Boris Rogowski began writing songs as a lovesick teen at 15. Years later, he’s still creating music, now under the banner of The Society Islands. In September, he released his newest album, The Big Sleep, an 11-track, indie-pop and neo-folk record brimming with unique textures and vast instrumentation. We recently had the chance to speak […]
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REVIEW: Islands – ‘Ski Mask’
September 13th, 2013 
Dan Bogosian Artist: Islands Album: Ski Mask Genre: Indie Rock Label: Manqué Music Nick Thorburn has long since established himself as an indie rock mainstay beyond The Unicorns. When Islands first formed, people couldn’t help but compare his new band to his old, wondering if anything they would create could top Who Will Cut Our Hair When […]
Listen to Islands’ New Song “Becoming the Gunship”
August 6th, 2013 Nina Corcoran Canadian art pop group Islands are resurfacing from the ocean waves with “Becoming the Gunship” off their upcoming full-length album, Ski Mask. Where their first single, “Wave Forms,” was twitchy and sweet, “Becoming the Gunship” slows things down with vocal-driven swaying. Give it a listen after the jump. Pay close attention to the layers in […]
REVIEW: Islands – A Sleep & A Forgetting
February 24th, 2012 James Shotwell Artists: Islands Album: A Sleep & A Forgetting Genre: Indie Label: Anti Let’s break this down: there is no rule stating that sneaky backwards masking or computerized singing robot cats have to rest in the background of every song you write. There isn’t always the need to scream in order to break up the silence. […]
Iron and Wine cover George Michael’s “Islands In The Stream”
March 15th, 2011 Grant Trimboli The A.V. Club introduces a new segment of theirs where artists come into the studio and cover popular tracks. After the songs are performed they can’t be covered by any other artist. In this recent live set Iron and Wine performs George Michael’s hit song “Islands In The Stream” that can be viewed below. Iron […]
ALBUM STREAM: Islands In Motion – The Battle Of Head Vs. Heart
March 1st, 2011 James Shotwell Providence, Rhode Island has long been a source of talent in the music industry and today’s featured album stream serves as proof. Islands In Motion, a four piece rock group with diehard dedication to their craft and fans, just released their latest album and UTG has the EXCLUSIVE stream. Click through to check out The Battle Of Head Vs. Heart now!
Islands In Motion video update
January 1st, 2011 James Shotwell Islands In Motion made a video update for fans on their way to Nogfest. Check it out after the jump!
Islands music video “No You Don’t” (feat. Michael Cera)
January 11th, 2010 Grant Trimboli Islands start off their video off by text labeling it as a “zero tolerance production” for a “high school academic anti-drug supplementary.” Then we proceed to watch Michael Cera trip out on pills in the new video “No You Don’t”. Islands – No You Don’t (featuring Michael Cera)
Islands’ Latest Now Streaming
September 17th, 2009 Chris Vapours can be streamed in it’s entirety over on Myspace. This will be their third studio album, set to drop September 22. Produced by Nick Diamonds, a.k.a. Nicholas Thorburn (The Unicorns, Human Highway, Reefer, Th’ Corn Gangg) and Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blonde Redhead, TV On The Radio) and Drummer Jamie Thompson (a.k.a. J’aime […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Aloha’ Means Goodbye To Cameron Crowe In Hawaiian
May 29th, 2015 Sam Cohen Film: Aloha Starring: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams Directed by: Cameron Crowe Director Cameron Crowe, the guy who brought us the masterpiece that is Almost Famous, has been on a sharp decline in quality ever since that 2000 effort. Vanilla Sky was an ambiguous mess and Elizabethtown was the most self-indulgent road movie to […]
Killer Mike and MNDR Share “Lock & Load”
April 8th, 2015 Mark Garza Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike and producer MNDR collaborated on a new track called “Lock & Load” for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V compilation Welcome to Los Santos. The track features a dreamy, haunting backdrop courtesy of producer duo Gangrene while MNDR accentuates the track’s eerie qualities with her ethereal vocals. Killer Mike, after two […]
Stream The Antlers’ Gorgeous New Track “Hotel”
May 5th, 2014 Nina Corcoran The Antlers previously announced a new album, Familiars, which they will be touring in support later this summer. Recorded at the band’s Brooklyn studio and mixed by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Future Islands), the nine-track album will be dropping on June 17 via ANTI-Records. So far we’ve heard the slow, melancholic “Palace,” and today they’re sharing a new single for […]