Sometimes we forget that not everyone knows about the music we cover. Even if a band is touring relentlessly selling out venues like Webster Hall and Impose SxSW showcases (cough, cough), it's still within the bubble of indie until it's plastered all over old-timey media outlets like terrestial radio and television. When they appeared on David Letterman, we were appalled to find out that a great majority of the public never bore witness to the greatness that is Samuel T. Herring performing live. Still, it didn't reach everyone, as we learned last night when Future Islands performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live. To our shock and dismay, there are actually human beings who do not “get” Sam, and worst yet, don't “like” Future Islands. Cover your mouths as you gasp reading through just a few tweets of people trying to understand the legend in real-time.
Umm @JimmyKimmelLive ! What the hell was that!! #FutureIslands #WasThatAJoke @jimmykimmel ?
— Michael Flewelling (@Flewdaddy) May 6, 2014
Samuel Herring from Future Island is THE weirdest/shittiest performer I've seen #JimmyKimmel #WhiteBoyBodyRollFAIL #YouSoundLikeShit #Pause
— Alex Hughes (@ahuuughes) May 6, 2014
#futureislands wtf WAS that on #jimmykimmel holy Moses! That was the most #craptastic pos ever!
— ryanelp80 (@ryanelp80) May 6, 2014
Is this a joke? #jimmykimmel
— Ozara Odé (@OzaraOde) May 6, 2014
I seem to be watching what would happen if Billy Corgan and @henryrollins had a child. #jimmykimmel
— Charlotte Locklear (@clocklearf) May 6, 2014
There are some serious Body Waves going on Jimmy Kimmel right now. Did he learn from the best? #jimmykimmel #futureislands
— TheChromeBar (@TheChromeBar) May 6, 2014
Check it out:@JimmyKimmelLive Samuel Herring is a fucking mix between EltonJohn and MarlonBrando #4AD #FutureIslands
— Roem Solal (@RoemSolal) May 6, 2014
Umm @JimmyKimmelLive ! What the hell was that!! #FutureIslands #WasThatAJoke @jimmykimmel ?
— Michael Flewelling (@Flewdaddy) May 6, 2014
Im afraid the singer of the guest band tonight in #JimmyKimmel is gonna start crying…
— Ana Barajas (@anabarajasmusic) May 6, 2014
Are these guys being punked right now? This can't be real. #futureislands #kimmel #firethetalentagent
— Scott Kingsbury (@smkingsbury) May 6, 2014
#music #I wish I could go back to before I saw #FutureIslands on Kimmel tonight..the self love was not my favorite !! hmm!!! like the voice
— monica bell (@nighthawkonwing) May 6, 2014
Just saw the creepiest guy on #jimmykimmel weirdest dancing ever #twerk?
— Ashley Shirley (@ashleyDshirley) May 6, 2014
More to our liking however…
#FutureIslands on Kimmel. Hell yes forever. @futureislands @rbristow
— Layton in a Hurry (@t0nestar) May 6, 2014
For those of you wondering, it looked like this:
