Guardian Music — Big on the 'juke' scene, this Chicago-born 20-year-old creates pure electronic mayhem with his twitchy, hyperfast-cut soundHometown: Chicago.The lineup: Nathan Clark (music, production).The background: What would an American equivalent of the Mercury... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-04 Aalborg, Denmark - 100 Fryd 09-05 Gothenburg, Sweden - Gardaskolan 09-06 Oslo, Norway - Garage 09-07 Copenhagen, Denmark - Lades 09-08 Aarhus, Denmark - Atlas @ Voxhall 09-09 Rostock, Germany - JAZ 09-10 Bischofswerda, Germany - Morbidge Festsp... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 07-15 Wilmington, NC - The Whiskey @ 07-16 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 @ 07-17 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone @ 07-18 Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light @ 07-19 Atlanta, GA - 529 @ 07-20 Greensboro, NC - Artistika @ 07-25 Baltimore, MD - Whartscape 08-15... more info

Stereogum — Lower Dens first came on my radar when they opened (and stole) a show at Death By Audio with Double Dagger and Future Islands a few months ago. The room was crowded and smokey, I am vertically challenged, I didn’t get a proper look at the band thou... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Future Islands - Tin Man (MP3) Future Islands at a BBQ show in 2009 (more by Sarahana) You can almost count on one hand the shows happening this July 4th. She & Him, The Old 97s and Roseanne Cash... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Though Future Islands only recently released its debut for Chicago's Thrill Jockey, the band may already be on a self-destructive course. Though Future Islands... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Though Future Islands only recently released its debut for Chicago's Thrill Jockey, the band may already be on a self-destructive course. The voice of singer Samuel Herring already seems on the verge of giving out. If not quite a growl,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Pocahaunted - Save Yourself (It's Nice) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Sleep 8 Over - Outer Limits (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Lower Dens -  Hospice Gates (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Future Islands -  Tin Man (MP3) Pocahaunted Los Angeles' dub/psych/tr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Pocahaunted - Save Yourself (It's Nice) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Sleep 8 Over - Outer Limits (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Lower Dens -  Hospice Gates (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Future Islands -  Tin Man (MP3) Pocahaunted Los Angeles' dub/psych/tribal/etc o... more info

DrownedInSound — Future Islands are all sorts of fun. Fantastic fun. Weird fun. Progressive fun. We've been waiting for them to return our way for quite a while now, on the back of the brilliant 'Tin Man' and the whole of In Evening Air, actually. We won't have to wa... more info