Stereogum — When he’s not fronting Future Islands, Samuel T. Herring occasionally moonlights as a rapper. Recently, he’s been putting out stuff under the name Trouble Knows Me (a collaboration with Madlib), but he also has an alter ego called Hemlock Ernst. ... more info

Stereogum — Baltimore is as deeply segregated a city as you’d probably expect. But say this for the people in the city’s predominantly white indie rock scene: They actually care about their town. Case in point: After the recent riots, members of Future Islan... more info

Stereogum — Future Islands frontman has previously showed off his rap talents on stage, but never on record; when he guested on one of Gangrene’s GTAV tracks, he sang the hook. That changes today as Herring unveils Trouble Knows Me, his new hip-hop duo with su... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Arielle Gordon photo: Pitchfork Fest 2014 (more by James Richards IV) The Pitchfork Music Festival happens this weekend in Chicago (7/17-7/19), featuring performances from Wilco, Sleater-Kinney, Chance the Rapper, Future Islands, The New Pornograp... more info

Stereogum — Producers/MCs the Alchemist and Oh No met back in 2010 and formed hip-hop psych project Gangrene. Since then, the duo has a slew of albums and EPs and brought together Earl Sweatshirt and Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring for the latest Grand Theft... more info

Stereogum — The early weeks of summer always feel nostalgic, and before it gets way too hot to enjoy being outside, there’s nothing more enjoyable than chilling in a backyard with a grill and a keg and close company. Future Islands’ “A Song For Our Grandfa... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — It's Fathers Day on Sunday (6/21) and Future Islands are celebrating by releasing a video for "A Song for Our Grandfathers" from last year's breakthrough Singles. It was shot by director Jay Buim at a family reunion in North... more info

Stereogum — So I guess Win Butler coming to Future Islands shows, casually walking onstage, and singing part of “Seasons (Waiting On You)” is a thing that just happens now. Last year, he took on the song’s second verse at a Future Islands show in his nativ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Gretchen Robinette and PSquared Ryan Adams / SBTRKT / Future Islands / Little Dragon @ GovBall 6/6/2015 Surrounded by everything from peppy indie pop to trippy electronica, singer-songwriters can often get the short end of the stick at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Debi Del Grande Future Islands / Run the Jewels / Tame Impala / Courtney Barnett / Kendrick Lamar Backed by a four-piece band, [Kendrick Lamar] bent the crowd to his will with roaring energy. He roamed the stage... more info