Future Islands

Summary

Future Islands is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,770 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Future Islands is In Evening Air^[3].
• A notable work attributed to Future Islands is On the Water^[4].
• A notable work attributed to Future Islands is Singles^[5].
• A notable work attributed to Future Islands is The Far Field^[6].
• A notable work attributed to Future Islands is As Long as You Are^[7].
• Future Islands's instance of is recorded as musical group^[8].
• Future Islands's genre is synth-pop^[9].
• Future Islands's record label is recorded as 4AD^[10].
• Future Islands's record label is recorded as Thrill Jockey^[11].
• Future Islands's discography is recorded as Future Islands discography^[12].
• Future Islands's Commons category is recorded as Future Islands^[13].
• Future Islands's country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• 2006 marks the founding of Future Islands^[15].
• Future Islands's location of formation is recorded as Baltimore^[16].
• Future Islands's official website is recorded as http://future-islands.com/^[17].
• Future Islands's start of work period is recorded as 2006^[18].
• Future Islands's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Future Islands'}^[19].
• Future Islands's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+170930'}^[20].
• Future Islands's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+170051'}^[21].
• Future Islands's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+76700'}^[22].
• Future Islands's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+169493'}^[23].
• Future Islands's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+84900'}^[24].
• Future Islands's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+167757'}^[25].
• Future Islands's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+94000'}^[26].
• Future Islands's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+102000'}^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 2006^[30]

• Genre(s): new wave, post-punk revival, synth-pop^[31]

• Community tags: new wave, post-punk revival, synth-pop^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 74963434-dcb6-4b14-98cc-99873b06db66^[33]

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Founding

2006 marks the founding of Future Islands^[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as Baltimore^[16].

Why It Matters

Future Islands ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,770 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34]