On the Water (album)

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On the Water
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Studio album by
Future Islands
ReleasedOctober 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
Genre Synthpop, alternative rock
Length41:41
Label Thrill Jockey
Producer Chester Endersby Gwazda
Future Islands chronology
In Evening Air
(2010)		On the Water
(160)		 Singles
(2014)
Singles from On the Water
  1. "Balance"
    Released: July 2011

On the Water is the third album by synthpop band Future Islands. The album was released on 11 October 2011 on Thrill Jockey records.

Contents

The album was recorded in a friend's house in Elizabeth City, North Carolina between March and May 2011. [1] Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner duets on The Great Fire.

The album peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10 [2]
Metacritic 80/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club A− [4]
Beats Per Minute 70% [5]
Consequence of Sound B [6]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [7]
Paste 8.9/10 [8]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [9]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
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Under the Radar 7/10 [12]

The album received generally positive reviews with Pitchfork giving it 7.7/10 [9] and The A.V. Club giving it an A−. [4] The aggregated score from 21 critics on Metacritic is 80/100. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Future Islands [13]

No.TitleLength
1."On the Water"4:52
2."Before the Bridge"4:00
3."The Great Fire"3:14
4."Open"1:28
5."Where I Found You"5:44
6."Give Us the Wind"4:06
7."Close to None"6:20
8."Balance"4:06
9."Tybee Island"3:16
10."Grease"4:35
No.TitleLength
11."Crish (Javelin Remixxx) [iTunes Bonus Track]"3:18

Personnel

Personnel taken from On The Water liner notes. [13]

Future Islands

Additional performers

Technical personnel

References

  1. ↑ "On the Water". Thrill Jockey. 11 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "On The Water by Future Islands reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "On the Water". Metacritic. 12 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Future Islands: On the Water". A.V. Club. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Aurora (12 October 2011). "Album Review: Future Islands - On The Water". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Kane, Siobhán (14 October 2011). "Future Islands - On the Water". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Ashman, Neil (11 October 2011). "Album Review: Future Islands - On the Water". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Hodges, Carey (10 October 2011). "Future Islands: On The Water". Paste . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Future Islands: On the Water". Pitchfork. 11 March 2012.
  10. ↑ Beasley, Corey (18 October 2011). "Future Islands: On the Water". PopMatters . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Bloom, J Arthur (10 October 2011). "Future Islands - On the Water". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Everhart, John (11 October 2011). "Future Islands: On the Water (Thrill Jockey)". Under the Radar . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  13. 1 2 On The Water (CD liner notes). Future Islands. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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