METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE, ERIK HALL, SANDBOX PERCUSSION - Canto Ostinato FUTURE ISLANDS creatively charged and inspired by

creatively charged and inspired by working with an amazing mix of exciting producers and collaborators on this record

“Looper was in my Walkman headphones on a few memorable tours

Includes new liner notes and album art by Callum Rooney

it became apparent to Jack Cooper – the band’s main creative force – that they were already pulling away from the free

the guitars are right to the fore

METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE, ERIK HALL, SANDBOX PERCUSSION - Canto Ostinato FUTURE ISLANDS creatively charged and inspired byCD. Sometime in 2020 I listened to Canto Ostinato for the first time, and my enthrallment with the piece had begun. I was transfixed by its particular amalgam of harmony, repetition, and pacing. By the spring of 2023 I had constructed and released my own solo interpretation, and I assumed at that point my working relationship with the composition had run its course. But I underestimated its magnetism. The following year I was back in its grips, having