Future Islands The Far Field [Digipak]

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[F]rontman Samuel T. Herring continues to put a begging, pleading soulman spin on the moony affliction of the Cure and New Order -- slathering his gangly sandpaper croon all over songs like the dance-pop gallop 'Ran.'"
"THE FAR FIELD doubles down on its strengths. Throbbing, New Order-ish bass lines, bubbling synths, rhythms that propel you to the dance floor, and, most of all, Herring's emotive, gruff vocals."
"Largely, this is a set of songs that seep, creep and grow in strength, like opener 'Aladdin', 'Time On Her Side' and 'Cave'."
Paste (magazine) - "[With] a burning single called 'Cave,' where Gerrit Welmers fans out the synths to create an echoing Blade Runner-like soundscape."
Pitchfork (Website) - "[T]hey tap into the emotion that runs deep under their synth-pop, and the results are more cathartic and devastating than ever."
Clash (Magazine) - "[The album] nods towards their roots whilst also pulling somewhere rather different....The appearance of Debbie Harry on 'Shadows' adds a rare dash of the unexpected..."