It seems Islands founder/singer/songwriter Nick Thorburn has no interest in standing still. His songwriting themes always stay the same - bones, ghosts, death - but his pop has progressed from the keyboard hooks of the Unicorns, to Islands' first record of Paul Simon-influenced Caribbean music. For the band's second full-length, …
UPCOMING ALBUM ARM'S WAY OUT MAY 20th SELECT PRE-RELEASE SHOWS IN MARCH TO INCLUDE SXSW Islands have signed to Anti-Records, home to such luminaries as Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Neko Case. May 20th will see the release of the band's Arm's Way album, finding them at their most confident, …
Check out the following live performances captured at our SXSW showcase. Billy Bragg - I Keep Faith DeVotchKa - Along the Way The Weakerthans - Night Windows Man Man - Doo Right Tim Fite - More Clothes Islands - The Arm