In Evening Air
In Evening Air is the second album by synthpop band Future Islands. The album was released on 4 May 2010 on Thrill Jockey records. It is titled after a poem of the same name by Theodore Roethke from his final collection, The Far Field. The album art was produced by former band member Kymia Nawabi.[1]
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| Released | May 4, 2010 | |||
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| Length | 36:04 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
| Producer | Chester Endersby Gwazda | |||
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| Singles from In Evening Air | ||||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Walking Through That Door" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Long Flight" | 5:15 |
| 3. | "Tin Man" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "An Apology" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "In Evening Air" | 1:13 |
| 6. | "Swept Inside" | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Inch of Dust" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Vireo's Eye" | 4:08 |
| 9. | "As I Fall" | 5:35 |
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.8/10[2] |
| Metacritic | 74/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[6] |
| PopMatters | [7] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[8] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [9] |
The album received mostly positive reviews with Pitchfork giving it 7.6/10.[6] The aggregated score from 11 critics on Metacritic is a rating of 74/100.[3]
Trivia
The songs Inch of Dust and Vireo's Eye were used for the TV series Shameless.
References
- In Evening Air
- "In Evening Air by Future Islands reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "In Evening Air". Metacritic. 23 March 2012.
- In Evening Air at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- Breen, Samuel (12 May 2010). "Album Review: Future Islands - In Evening Air". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "Future Islands: In Evening Air". Pitchfork. 23 March 2012.
- Britt, Thomas (6 May 2010). "Future Islands: In Evening Air". PopMatters. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "Future Islands - In Evening Air". Sputnikmusic. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- Redmond, Jordan (14 June 2010). "Future Islands - In Evening Air". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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