Future of What began in Brooklyn in January of 2012, when Blair was looking to add some new bass and treble to her attack. She had moved up from New Orleans in ’09, had been playing around town under the name Blair, releasing her acclaimed LP, Die Young, in ’10. Toured on it in ’11 with drummer Seth, opening shows for relatively famous bands like Neon Indian, Quasi, The Blow, Say Hi, and others. B...lair met Sam (formerly of Chicago’s almost heroes The Narrator) at a party on a Sunday afternoon, and they made plans.