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Islands: A Sleep and a Forgetting (Anti-)new
Only a heartless pustule or jaundiced cynic would actively cheer for heartbreak. Still, the history of popular music teaches that albums inspired by heartbreak are often a prickly sort of brilliant.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
04-02-2012 |
Reviews
Islands' Sophomore Album Sounds Like Unificationnew
Arm's Way is Islands' first album as a real, tour-hardened band rather than a loosely organized studio project, and the solidified sextet sounds more comfortable and confident than ever.
The Portland Mercury |
Eric Grandy |
06-13-2008 |
Reviews
Islands Sail into 'Arm's Way'new
Islands have transformed from Nick Thorburn and a revolving door of guest stars into a cohesive group with a stable future.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Broken Unicornsnew
Ex-bandmates reunite to help form Islands.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
11-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Islands, Return to the Sea
Motion in the Oceannew
With the Unicorns put out to pasture, Nick Diamonds and J’aime Tambeur chart a new course with Islands.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
05-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Islands
Accident at Seanew
Unicorns become Islands.
L.A. Weekly |
Margaret Wappler |
05-04-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Islands
Extinction of The Unicornsnew
The Islands sound almost nothing like their Montreal-based predecessor.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
04-26-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Islands, Return to the Sea
