Islands is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The group was founded in 2005 by Nicholas Thorburn and Jamie Thompson, shortly after the breakup of The Unicorns, of which both were members.
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- Sep 10, 2024
14:30 PMAlbum review from KEXP Music Director, Chris Sanley: The tenth album from Nick Thorburn led indie-rock darlings finds the now LA-based band returning to Canada to record for the first time since their 2006 debut. Adopting a “live-off-the-floor approach” the songs on ‘What Occurs’ feel raw and full of life as they traverse through quirky indie-pop, rock and folk soundscapes while telling complex, human tales.
Kevin Sur - Aug 19, 2024
16:51 PMAlbum review from KEXP Music Director, Chris Sanley: The tenth album from Nick Thorburn led indie-rock darlings finds the now LA-based band returning to Canada to record for the first time since their 2006 debut. Adopting a “live-off-the-floor approach” the songs on ‘What Occurs’ feel raw and full of life as they traverse through quirky indie-pop, rock and folk soundscapes while telling complex, human tales. --- islandsareforever.com islandsmusic.bandcamp.com - Aug 13, 2024
13:27 PMAlbum review from KEXP Music Director, Chris Sanley: The tenth album from Nick Thorburn led indie-rock darlings finds the now LA-based band returning to Canada to record for the first time since their 2006 debut. Adopting a “live-off-the-floor approach” the songs on ‘What Occurs’ feel raw and full of life as they traverse through quirky indie-pop, rock and folk soundscapes while telling complex, human tales. --- islandsareforever.com islandsmusic.bandcamp.com - Aug 12, 2024
6:49 AMAlbum review from KEXP Music Director, Chris Sanley: The tenth album from Nick Thorburn led indie-rock darlings finds the now LA-based band returning to Canada to record for the first time since their 2006 debut. Adopting a “live-off-the-floor approach” the songs on ‘What Occurs’ feel raw and full of life as they traverse through quirky indie-pop, rock and folk soundscapes while telling complex, human tales. - Apr 16, 2024
1:09 AMIslands was headlining for Toro Y Moi when I saw him in October 2009 www.seattleweekly.com - Aug 22, 2023
22:10 PMThe ninth album from this Montreal-bred, LA-based band led by Nick Thorburn is a hook-filled set of psych-tinged electro-pop with moody synths, occasional horns and other instrumentation, bouncy, sometimes trip hop-inflected rhythms and often-dark lyrics of dystopian times. - Jul 26, 2021
13:10 PMThe eighth album (and first in five years) from this LA-via-Montreal band led by Nick Thorburn is an impressive set of hook-filled electro-pop, featuring a buoyant, groove-driven sound with sunny melodies along with lyrics of finding joy and pleasure despite life’s darkness and strife.
