Nick Thorburn
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...
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...
Nick Thorburn Accuses New Hulu Show of Ripping Off His 'Serial' Theme Song
PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2021
Nick Thorburn is known as the frontman of Islands and the Unicorns, but true crime fans most likely know him as the composer of the Serial...
Robin Hatch's New Album 'T.O.N.T.O.' Features the Legendary Synth
PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2021
Robin Hatch is the latest in a line of artists who have recorded on the famed TONTO synthesizer. The Toronto-based composer and multi-instr...
Nick Thorburn Admits to Accidentally Plagiarizing Julie Byrne on Islands' New Album
PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2021
Nick Thorburn just released the new Islands album Islomania, but the record has now led him to face quite the awkward situation. As the Can...
Islands' Nick Thorburn on Mid-Show Injuries, Reading Reddit and Almost Getting Kidnapped
The Exclaim! Questionnaire
PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2021
Since leading Montreal's mid-aughts indie rock golden age as a member of short-lived but still-beloved trio the Unicorns, Nick Thorburn has...
Islands Return with 'Islomania,' Their First Album in Five Years
PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2021
Five years since Islands dropped their double-header of Should I Remain Here at Sea? and Taste, the band have finally announced a follow-up...
Islands Have Three New Albums on the Way, According to Nick Thorburn
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2020
Appearing on an episode of The Best Show, Islands frontman Nick Thorburn revealed that he has been working on three new records for the ban...
