Singles (Future Islands album)

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Singles
Futureislands-singlesalbum.jpg
Studio album by
Future Islands
ReleasedMarch 24, 2014
RecordedAugust 2013
StudioDreamland Studios, Hurley, New York
Genre
Length42:11
Label 4AD
Producer Chris Coady
Future Islands chronology
On the Water
(2011)		Singles
(2014)		 The Far Field
(2017)
Singles from Singles
  1. "Seasons (Waiting on You)"
    Released: February 4, 2014
  2. "A Dream of You and Me"
    Released: February 3, 2015

Singles is the fourth studio album by American synthpop band Future Islands, released on March 24, 2014 through 4AD Records. [2] The album's lead single "Seasons (Waiting on You)" was picked as the best track of 2014 by NME , Pitchfork Media and Spin . [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.8/10 [6]
Metacritic 82/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [10]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
NME 8/10 [13]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [14]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Spin 8/10 [17]

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". [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Future Islands

No.TitleLength
1."Seasons (Waiting on You)"3:46
2."Spirit"4:22
3."Sun in the Morning"3:48
4."Doves"3:28
5."Back in the Tall Grass"4:15
6."A Song for Our Grandfathers"4:55
7."Light House"4:46
8."Like the Moon"4:40
9."Fall from Grace"4:15
10."A Dream of You and Me"3:50

Charts

Chart (2014–16)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [19] 51
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [20] 32
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 34
US Billboard 200 [22] 40
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [23] 10
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [24] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Gold100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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