![]() ![]() Future Islands is a new wave synthpop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The band is composed of Gerrit Welmers (keyboards and programming), William Cashion (bass, acoustic and electric guitars), and Samuel T. Herring (lyrics and vocals). Future Islands performing at Death By Audio in Brooklyn, February 2011 Background information Origin, United States Genres,, Years active 2006–present Labels,,, Friends Records Associated acts,, Moss of Aura,, Website Members Gerrit Welmers William Cashion Michael Lowry (touring drummer) Past members Erick Murillo Future Islands is an American band based in,, and signed to, comprising Gerrit Welmers (keyboards and programming), William Cashion (bass, acoustic and electric guitars), and (lyrics and vocals). Crash 1996 unrated download. The band was formed in January 2006 by Welmers, Cashion and Herring—the remaining members of the performance art college band —and drummer Erick Murillo. Murillo left in November 2007, after which the band relocated to, Maryland, and released the debut album Wave Like Home through British label in 2008. Their second album was released in 2010 by and in 2011 the band released their third album through the same label. Future Islands came to prominence in 2014 with their fourth album released. Its lead single ' was considered best song of 2014 by, and and its performance at the in March 2014, became the most-viewed video on the show's YouTube page. On April 7, 2017, the band released their fifth album. Described by as 'one of the best live bands around', Future Islands locked main-stage sets at some of the world's biggest music festivals—,, and the, — and sold out many dates on their European summer tour, before the album was released. Main article: Sam Herring and Gerrit Welmers grew up in two streets away from each other, and attended the same middle school in. They became friends around 1998, when they were in 8th grade. Herring had started making hip-hop music when he was 13 or 14, while Gerrit was a skater with interests in metal and punk music who bought his first guitar at age 14. Having different musical backgrounds, they did not consider making music together during high-school. William Cashion started playing guitar when he was around 13, having had a couple of bands as a teenager in, where he commuted to High School from. In 2002 he enrolled in the painting and drawing program at ECU and had drawing classes with Sam Herring. The idea to form a band came while Cashion was helping Herring study for an art history exam. They invited local record shop personality Adam Beeby to play rhythmic keyboards and fellow art student Kymia Nawabi for percussion and backing vocals. After a tumultuous debut on Valentine's Day February 14, 2003 at Soccer Moms' House, Herring also invited Welmers to join the band.
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