Most hydrangeas bloom in late spring, but there’s a variety called a “Peegee” that blooms well into the summer. Two Peegees flank the front of the house, and the pink-trimmed white bloom is striking not just for its own color, but because by that time of year, nothing else on the block has color except the yellowing weeds desperate for water. It would be unreasonable if I suddenly wanted them to bloom at a different point in the season, or to bloom with a different color (supposedly determined by soil chemistry). So I enjoy them for what they are.
So do you enjoy the sound of Future Islands? I do! They aren’t changing. Enjoy their sound for what it is.
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