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Plenty of party bands exhibit a vague notion of eclecticism. Using hip-hop, reggae, soul, funk and rock, they haphazardly throw disparate elements of each into a musical blender and pray for some cohesion. Many fail. But then there's the ambitiously dubbed Future, a D.C. quintet that seamlessly melds those genres by fusing emcee "Chuck Buckets" heady slam poetry and Gordon Sterling's explosive, soulful pipes with deep reggae grooves, driving rock rhythms and guitar pyrotechnics—often over the course of a single song. Future's extended explorations are unbound by stylistic notions. The group, which gelled three years ago after the demise of a previous band, has adopted "Spread Love Massive" not only as the title of the opening track from its self-titled debut but also as a motto of sorts, evident in the positive vibes overflowing from the disc and the quintet's energetic live performances. "Our music is a conversation about the human experiment," Sterling explains. "As this experiment goes, so goes our music."
-Spencer Griffith; Indy Week.com



"Now if your band's name is "Future", you have a lot to live up to don't you? Future takes a genre busing approach to music, switching in and out of and sometimes fusing elements of funk, soul, psychedelia, gospel, hip hop, punk and rock into what often can be a very engaging blend. This could all go to pieces in the hands of those less capable, but Future finds ways to make it work without sounding trite or silly."
-Greg Peeler, Glide Magazine

-Self-described as “progressive post-punk hip-hop rock fusion,” Northern Virginia’s Future comes blaring out of the headphones with a furious burst of energy and doesn’t let up. With nods to hip-hop rockers like 311, the unclassified punk funk of Fishbone and pop tendencies reminiscent of Gnarls Barkley, Future’s show should be a high-energy rock party!!
-Posted in the High Country Press

Looking to the Future by: Ellen Meder
The Charleston Post & Courier VIEW