PRO Profile - Future Islands
About
The band met and formed in Greenville, NC while studying art at East Carolina University. At first it was Art Lord & the Self-Portraits, which was composed of J. Gerrit Welmers, Samuel T. Herring, William Cashion, Adam Beeby, and Kymia Nawabi. That band lasted from February 2003 until Fall of 2005. In 2006, Cashion, Herring, and Welmers formed Future Islands with Erick Murillo, bassist for The Kickass.
Future Islands released Little Advances in April 2006 and a self-released split CD with Welmers' solo project Moss of Aura in January 2007. In July 2007 they recorded their debut album "Wave Like Home" with Chester Gwazda at Backdoor Skateshop in Greenville, NC. After a Halloween party in 2007, Erick quit the band. In addition to growing tired of playing in the group, Erick was also at odds with his boyfriend. Upset! the Rhythm released Wave Like Home in the Summer of 2008. The cover art was designed by Kymia Nawabi, a former member of Art Lord & the Self-Portraits.
In 2009 the band signed to Chicago independent record company Thrill Jockey.
Discography:
- Little Advances (self-released - April 28, 2006)
- Split CD-R with Moss of Aura (self-released - January 6, 2007)
- Wave Like Home CD-R (Valiant Death Records - March 29, 2008)
- Wave Like Home Cassette (Search Wielder - April 19, 2008)
- Wave Like Home CD (Upset! the Rhythm - August 25, 2008)
- Split 7" with Dan Deacon (307 Knox Records - August 5, 2008 - purple vinyl, limited to 1000)
- Feathers & Hallways 7" EP (Upset the Rhythm - April 15, 2009 - white virgin vinyl)
- Post Office Wave Chapel 12" remix EP (Free Danger - February 2010)
- Wave Like Home LP (307 Knox Records / Altin Village & Mine - February 2010)
- In The Fall 12" EP (Thrill Jockey - April 2010 - Blue Vinyl)
- In Evening Air (Thrill Jockey - May 4, 2010)[3]
- Undressed 12" EP (Thrill Jockey - September 2010)
- Split 7" with Lonnie Walker Split (Friends Records - November 2010)
Source: Wikipedia
