American synth-pop group Future Islands returned today with a brand new single and music video alongside the announcement of their upcoming seventh album, People Who Aren't There Anymore.

The record is due to release 16 January, 2024 and will feature the new single 'The Tower', along with previous singles 'Deep In The Night', 'King of Sweden' and 'Peach'.

 

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Today's release of 'The Tower' is joined by the release of its music video, directed by Jonathan van Tulleken who is also known for Top Boy and Shogun. The group previously collaborated with van Tulleken on Apple TV's The Changeling, whose first season aired this autumn.

Future Islands formed nearly two decades ago in Maryland, but the new album comes as a "new chapter" for the band. Their sixth and most recent album As Long As You Are released in 2020, and Hot Press gave a review of the album when it was released, you can read it here. The band also recently performed in Dublin, playing in August at Collins Barracks as part of the Wider Than Pictures series.

Touted as the "best album of their career", People Who Aren't There Anymore delivers "some of their most inspiring and most heartbreaking tracks by doing the opposite: taking their time, making each breath, each syllable, each cymbal crash count."

Check out the music video for 'The Tower' below!