The Independent — A couple of months ago Future Islands became maybe the first band ever to become the most talked about on the planet through sheer force of a TV performance alone. more info

Stereogum — The last time Baltimore synthpop expressionists Future Islands did musical-guest duties on a late-night TV program, it was the Letterman performance that made them, more or less, famous. I don’t know if the band’s performance on last night’s ep... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Jonathan Dick Future Islands in Austin (more by Tim Griffin) 2014 has been kind to North Carolina's Future Islands, but be sure to recognize where credit is due for the band's success. Few would argue that in the viral... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2014 edition of Portland's MusicFestNW happens August 16 & 17 at the city's Waterfront Park. This year's line-up has been revealed and includes Spoon, Fucked Up, Future Islands, Haim, Phantogram, The Antlers, Girl Talk, tUnE-yArDs, EMA and more..... more info

NME — Former Beautiful South members Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott also join bill for Suffolk bash more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Knife / These New Puritans You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Craig Leon, Acme, Bil Kouligas @ Le Poisson Rouge Best known as a producer (have worked... more info

Stereogum — Future Islands have been getting tons of attention ever since 4AD signed them and David Letterman co-signed them. One of the oddest examples is this new “moving portrait” from Google Play in which footage of bandmates Samuel T. Herring, William C... more info

Stereogum — Last weekend we told you our top moments for the first week of Coachella from Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Today, before the second weekend of the festival begins, we’d like to share some of our intimate portraits of artists and bands at Coachella... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Early Friday morning in the high desert outside of Palm Springs, menacing Baltimore synth pop band Future Islands was responsible for a memorably challenging, if ultimately victorious, sold-out gig. more info

Stereogum — We recently heard glossy dance-rock trio Little Daylight remixing Sky Ferreira; now here’s Future Islands remixing Little Daylight. “Overdose,” premiered here last year, originally sounded like a female-fronted answer to the Passion Pits and MG... more info