Singles (Future Islands album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Singles
| type = studio
| artist = Future Islands
| cover = Futureislands-singlesalbum.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 24, 2014
| recorded = August 2013
| venue =
| studio = Dreamland Studios, Hurley, New York
| genre = {{hlist|Synth-pop{{cite web|first= Matt |last= Mitchell |title= The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time|website= Paste |date= July 21, 2023 |url= https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/50-greatest-synth-pop-albums-of-all-time|accessdate= July 22, 2023}}|new wave|indie pop}}
| length = {{Duration|m=42|s=11}}
| label = 4AD
| producer = Chris Coady
| prev_title = On the Water
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = The Far Field
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Singles
| type = studio
| single1 = Seasons (Waiting on You)
| single1date = February 4, 2014
| single2 = A Dream of You and Me
| single2date = February 3, 2015
}}
}}
Singles is the fourth studio album by American synthpop band Future Islands, released on March 24, 2014 through 4AD Records.{{cite web |url=http://4ad.com/releases/22126 |title=Singles by Future Islands |publisher=4AD Records |accessdate=March 24, 2014}} The album's lead single "Seasons (Waiting on You)" was picked as the best track of 2014 by NME, Pitchfork Media and Spin.{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/nme-s-top-50-tracks-of-2014/364505/1/1#50 |title=NME's Top 50 Tracks Of 2014 |journal=NME |accessdate=December 18, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9555-the-100-best-tracks-of-2014/10/ |title=The 100 Best Tracks of 2014 |publisher=Pitchfork Media |accessdate=December 18, 2014}}{{cite journal |url=https://www.spin.com/2014/12/101-best-songs-2014/?page=9 |title=The 101 Best Songs of 2014 |journal=Spin |date=December 8, 2014 |accessdate=December 25, 2014}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 82/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/singles/future-islands |title=Reviews for Singles by Future Islands |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=January 14, 2015}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/singles-mw0002620997 |title=Singles – Future Islands |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=November 16, 2019 |last=Sendra |first=Tim}}
| rev2 = The Daily Telegraph
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10711633/Future-Islands-Singles-review.html |title=Future Islands, Singles, review |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=March 21, 2014 |accessdate=December 8, 2015 |last=Brown |first=Helen}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3Score = B+{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2014/03/28/albums-april-4-2014 |title=Albums: April 4, 2014 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 28, 2014 |accessdate=December 8, 2015 |last=Rahman |first=Ray}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/20/future-islands-singles-review |title=Future Islands: Singles review – evangelical, overwrought AOR |work=The Guardian |date=March 20, 2014 |accessdate=December 8, 2015 |last=Gibsone |first=Harriet}}
| rev5 = Mojo
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Future Islands: Singles |journal=Mojo |issue=245 |date=April 2014 |page=96}}
| rev6 = NME
| rev6Score = 8/10{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/future-islands/15163 |title=Future Islands – 'Singles' |work=NME |date=March 21, 2014 |access-date=January 14, 2015 |last=Calvert |first=John |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521052122/http://www.nme.com/reviews/future-islands/15163 |archive-date=May 21, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev7Score = 8.0/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19124-future-islands-singles/ |title=Future Islands: Singles |work=Pitchfork |date=March 25, 2014 |accessdate=March 26, 2014 |last=Larson |first=Jeremy D.}}
| rev8 = Q
| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Future Islands: Singles |journal=Q |issue=334 |date=May 2014 |page=110}}
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev9Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/singles-20140325 |title=Singles |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 25, 2014 |accessdate=January 14, 2015 |last=Dolan |first=Jon}}
| rev10 = Spin
| rev10Score = 8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/future-islands-singles/ |title=Future Islands Channel Synth-Pop Greats, William Shatner on 'Singles' |work=Spin |date=March 25, 2014 |accessdate=July 9, 2015 |last=Weiss |first=Dan}}
}}
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".
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| all_writing = Future Islands
| title1 = Seasons (Waiting on You)
| length1 = 3:46
| title2 = Spirit
| length2 = 4:22
| title3 = Sun in the Morning
| length3 = 3:48
| title4 = Doves
| length4 = 3:28
| title5 = Back in the Tall Grass
| length5 = 4:15
| title6 = A Song for Our Grandfathers
| length6 = 4:55
| title7 = Light House
| length7 = 4:46
| title8 = Like the Moon
| length8 = 4:40
| title9 = Fall from Grace
| length9 = 4:15
| title10 = A Dream of You and Me
| length10 = 3:50
}}
Charts
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| Chart (2014–16)
! Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-taylor-swift-1989-spends-9th-week-on-top-20150207|title=ARIA Albums: Taylor Swift Spends 9th Week On Top|publisher=Noise11|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|date=February 7, 2015|accessdate=February 8, 2015}}
| 60 |
| {{album chart|Flanders|51|artist=Future islands|album=Singles|accessdate=July 18, 2014|rowheader=true|refname=fl}} |
| {{album chart|Denmark|32|artist=Future islands|album=Singles|accessdate=July 18, 2014|rowheader=true|refname=den}} |
| {{album chart|UK|34|artist=Future islands|accessdate=January 9, 2016|rowheader=true|refname=uk}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|40|artist=Future islands|accessdate=January 14, 2015|rowheader=true|refname=us}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|10|artist=Future islands|accessdate=January 14, 2015|rowheader=true|refname=usalt}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|11|artist=Future islands|accessdate=January 14, 2015|rowheader=true|refname=usrock}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Future Islands|title=Singles|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2014|certyear=2024|id=5928-4175-2|access-date=July 26, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Future Islands}}
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Category:Future Islands albums
Category:Albums produced by Chris Coady
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