[6] When Future Islands relocated to Baltimore in 2008, its members shared a house with Double Dagger's vocalist Nolen Strals[7] and between 2008 and 2010, the two bands also toured together on several occasions.

We like how it describes something simple and abstract, yet evokes these moments that we hope surface through the music.In early 2013 the band released on their website an interactive piece called Furniture, a sonic experiment composed of 16 different 30-second loops of sound, ranging from wind chimes to waves crashing to a plucked harp, allowing the listener to remix different parts together, producing a unique experience every time.

[12][21][22] Always striving to create an intimate atmosphere on their live performances,[23] the band played several East Coast shows in 2012, and even more, going as far as Canada[14] when in 2013 Cashion's main project - Future Islands - took a break from touring.

Its success led to a long tour that would last until November 2015, and thought the project was not put on hold – Peals would perform on the West Coast in late 2014[14] - it reduced the number of shows given during that time.

[12] William Cashion has yet another on-going side project called The Snails, started in 2008 with Samuel T. Herring and featuring members of other Baltimore bands.