On the Water is the third album by synthpop band Future Islands.

The album was released on 11 October 2011 on Thrill Jockey records.

The album was recorded in a friend's house in Elizabeth City, North Carolina between March and May 2011.

[1] Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner duets on The Great Fire.

The album received generally positive reviews with Pitchfork giving it 7.7/10[9] and The A.V.