In Evening Air

Future Islands’ debut album saw the Baltimore troupe reinterpreting ‘80s New Wave through a Dadaist, punk-rock lens, while on their follow-up, <i>In Evening Air</i>, they start to sound like the icons to whom they lovingly pay tribute. Miniature anthems like “Tin Man” have lead singer Samuel T. Herring belting atop chiming keyboard hooks like a man on the brink of collapse, while songs like “As I Fall” illustrate the band’s masterful balance of airtight bass grooves and atmospheric electronics.