Stereogum — All of this week’s best songs boast a balls-to-the-wall letting go in their own respective ways. Some are aggressive, others are shy and muted, but none of these artists are afraid of asking themselves difficult questions. This is one of the most s... more info

Nialler9 — Here are the top 10 tracks of the last week: Julio Bashmore – ‘Holding On’ feat. Sam Dew Torres – ‘Cowboy Guilt’ Braids – ‘Taste’ Towkio – ‘Reflection’ (prod. Kaytranada) Shit Robot feat. Reggie Watts – ‘Where It’s At�... more info

Nialler9 — My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. The show starts about six minutes into the first hour. Part One Julio Bashmore  – Holding On (feat. Sam Dew) Future Islands  – The Chase Hot Chip  – Burning Up Towkio... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Close observers of David Letterman's interactions with the musical guests on his late-night show no doubt remember his reaction last year to Future Islands, the Baltimore synth-pop outfit that more or less blew Letterman away with an  earnestly wack... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Future Islands with the 'Late Show' band (via Twitter) While Future Islands' single "Seasons" probably would've been a hit anyway, no doubt their 2014 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman performing the song was a career-changing moment. ... more info

Nialler9 — Future Islands have released the new song they cut at Abbey Road for Record Store Day. ‘The Chase’ was played live on Letterman, scene of their game-raising performance last year. Herring introduced the song by dedicating the song to the people ... more info

Stereogum — Baltimore needed a win right about now, and it got a small one last night. When the great Baltimore band Future Islands appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman last year, they gave an absolutely sensational performance of “Seasons (Waiting O... more info

Stereogum — Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring has an intriguing side thing going on. Every once in a while, he’ll stop howling beautifully damaged new wave songs, and he’ll rap under the name Hemlock Ernst. (We’ve got some videos of him rapping her... more info

Stereogum — Future Islands debuted their new Record Store Day exclusive single “The Chase” on Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC Radio 6 show earlier today. They played the song live for the first time a few weeks back. The physical version of the 7-inch was recorded di... more info