Future Islands unveil video for "A Song For Our Grandfathers" to celebrate Father's Day
19 June 2015, 15:26
| Written by
Laurence Day
Future Islands have unveiled the new video for "A Song For Our Grandfathers", a track from last year's resoundingly triumphant LP Singles, to commemorate Father's Day this weekend (21 June).
Jay Buim, one of the band's regular collaborators, has directed the video, which was filmed at a family reunion in North Carolina.
Singles is out now on 4AD.
Watch the video for "A Song For Our Grandfathers" below. You can find a list of upcoming shows after.
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