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Future Islands

Sun., May 2, 8 p.m., $5-$10 donation, with Double Dagger, Lower Dens and Buck Gooter, Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., myspace.com/dangerdangergallery.

by K. Ross Hoffman

Published: Apr 28, 2010

rock/pop

For art-damaged neo-post-punkers, Baltimore's trio Future Islands comes on disarmingly friendly-like at first, all bounceable blankwave beats and twinkly electro-pop melodies. Things get a bit more perplexing when Samuel Herring opens his throat, unleashing an alarmingly histrionic, gravelly growl (think Man Man's Honus Honus or an even barmier Tom Waits), which manages to sound both Muppetish and menacing, but also, weirder yet, almost romantic.

Sun., May 2, 8 p.m., $5-$10 donation, with Double Dagger, Lower Dens and Buck Gooter, Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., myspace.com/dangerdangergallery.

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