In Evening Air

In Evening Air is the second album by American synth-pop band Future Islands, released on May 4, 2010, by Thrill Jockey records. It is titled after a poem of the same name by Theodore Roethke from his final collection, The Far Field. The album art was produced by former band member Kymia Nawabi.^[1]

In Evening Air
Studio album by Future Islands
Released	May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04)
Genre	Synth-pop alternative rock
Length	36:04
Label	Thrill Jockey
Producer	Chester Endersby Gwazda
Future Islands chronology
Wave Like Home (2008) In Evening Air (2010) On the Water (2011)
Singles from In Evening Air
"Tin Man" Released: 2010 "In the Fall" Released: 2010

In Evening Air was heavily influenced by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 1983 album, Dazzle Ships.^[2][3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Future Islands^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Walking Through That Door"	4:34
2.	"Long Flight"	5:15
3.	"Tin Man"	3:14
4.	"An Apology"	3:44
5.	"In Evening Air"	1:13
6.	"Swept Inside"	4:47
7.	"Inch of Dust"	3:34
8.	"Vireo's Eye"	4:08
9.	"As I Fall"	5:35

Notes

• "Long Flight" features samples of a recording of the STS-1 first orbital space shuttle launch on April 12, 1981 at Cape Canaveral Florida, recorded by William Cashion.
• The album title was inspired by a Theodore Roethke poem of the same name.

Personnel

Personnel taken from In Evening Air liner notes.^[4]

Future Islands

• J. Gerrit Welmers – synthesizers, programming
• Samuel T. Herring – vocals, lyrics
• William Cashion – bass & acoustic guitars

Additional musicians

• Denny Bowen – drums, percussion
• Andrew M. Burt – violin on "Swept Inside" and "As I Fall"
• Owen Gardner – cello on "Tin Man", "Swept Inside" and "As I Fall"
• Chester Endersby Gwadza – additional programming

Technical personnel

• Chester Endersby Gwadza – producer
• Joe Galarraga – assistant engineer
• Heba Kadry – mastering

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.8/10[5]
Metacritic	74/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[8]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[9]
PopMatters	[10]
Sputnikmusic	4/5[11]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[12]

The album received mostly positive reviews with Pitchfork giving it 7.6/10.^[9] The aggregated score from 11 critics on Metacritic is a rating of 74/100.^[6]

Trivia

The songs Inch of Dust and Vireo's Eye were used for the TV series Shameless.