Future Islands change their lives with a Letterman performance of 'Seasons (Waiting on You)' Just bask in Samuel T. Herring’s incredible movements and impassioned vocals, not to mention the propulsive band around him, 12 years ago today. (📹 via @letterman on IG)

@Letterman it's really hard to pull off the Cookie Monster Voice mid song but he does it. skillz.

@Letterman This has to be a top 10 late night performance of all time

@Letterman Letterman’s response is the icing on the cake

@Letterman When your waiter at the cheesecake factory gets the microphone at karaoke night.

@Letterman This is probably my most rewatched video on You Tube. Dont miss Letterman's reaction at the end.

@WilliamClouston @Letterman Must have listened to this 500 times on YouTube since then. Just perfectly eccentric. Love it

@Letterman People often wonder what happened to this kid when he grew up... well now we know.

@Letterman I’ve seen them like 5 times in as many cities since that airing. They were actually our daughter’s first concert at 3yrs old! Incredible band 👏🏼

@Letterman Bobbing and weaving there, looking like Kevin Spacey dodging those indecent assault charges

@Letterman Young Brando fronts a cool synth pop band. Caught this when it aired and listened to the album hundreds of times.

@Letterman Me after two IPAs at the company drinks deciding it's time to show everyone my 'real' personality

@Letterman Wait....People actually like this and it isn't one of the hilariously awful performances ever? I live in a parallel universe where this is watched to know that there are always worse things that can happen to you and life isn't as bad as this poor guy.

@Letterman It was shite then, it's shite now

@Letterman i think about this video like twice a day

@Letterman They always make me cry 😢 These guys are just great musicians , a bit weird looking and weird behaving. However with this song it was just a moment of genius and melancholy and the hard work was appreciated by the public and accepted despite Samuel’s strange performances😁

@Letterman First I was completely confused. Then laughed. I laughed quite a lot. Then I had to watch it again. Confusion. So I watched it again and laughed. I HAD to watch it again. Then again for good measure. And again. Suddenly I loved this man and this band so I watched it again.

@Letterman I remember seeing this live, wondering what it was I was watching. Outstanding.

@Letterman I’ve seen this video thousands of times. 🩵

@Letterman Letterman's show was such an awesome showcase for great, varied music. Discoved so much from that stage. I miss that kind of cultural reach.

@Letterman Outstanding.

@Letterman @DaftLimmy is the greatest analysis of this performance you will ever see.

@Letterman All of damn twitter up out of their seats on a Friday afternoon

@futureislands @Letterman Feckin Electic! I didn’t see this performance, but I did see the U.K. premier on Jools Holland, where arguably Samuel was trying even harder to smash right though our screens. Still lives with me as a standout live performance.

@Letterman this is absolutely fucking horrible

@Letterman This vibe

@Letterman @futureislands are a phenomenal live band

@Letterman That's when they caught my attention! I've loved them ever since. Seen them live twice and they're amazing

@Letterman "Incredible movements..." 🤨 Song is dope though.

@Letterman “I’ll take all of that you got!!” Me too Dave. Me too.

@Letterman Could give death metal a try with those growling lows.

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@Letterman Stop pretending everyone. This is shite .

@Letterman The Glastonbury version is even better - circa 2013. Online somewhere

@Jack_Gaughan @Letterman I've seen this artist 20 times.. The 1st I was like wtf is this.. Then I just got captivated.. The dad dancing amped up to 100. Seriously my new fav band.. Love them