Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring Is Releasing a Rap Album

He shared "Down" under his hip-hop alias Hemlock Ernst

BY Allie GregoryPublished Sep 26, 2019

Samuel T. Herring's little known alter-ego Hemlock Ernst has an album coming out. The hip-hop collaboration with producer Kenny Segal titled Back at the House is due this October 26 on Ruby Yacht. Today, we have the album's first single "Down."

Back in 2014, to everyone's delight, Hemlock Ernst emerged from the shadows. In recent years he's managed to collaborate with Earl Sweatshirt, JPEGMAFIA for a track called "Llama Mind," Scallops Hotel, and Australian rap troupe Curse Ov Dialect.

Back at the House marks his first full-length album as Hemlock Ernst. View the tracklisting below, where you'll also find a stream of "Down."

Back at the House:

1. North to South

2. Messy

3. Bless the Fire

4. Slabs of the Sunburnt West

5. Addicted Youth

6. Down

7. The One

8. Jargonne

9. Stone Soup

10. Back at the House

11. Less Unsettled

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