That bombastic performance catapulted the band from cult favorites to festival draws. As Herring recalls, Future Islands toured for 22 months after making a splash on Letterman.
Their follow up, The Far Field , was made with another daunting gig cycle in mind. Bassist William Cashion recalls a higher-up at their record label coming back stage during The Far Field tour and encouraging the band to push the envelope on their next album.
That earlier advice proved a better fit for the band. At other times, members would bring parts they had worked on to the studio for the band to build upon. Herring is a lively conversationalist, his eyebrows dancing in delight as he rattles off anecdotes. At one point, he jerks his body forwards and widens his eyes as he recalls breaking a toe during another especially energetic performance, on Jools Holland. Are there times Herring has not felt deserving of it?
Herring often felt isolated as a child, and this feeling has clung to him long into adulthood. Why were we hurting each other? Enjoy unlimited access to 70 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a day free trial.
It meant I learned to be really tough. I had a bad mouth. By the time I was seven, nobody really messed with me. Herring becomes tearful when speaking about one particular lyric in the song. So, what is it exactly that he wants to say? Shame them. Hopefully you can educate them, but if not, shame them into education. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript.
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