For their sixth album As Long As You Are Future Islands admitted their tour drummer as a regular band member and the band crawled behind the mixing table. Real changes don't come with that. Also in their lyrics, the group from Baltimore likes to linger in the past. It results in a combination of nostalgia and pleasant predictability. For Sure is a kind of Seasons (Waiting For You) Part 2, although
… Samuel T. Herring's compelling way of singing still works well together with the recognizable rousing sound of the band. It produces several times euphoric music, even when a song like Plastic Beach turns out to be about body dysmorphism. If there's one thing Future Islands has an inexhaustible source of, it's boundless energy. (JvQ)more
