''In Evening Air'' is the second album by American synth-pop band

Future Islands 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 (p ...

, released on May 4, 2010 by

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records. It is titled after a poem of the same name by

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from his final collection, ''The Far Field''. The album art was produced by former band member Kymia Nawabi. ''In Evening Air'' was heavily influenced by

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's 1983 album, '' Dazzle Ships''.

Track listing

Reception

The album received mostly positive reviews with

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giving it 7.6/10. The aggregated score from 11 critics on

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is a rating of 74/100.

Trivia

The songs ''Inch of Dust'' and ''Vireo's Eye'' were used for the TV series '' Shameless''.

References

External links

Allmusic profile
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