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 […]
Ski Mask
REVIEW: Islands – ‘Ski Mask’
September 13th, 2013 
Dan Bogosian 
Posted in Features, News, Reviews 
Tags: anti, anti records, harms way, islands, manque, Manqué Music, nick diamonds, Nick Thorburn, pitchfork, Ski Mask, the unicorns 
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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 […]