The Future

I wasn’t sure how to start this month’s “You Oughta Know” about Nashville quintet The Future. So I did what every red-blooded American with a smartphone would do—I went straight to Google. In the search bar, I formulated the simplest question I could conceive, “The Future is?”

Here were the first three results: “The future is wild. The future is unwritten. The future is now.” I sipped on my beer, zoomed in on my touch screen, and pondered for approximately the length of a Yazoo Gerst. Was this the work of some crazy binary algorithm, or some artificial intelligence matrix agent with awesome taste in music? I don’t know, but I hope for Zion’s sake (and ours), it was the latter.

“The future is wild.” Hit the nail on the head. Have you seen frontman Adam Culver perform? He’s a madman! His stage presence is a mixture of Dave Matthews’ riverdance flailing and Mick Jagger’s bizarre yet sexual jiving. Without a doubt, The Future puts on my favorite local live show. They accomplish what so many bands struggle with—balancing sonic talent and visual flair.

“The future is unwritten.” The band is currently releasing one single a month and giving their diehard fans a constant stream of new music. With every new moon comes a new tune, and with five amazing singles in the books, like “Slow Fast” and “Baby You’re Golden,” the unreleased hits are much awaited.
“The future is now.” Deep, brah—like Philosophy 101. The recognition of real talent can be a bit delayed these days with so many entertaining distractions. Whether you take my advice to check out their music immediately or wait until they’re a huge national act, it won’t change the fact that The Future is now. The quintet—brothers Adam and Jordan Culver, Eric Sadowsky, Bryan Feece, and their newest addition, John Michael Ford—are playing shows locally and nationwide, building a solid fan base, and releasing dancy, poppy, well-produced, heartfelt music. The Future is now, and it looks and sounds pretty awesome. - Native Magazine

My buddy’s mom has a great twist on the welcome mat: Hers says, “Oh, no! Not you again.” That’s exactly how I felt the first time I heard The Future do a line check, because while I love both post-punk and dance music, the Killers/Franz Ferdinand sound always felt a little to calculated for my taste. But when The Future frontman Adam Culver took a flying leap to the mic from out of nowhere and started shouting, crooning and pleading like James Brown, my frown flipped in a hurry. -Stephen Trageser, Nashville Scene - Nashville Scene

Nashville’s pop music scene has certainly seen some exciting bands sprout up over the past few years, and The Future is certainly in the middle of that conversation. I first found The Future at an East Nashville Underground of yore, and I’m equally excited to see them at the upcoming Friday Night session on May 10th. More on that to come in the very near future, but, for now, let’s focus on this new music from The Future!

The Future is releasing a song a month, and we apparently were snoozing at the wheel on the first couple of releases. Yeah, we might be just a hair behind the 8-ball on this one, I mean Lightning 100 did pick them as their local artist of the month after the release of their “Baby You’re Golden” back in February. Two more hyper popped tracks have been released since then. So, we will make this up to you with an introduction, and all three new tracks right after the jump.


The band of quirky North Dakotan brothers Adam & Jordan Culver gathered friends Eric Sadowsky and Bryan Fleece, who, upon arriving in Nashville, created an indie-pop sound that spans influences from from Prince to Spoon. While the pop sound is infectious upon the first listen, the first time you see them live will forever make you a fan. “The live shows are like an eruption to me,” says singer Adam Culver. “I don’t know what it feels like for the crowd, but for us it’s all spasm and catharsis. We don’t have any choice in the matter, we have to play these songs like our lives depend on it.”

The Future plans to release a single each month, which will be available in a limited physical run of 25 artistic handmade covers each. You can have a listen to the first three releases “Baby You’re Golden”, “The One You Want”, and “Slow Fast” below. If you haven’t already grabbed your weekend wristband to see them at East Nashville Underground, you should jump on those right here! Enjoy getting to know The Future. - No Country For New Nashville