their music.”
People Who Aren’t There Anymore follows Future Islands’ 2020 studio LP, As Long as You Are. Steve Wright co-produced the new album with the band, and he mixed it with Chris Coady, who produced Future Islands’ landmark 2014 album, Singles.
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People Who Aren’t There Anymore:
01 King of Sweden
02 The Tower
03 Deep in the Night
04 Say Goodbye
05 Give Me the Ghost Back
06 Corner of My Eye
07 The Thief
08 Iris
09 The Fight
10 Peach
11 The Sickness
12 The Garden Wheel