Future Islands - From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth (CD) Negative Nancies attractive 21st century rock band

attractive 21st century rock band that are so over high school it hurts

the work remains a paragon of progressive rock marked by long guitar solos and beautiful flights of keyboards

But when a magical boombox writing session produced six fully formed songs in under half an hour

As widescreen and vast as the cover may seem

while sublime voices float in and out as if in a recurring dream

Future Islands - From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth (CD) Negative Nancies attractive 21st century rock bandOver the past twenty years Future Islands have travelled a rare arc, from promising newcomers to best kept secret, from cult favourites to heroes of the genre. As they reach this remarkable milestone, they resist the obvious move. Instead of a best of compilation victory lap, Future Islands present From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth an immediate and accessible collection half of which has never appeared on streaming services comprising