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People Who Aren't There Anymore

2024 studio album by Future Islands

People Who Aren't There Anymore is the seventh studio album by American synth-pop band Future Islands, released on January 26, 2024, by 4AD.[1][2][3][4] Their fourth release on the label, the album was produced by the band and previous collaborator Steve Wright, who shared mixing duties with Chris Coady, the producer of the band's fourth album, Singles (2014).[1][3]

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Written and recorded between 2020 and 2023, the album chronicles the dissolution of frontman Samuel T. Herring's long-distance relationship across worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns.[5]

Artwork

The album was named after a painting by New Mexico-based artist Beedallo, whose painting Fading Memory of a Face serves as its cover.[6]

Critical reception

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People Who Aren't There Anymore received acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by William Cashion, Samuel T. Herring, Mike Lowry, and Gerrit Welmers.

Personnel

Future Islands

  • William Cashion – production
  • Samuel T. Herring – production
  • Mike Lowry – production
  • Gerrit Welmers – production

Additional contributors

Charts

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