The Far Field (album)

The Far Field
Studio album by
Future Islands
ReleasedApril 7, 2017
Recorded2016
StudioSunset Sound Recorders
(Hollywood, California)
Mercy Sound
(New York City, New York)
Genre
Length45:14
Label4AD
ProducerJohn Congleton
Future Islands chronology
Singles
(2014) 		The Far Field
(2017) 		As Long as You Are
(2020)
Singles from The Far Field
  1. "Ran"
    Released: January 31, 2017
  2. "Cave"
    Released: March 24, 2017

The Far Field is the fifth studio album by American synthpop band Future Islands, released on April 7, 2017 through 4AD.[1] Several parallels can be made between this studio album and the band's second studio album, In Evening Air: both are titled after the final volume of poetry by Theodore Roethke, and both have album art produced by former band member Kymia Nawabi.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork7.6/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin6/10[11]
Exclaim!9/10[12]

The Far Field received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 29 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews"[3] and UK-based music webzine Drowned In Sound ranked it at 98 on their list of 100 favorite albums of 2017.[13]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Future Islands

No.TitleLength
1."Aladdin"4:13
2."Time on Her Side"3:39
3."Ran"3:26
4."Beauty of the Road"4:09
5."Cave"3:52
6."Through the Roses"3:15
7."North Star"3:35
8."Ancient Water"3:56
9."Candles"3:57
10."Day Glow Fire"3:49
11."Shadows" (featuring Debbie Harry)4:05
12."Black Rose"3:25
Total length:45:14

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 60
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 102
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 74
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 11
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[21] 2
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] 37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 18
US Billboard 200[28] 52

References

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  1. ^ "The Far Field by Future Islands". 4AD Records. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Grant, Sarah (April 10, 2017). "Future Islands: The Unlikely Rise of Baltimore's Heartache Kings". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Reviews for The Far Field by Future Islands". Metacritic. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  4. ^ Sendra, Tim. "The Far Field – Future Islands". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  5. ^ Dennis, Jon (April 6, 2017). "Future Islands: The Far Field review – thriving masters of modern synth-pop". The Guardian. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Future Islands: The Far Field". Mojo (282): 94. May 2017.
  7. ^ Cochrane, Greg (April 5, 2017). "Future Islands – 'The Far Field' Review". NME. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Snapes, Laura (April 10, 2017). "Future Islands: The Far Field". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "Future Islands: The Far Field". Q (371): 106. May 2017.
  10. ^ Dolan, Jon (April 6, 2017). "Review: Future Islands Open Up New Romantic Heart on 'The Far Field'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  11. ^ Cush, Andy (April 5, 2017). "Review: On The Far Field, Future Islands Struggle With the Limits of Their Signature Sound". Spin. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  12. ^ Lindsay, Cam (April 5, 2017). "Future Islands: The Far Field". Exclaim! Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  13. ^ "Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2017". Drowned in Sound. November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  14. ^ "ARIA CHART WATCH #416". auspOp. April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Future Islands – The Far Field" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Future Islands – The Far Field" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Future Islands – The Far Field" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  18. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Future Islands – The Far Field" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Future Islands – The Far Field" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  20. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 14 April 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  21. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  22. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Future Islands – The Far Field". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  24. ^ "TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 15: del 07.04.2017 al 13.04.2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  25. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved December 9, 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  26. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Future Islands – The Far Field". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  27. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  28. ^ "Future Islands Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2017.


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