This past week was the 10th anniversary of one of my (and many people’s) favorite TV moments: Future Islands’ television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman. I had the good fortune/poor social life to see the performance as it unfolded live, but still, like everyone else in the world, I watched it over and over the following day, and again on many days since. While the band has spoken about the night in other interviews, this new piece from SPIN does a serviceable job looking back at how it all unfolded and how such a massive and surprising cultural moment is nearly impossible to repeat now. -DW
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