In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. And also Future Islands. This is a band just tailor-made for dark and sweaty nights on the dancefloor. And though Gerrit Welmers and William Cashion are laying down the grooves on keys and bass respectively, Sam Herring is there to remind you that sometimes dancing is sad. Future Islands seem to bring to the forefront those emotions that underlie every dance party -- that the people there are dancing to forget, and like shamen we believe the rhythmic movement might excise the demons within us. July 4th 2010 was one of these nights, and Future Islands closed it out with a performance that was surely impressed upon the memories of all those present.