25 March 2026
Press photo by Shawn Bracknell
Baltimore‘s shiny synth-pop team FUTURE ISLANDS led by supple frontman
Samuel T. Herring celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band this year.
To mark the event, they have planned a double album, titled
FROM A HOLE IN THE FLOOR TO A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH,
for release on May 22.
It will feature no less than 20 tracks. Alternate hits, rarities, and fan
favourites, some of which have never appeared on streaming services.
Album artwork
William Cashion (bassist): “The hole in the floor is the everyday, but the fountain
is the magic that happens when the life you dreamed about actually becomes the one you’re living. It’s the dream and the reality existing in the same room. “This is for everyone who has carried these songs with them, from the first house parties to the rooms we’re playing today.”
Tracklist and pre-order info HERE.
We get two previews to start the celebrations.
FIND LOVE is a tune that appeared on
7″ single ‘Before the Bridge’ from 2011.
Vintage FI pop bliss.
And the 2nd one, named SAIL is
a 2025 number originally released
on a VIP tour-only 7”.
Romanticism in motion.