The Fourth Wall confront an uncertain tomorrow on ‘Future Memory’
Portland five-piece The Fourth Wall offer another glimpse into their increasingly uneasy vision of tomorrow with new single ‘Future Memory’, taken from their fifth album Memories of the Future.
The track sits at the heart of the record’s central concern: what happens when imagining a genuinely different future becomes increasingly difficult. Rather than offering an optimistic escape, ‘Future Memory’ reflects the tension between nostalgia for what has already disappeared and anxiety surrounding what might come next.
It forms part of a nine-song collection influenced by the ideas of Mark Fisher and Fredric Jameson, particularly their writing around capitalism, postmodernism and society’s diminishing ability to conceive of alternative futures. Across the project, The Fourth Wall translate those philosophical ideas into a restless mixture of guitars, electronics and atmospheric experimentation.
Originally formed in Oahu, Hawaii, The Fourth Wall have gone on to support The Shins, Andrew Bird, Band of Horses and Typhoon. ‘Future Memory’ now provides a concise introduction to the ambitious ideas driving their latest chapter.