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Future Islands is an American synth-pop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, comprising Gerrit Welmers (keyboards and programming), William Cashion (bass, acoustic and electric guitars), Samuel T. Herring (lyrics and vocals), and Michael Lowry (percussion).
Samuel Thompson Herring (born April 13, 1984), also known as Hemlock Ernst, is an American singer, rapper and actor from Baltimore, Maryland. He is best known as the frontman of the synth-pop band Future Islands, with whom he has recorded seven studio albums.
The group – consisting of lyricist and singer Herring, keyboardist and programmer Gerrit Welmers, bassist William Cashion and drummer Michael Lowry – have been described as “one of the planet’s...
Jan 25, 2024 · Samuel T. Herring never felt like he fit in. It was that very sense of not belonging that drove him toward music. That drive has taken him other places, too: Fronting the synth-pop band Future Islands, collaborating with underground rappers, even acting in a series on Apple+ TV.
Jan 23, 2024 · As Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring once sang, seasons change. “Seasons (Waiting On You)” — and the band’s viral performance of the song on Letterman, highlighted by Herring’s...
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Mar 4, 2024 · Samuel Herring (vocalist), Gerrit Welmers (keyboards, programming), and William Cashion (bass, guitars) had been together for eight years, and had three albums of eccentric, gritty, danceable...
Apr 3, 2017 · Ross Gilmore. Bands don’t get famous on late-night television anymore. But somehow (miraculously?), in early 2014, Baltimore-based indie outfit Future Islands broke out after a memorable stint...
