Wave Like Home

Future Islands - Wave Like Home
Critic Score
Based on 1 review
User Score
Based on 56 ratings
2008 Rank: #220
Liked by 2 people
August 25, 2008 / Release Date
LP / Format
Synthpop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

60
Tiny Mix Tapes

The music on Wave Like Home is appropriate for either dancing in a gritty underground party or making out with your new squeeze for a few minutes before your mom arrives in the Volvo and picks you up.

Raiksheen
55

Not memorable

VIbesRUs
72

Rough mixing, raw appeal.

The vocals are quite intriguing. It's like.. a Folk singer trying to do Post-Punk on a Synthpop production. It is pretty odd and ill-fitting when you really focus on it, almost doesn't work. However, I think it so odd and ill-fitting it goes full circle and it actually works great. It's a curious combination of a passionate performance of sorta down Blues-like lyrics back dropped by damn near overwhelming synths, a groovy bass guitar, and simple drums.

Sure, the ... read more

FastFire
81

well, this is a great surprise. I love to hear a Future Islands more rough sound and not so poppy (which i also love from them), remembering a tiny bit of modest mouse in terms of roughness ig.
and the synths make my head feel like is spinning.
Why dont people like this more?

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Track List

  1. Pangea 
  2. Old Friend 
  3. Flicker and Flutter 
  4. Escape Artist 
  5. Seize a Shark 
  6. Heart Grows Old 
  7. Beach Foam 
  8. Wave Like Home 
  9. Little Dreamer
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Added on: October 11, 2011