{"id":20756,"date":"2014-03-15T07:19:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T15:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=20756"},"modified":"2017-05-09T09:19:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T17:19:18","slug":"future-islands-you-make-the-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2014-03\/future-islands-you-make-the-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Islands–You Make The Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The music blogosphere has (again) jumped on the Future Islands<\/strong> bandwagon following their recent performance on the Letterman Show<\/strong> (see below).\u00a0 We can’t make up our minds about Future Islands<\/strong> and the musical merit thereof, and so we’re reaching out to you for a straw vote.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, Future Islands<\/strong> write some devouring ditties, and lead singer Samuel T. Herring<\/strong> certainly gives everything he’s got on stage between his vocal gravel and grift, and prowling prance.\u00a0 And he’s been doing it for years.\u00a0 We’ve seen the band a couple times, including before 100 or so fans at Muddy Waters<\/strong> here in Santa Barbara <\/a>a few years back (when they were first atop that bandwagon).\u00a0 Even in front of that small crowd, Herring<\/strong> strutted and raged maniacally throughout the band’s set.\u00a0 So A+ for effort.\u00a0 And afterwards out on the sidewalk, Herring<\/strong> was the consummate gentleman, gracious and giving to fans.\u00a0 We were taken aback though by Herring’s<\/strong> recurring schizophrenic shifts (mid-songs) from croon to mania, and left scratching our heads about the genuineness and drive behind the band.<\/p>\n

Fast forward a few years, and Future Islands<\/strong> is back with a new album Singles<\/strong><\/em> that is again garnering critical huzzahs.\u00a0 And then they made their late night debut on Letterman<\/strong>, and that performance gained them repeated “best-ever-on-TV” raves.\u00a0 So watch below, and let us know your thoughts ’cause we ain’t thinkin’ straight on the matter.\u00a0 Is Herring’s<\/strong> a performance that is forged from the heart and bared well via his unique delivery?\u00a0 Or is it just that:\u00a0 performance theater without genuineness to support the antics?\u00a0 Does Herring<\/strong> strike you simply as one of those theater kids you couldn’t stand in high school?\u00a0 With his Jack-Black-does-Morrissey-impersonating-Marlon-Brando-in-On-The-Waterfront<\/em><\/strong> facade on Letterman<\/strong> drive you to drink or cause you to run to your digital emporium?<\/p>\n

Three years later, we still can’t make up our minds.\u00a0 Watch below and make the call for yourself.<\/p>\n