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Future Islands is an American synthpop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, and signed to 4AD. The band is composed of Gerrit Welmers (keyboards and programming), William Cashion (bass, acoustic and electric guitars), and Samuel T. Herring (lyrics and vocals). Future Islands formed in January 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland. ==History== The band met and formed while studying art at East Carolina University in Greenville. Their first band was Art Lord & the Self-Portraits, which included Samuel T. Herring, William Cashion, Gerrit Welmers, Adam Beeby, and Kymia Nawabi. That band lasted from February 2003 until fall of 2005. In 2006, Cashion, Herring, and Welmers formed Future Islands with Erick Murillo, who played an electronic drum kit. Future Islands released ''Little Advances'' in April 2006 and a self-released split CD with Welmers' solo project Moss of Aura in January 2007. They recorded their debut album "Wave Like Home" with Chester Endersby Gwazda at Backdoor Skateshop in Greenville, NC later that year. London-based label Upset the Rhythm released ''Wave Like Home'' in the Summer of 2008. The cover art was designed by Kymia Nawabi, a former member of Art Lord & the Self-Portraits. In late 2007/early 2008, the band relocated to Baltimore. The "Feathers and Hallways" 7" was recorded in Oakland, California, during their first U.S. tour and was their first release as a focused three-piece. Their second album, ''In Evening Air,'' was recorded in the band's living room in the historic Marble Hill neighborhood in Baltimore. In 2009, the band signed to Chicago independent record company Thrill Jockey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Future Islands )〕 Following a year of solid touring, they recorded their third album ''On the Water'' in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and released it in the autumn of 2011. In early 2014, the band announced they had signed to 4AD, who would release their new album, ''Singles'', in March 2014. The band made their network television début on March 3, 2014, on ''The Late Show with David Letterman'', performing the lead single "Seasons (Waiting on You)". Their performance on the show, particularly Herring's onstage antics, became an internet success, and garnered millions of views on YouTube. "Seasons (Waiting on You)" was eventually named the best song of 2014 by Pitchfork Media,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The 100 Best Tracks of 2014 )〕 the Pazz & Jop critics' poll,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PAZZ+JOP 2014 )〕 and Consequence of Sound.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top 50 Songs of 2014 )〕 The band performed on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'' in May 2014. They made an appearance on ''Later... with Jools Holland'' on September 30, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You) - Later... with Jools Holland - BBC Two )〕 The band performed at the Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, June 28, 2015, on 'The Other Stage'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Future Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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