Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring declares rap album as Hemlock Ernst, shares “Down”: Stream
Samuel T. Herring aka Hemlock Ernst, photograph by Emma McDonald
Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring has introduced a brand new album underneath his hip-hop moniker Hemlock Ernst. Entitled Again on the Home, it’s a collaboration with Los Angeles producer Kenny Segal due out on October 25th by way of Ruby Yacht. As a primary style, the duo has shared the lead single, “Down”.
Herring could also be well-known for his easy strikes, however followers are nicely conscious that he’s been dabbling together with his Ernst rap performances for a while. He first joined forces with Segal again in 2015 on Rory Ferreira’s (f.ok.a. milo) track “Memento”. When Ferreira’s tour landed in Herring’s hometown of Baltimore, Segal and the Future Islands singer hit it off, finally resulting in their new joint venture.
Again on the Home’s first observe, “Down”, finds the moonlighting rapper lyrically double-dutching over a comfortable cyclical piano tone and subtly driving percussion. Listeners get the smallest style of the singer’s gravely timbre as layers of his voice land on the straightforward single-syllable “down” just like the dotting of a watch. Take a pay attention beneath.
Herring can also be slated to make an look on the title observe of DJ Shadow’s upcoming star-studded album Our Pathetic Age, out in November. Regardless of all of the solo work, nonetheless, Future Islands seems equally lively. The band debuted seven new songs throughout a live performance in Northampton, Massachusetts earlier this month. Looks as if Herring followers have lots to sit up for this 12 months.
Take a look at the Again on the Home paintings and tracklist beneath.
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