People Who Aren't There Anymore
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| People Who Aren't There Anymore | ||||
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| Released | January 26, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2020–2023 | |||
| Studio | Wright Way (Baltimore) | |||
| Length | 43:55 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
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| Singles from People Who Aren't There Anymore | ||||
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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.[1][2][3][4] Their fourth release on the label, the album was produced by the band and previous collaborator Steve Wright, who shared mixing duties with Chris Coady, the producer of the band's fourth album, Singles (2014).[1][3]
Written and recorded between 2020 and 2023, the album chronicles the dissolution of frontman Samuel T. Herring's long-distance relationship across worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns.[5]
The album was named after a painting by New Mexico-based artist Beedallo, whose painting Fading Memory of a Face serves as its cover.[6]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10[7] |
| Metacritic | 75/100[8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [9] |
| Clash | 8/10[10] |
| DIY | [11] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[12] |
| The Guardian | [13] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10[14] |
| NME | [15] |
| Paste | 8.2/10[16] |
| Pitchfork | 6.6/10[17] |
| The Skinny | [18] |
People Who Aren't There Anymore received acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by William Cashion, Samuel T. Herring, Mike Lowry, and Gerrit Welmers.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "King of Sweden" | 4:11 |
| 2. | "The Tower" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Deep in the Night" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Say Goodbye" | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Give Me the Ghost Back" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Corner of My Eye" | 3:53 |
| 7. | "The Thief" | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Iris" | 3:44 |
| 9. | "The Fight" | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Peach" | 3:12 |
| 11. | "The Sickness" | 4:01 |
| 12. | "The Garden Wheel" | 2:48 |
| Total length: | 43:55 | |
