The Far Field (album)

The Far Field is the fifth studio album by American synthpop band Future Islands, released on April 7, 2017 through 4AD.^[1] Several parallels can be made between this studio album and the band's second studio album, In Evening Air: both are titled after the final volume of poetry by Theodore Roethke, and both have album art produced by former band member Kymia Nawabi.^[2]

The Far Field
Studio album by Future Islands
Released	April 7, 2017
Recorded	2016
Studio	Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California) Mercy Sound (New York City, New York)
Genre	Synth-pop new wave indie pop
Length	45:14
Label	4AD
Producer	John Congleton
Future Islands chronology
Singles (2014) The Far Field (2017) As Long as You Are (2020)
Singles from The Far Field
"Ran" Released: January 31, 2017 "Cave" Released: March 24, 2017

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	[7]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Spin	6/10[11]
Exclaim!	9/10[12]

The Far Field received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 29 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews"^[3] and UK-based music webzine Drowned In Sound ranked it at 98 on their list of 100 favorite albums of 2017.^[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Future Islands.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Aladdin"	4:13
2.	"Time on Her Side"	3:39
3.	"Ran"	3:26
4.	"Beauty of the Road"	4:09
5.	"Cave"	3:52
6.	"Through the Roses"	3:15
7.	"North Star"	3:35
8.	"Ancient Water"	3:56
9.	"Candles"	3:57
10.	"Day Glow Fire"	3:49
11.	"Shadows" (featuring Debbie Harry)	4:05
12.	"Black Rose"	3:25
Total length:		45:14

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14]	60
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15]	49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16]	31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17]	102
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18]	64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]	74
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20]	11
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[21]	2
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22]	21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23]	9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24]	37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25]	58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26]	38
UK Albums (OCC)[27]	18
US Billboard 200[28]	52