{"product_id":"future-islands-from-a-hole-lp","title":"Future Islands From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth","description":"\u003cp\u003ePRE ORDER - RELEASED MAY 22\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFuture Islands From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth - VINYL\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; padding: 0; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003eOver the past twenty years Future Islands have travelled a rare arc, from promising newcomers to best-kept secret, from cult favourites to heroes of the genre. As they reach this remarkable milestone, they resist the obvious move. Instead of a ‘best-of’ compilation victory lap, Future Islands present From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth - an immediate and accessible collection – half of which has never appeared on streaming services – comprising alternate hits, rarities, and fan favourites that showcase the band’s palette and bring further colour to their uniquely universal appeal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: undefinedpx; color: #333; padding: 0; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the title suggests, this double-LP traces the group’s journey from humble origins toward ever-widening horizons. Twenty songs for twenty years, four members of the band, four sides of vinyl. Future Islands have always been more than a viral moment; their career contains extraordinary depth and nuance, often overshadowed by louder peaks. These songs reveal a band comfortable with subtlety, grace, and emotional endurance - and they have never sounded more eternal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: undefinedpx; color: #333; padding: 0; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe songs were first gathered into a playlist by bass lynchpin William Cashion, who also chose the title - “I’ve always loved the imagery of that lyric,” he makes clear, “the hole in the floor is the everyday, but the fountain is the magic that happens when the life you dreamed about actually becomes the one you’re living. It’s the dream and the reality existing in the same room.” A well-known Tennessee Williams quote talks of this kind of duration - “time is the longest distance between two places.” It is time that really separates the floor from the fountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: undefinedpx; color: #333; padding: 0; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, Future Islands can wow and dazzle, but this release is about something else, something understated and more profound. “This is for everyone who has carried these songs with them, from the first house parties to the rooms we’re playing today,” explains Cashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 1em 0; padding: 0; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 15px 0 5px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; padding: 0; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e1. The Ink Well\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e2. Pinnochio\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e3. Happiness of Being Twice\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e4. In the Fall\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e5. Awake and Dreaming\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e6. Virgo Distracts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e7. Find Love\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e8. Cotton Flower\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e9. The Fountain\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e10. Tomorrow\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e11. One Day\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e12. The Chase\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e13. Calliope\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e14. Six Weeks\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e15. Haunted By You\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e16. Sail\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e17. As Long As You Are\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e18. Days\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e19. Rager\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: #333; text-align: left;\"\u003e20. 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