"Tin Man" is aptly named for it's center piece, the Steel Drum, and the metallic sound it creates. This sound is then layered with lead singer Samuel T. Hering's words or reconciliation and self discovery that he is the Tin Man (a man with no heart). "Tin Man" is clever in lyric and execution, however, it is not what is said that stands out, but, how these words are sung. Hering explodes out of your headphone speakers with guttural emotion and possessed character. While, Future Islands can find many companions within the verging artists found on most music blogs, it is Hering that distinguishes the band as something to be taken seriously.
"Tin Man" can be found on Future Island's Thrill Jockey debut, In Evening Air, out May 4th.
Future Islands:: Tin Man
[via pitchfork]
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