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Album of the Week: Future Islands, 'People Who Aren't There Anymore'

People Who Aren't There Anymore is the seventh studio album by American synth-pop band Future Islands, released on January 26, 2024, by 4AD
People Who Aren't There Anymore is the seventh studio album by American synth-pop band Future Islands, released on January 26, 2024, by 4AD4AD
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by Ayisha Jaffer

February 05, 2024

Our Album of The Week is the seventh album from Future Islands, People Who Aren’t There Anymore. Written and recorded between 2020 and 2023, it’s a breakup album. Each track chronicles the dissolution of heart-on-his sleeve frontman Sam Herring’s long-distance relationship during the COVID-19 lockdown. On People Who Aren’t There Anymore the Baltimore band refines their new-wave aesthetic. Sam Herring’s unparalleled vocals provide dark musings disguised as Pop songs. Future Islands’ People Who Aren’t There Anymore is The Current’s Album of The Week.