The Far Field (Future Islands album)
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| Studio album by Future Islands | ||||
| Released | April 7, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California) Mercy Sound (New York City, New York) |
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| Length | 45:14 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | John Congleton | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100 |
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| AllMusic |    |
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| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 |
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| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 6/10 |
The Far Field is the fifth studio album by American synthpop band Future Islands, released on April 7, 2017 through 4AD. Several parallels can be made between this studio album and the band's third studio album, In Evening Air: both are titled after the final volume of poetry by Theodore Roethke, and both have album art produced by former band member Kymia Nawabi.
The Far Field received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
All tracks written by Future Islands.
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