![]() And it’s kind of like a weird music fan dream come true for me that we have been so in love because I get to hear her play harp all the time. Samberg: By all means, we have a room that houses harps. I met her at her show.Ĭashion: I was curious about the harps, sorry. I also am actually a huge fan of her music that’s how we met. And multiple pianos as well.Ĭashion: We’re fans of yours, and we’re also fans of your wife (Joanna Newsom)’s music. Samberg: There are at least two harps at my house. It’s crazy that we’re still able to be a band, you know?Ĭashion: Got a question for ya. It’s the greatest, right? Knowing someone from that far back and you go out into the world and it’s so fun because every time something cool happens, you get to look at each other like, “Holy shit, it’s us from back then, and now we’re here!” And then also when you’re dealing with things that are new and weird, you get to look at each other and be like, “This feels wrong, right?”Ĭashion: The first time we toured Europe was in 2009, and that was after years of sleeping on floors and playing house parties, and we were just kind of like, “What did we do right? How did we end up here? Who did we trick to get to tour here?” It was one of those pinch-yourself moments. Samberg: So it’s similar to my experience with the Lonely Island guys. So we started playing music together when William was 19 and Gerrit and I were 18. Me and Gerrit went off to college together. At 18, I met William and then introduced him and Gerrit shortly after. And then William was my first friend I met at college. We’ve been hanging out all the time since we were 14. Samberg: And so you probably give them a lot of shit for that. That’s also a part of our approach, I think. Pretty much everyone who’s trying to survive on Earth is doing that.Ĭashion: And then also me and Sam grew up shopping in the husky section, and Gerrit never had to shop in the husky section. Samberg: You’re still working your ass off. It was that weird meta phase where you’re writing songs about your life but then your life becomes boring, being on the road, so then you’re writing songs about touring and being on the road and writing songs and you’re performing these songs. It was years later when we were like, “Oh, we’ve been doing that, and that’s one of our strengths.” “Beauty Of The Road” was maybe the first song we wrote for this record, and that set the tone. It was years of making this music that was really fun to dance to and compulsive but if you listen to the words, maybe there’s something weaker about it. When you’re exploring yourself as an artist, you’re also dealing with things that are in life. When we were 18-year-old kids and first started writing, it was writing music to play house parties and have fun with our friends. There’s that hope that hope is the thing that keeps us alive. ![]() I think we explore (the idea) that there are heavy times, but then there is light on the other side. Samuel Herring: That’s actually something that’s always been a thing in music, too. I think, thematically, the record lends itself to the road it’s about the road and also the good albums to listen to while you’re out on the road. The three of us in a room, we just put a drum machine on and I think we favor the four-on-the-floor type of beat, so maybe that’s caused it to be more driving. William Cashion: When we’re writing songs, we don’t really talk about what we want the songs to do it’s just what comes out. Especially right now, when there’s so much negative energy out there, every time I put this album on, I feel inspired or happy. Even when the songs are lyrically addressing topics that could be interpreted as sad, there’s still this momentum and hope to all of it. One thing I noticed about it is-and I feel like this is kind of one of your trademarks: There’s this sort of forward motion to it at all times. I was very excited to get it early and feel all cool and VIP. Enjoy our convo! -Andy SambergĪndy Samberg: I’ve been listening to the new album, The Far Field, and I love it. This interview went great and is going to change the world, and the guys in the band are now my best friends. Even when their songs are about sad things, they still feel uplifting, which is hard to pull off, and because of that I listen to them a lot. They’re great, and their music makes you feel good. I first heard Future Islands while I was working at Saturday Night Live. In conversation with actor/comedian Andy Samberg, the Baltimore band sheds light on its aspirations and inspirations. ![]() The visceral, soulful synth-pop of Future Islands serves as an emotional rescue from modern life. Here’s an exclusive excerpt of the current MAGNET cover story.
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