Singles
Studio album by
Future Islands
ReleasedMarch 24, 2014
RecordedAugust 2013
StudioDreamland Studios, Hurley, New York
Genre
Length42:11
Label4AD
ProducerChris Coady
Future Islands chronology
On the Water
(2011)		 Singles
(2014)		 The Far Field
(2017)
Singles from Singles
  1. "Seasons (Waiting on You)"
    Released: February 4, 2014
  2. "A Dream of You and Me"
    Released: February 3, 2015

Singles is the fourth studio album by American synthpop band Future Islands, released on March 24, 2014 through 4AD Records.[2] The album's lead single "Seasons (Waiting on You)" was picked as the best track of 2014 by NME, Pitchfork Media and Spin.[3][4][5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[6]
Metacritic82/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The Daily Telegraph[9]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[10]
The Guardian[11]
Mojo[12]
NME8/10[13]
Pitchfork8.0/10[14]
Q[15]
Rolling Stone[16]
Spin8/10[17]

Singles received acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 32 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Future Islands

No.TitleLength
1."Seasons (Waiting on You)"3:46
2."Spirit"4:22
3."Sun in the Morning"3:48
4."Doves"3:28
5."Back in the Tall Grass"4:15
6."A Song for Our Grandfathers"4:55
7."Light House"4:46
8."Like the Moon"4:40
9."Fall from Grace"4:15
10."A Dream of You and Me"3:50

Charts

Chart (2014–16) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 51
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[20] 32
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 34
US Billboard 200[22] 40
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[23] 10
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 11

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Matt (July 21, 2023). "The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time". Paste. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Singles by Future Islands". 4AD Records. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ "NME's Top 50 Tracks Of 2014". NME. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "The 100 Best Tracks of 2014". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "The 101 Best Songs of 2014". Spin. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Singles by Future Islands reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Reviews for Singles by Future Islands". Metacritic. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Singles – Future Islands". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ Brown, Helen (March 21, 2014). "Future Islands, Singles, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ Rahman, Ray (March 28, 2014). "Albums: April 4, 2014". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ Gibsone, Harriet (March 20, 2014). "Future Islands: Singles review – evangelical, overwrought AOR". The Guardian. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Future Islands: Singles". Mojo (245): 96. April 2014.
  13. ↑ Calvert, John (March 21, 2014). "Future Islands – 'Singles'". NME. Archived from the original on May 21, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  14. ↑ Larson, Jeremy D. (March 25, 2014). "Future Islands: Singles". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Future Islands: Singles". Q (334): 110. May 2014.
  16. ↑ Dolan, Jon (March 25, 2014). "Singles". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  17. ↑ Weiss, Dan (March 25, 2014). "Future Islands Channel Synth-Pop Greats, William Shatner on 'Singles'". Spin. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  18. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (February 7, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Taylor Swift Spends 9th Week On Top". Noise11. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Future islands – Singles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Future islands – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Future islands | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Future islands Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Future islands Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Future islands Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  25. ↑ "British album certifications – Future Islands – Singles". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 6, 2016.



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