Islands

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  Islands Sail into the Sunset on 'What Occurs'

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2024

  There's a sense of finality floating on the sun-warmed waters of 'What Occurs,' the tenth album by Islands, the near two-decade-old ...

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  Nick Thorburn Picks His Five Best Songs, Including Islands and the Unicorns

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2024

  When Nick Thorburn was 23, he worried that his best days were behind him. His beloved first band the Unicorns had just broken up in 2004...

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  Islands Return with New Album 'What Occurs'

  PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2024

  Islands have detailed their 10th studio album. The Nick Thorburn-led group will share 'What Occurs' on...

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  Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Jeremy Dutcher, Carly Rae Jepsen, Islands

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2023

  The summer solstice has come and gone, and with the arrival of Carly Rae Jepsen's new dancefloor bop "Shy Boy," the season has officially b...

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  Islands Announce New Album 'And That's Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs,' Share Single and Tour Dates

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2023

  Nick Thorburn has announced his ninth album with his long-running project Islands, along with a North American tour. And That's Why Dolphin...

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  POP Montreal Adds Second Wave of 2023 Performers with Men I Trust, Islands, Bell Orchestre

  PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2023

  Having already announced plenty of names for its 2023 edition, POP Montreal has now expanded with a second wave of artists who will be perf...

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  Here's What Canadian Musicians Dressed Up as for Halloween

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2022

  On the day after Halloween 2022, it isn't racy religious duds donned by some of the most annoying people imaginable that stand to impress....

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  POP Montreal 2021 Proves That the Show Must Go On

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2021

  The 20th edition of the POP Montreal festival was, for many, a return to the individual and collective joy of live music. A joy so valuable...