Islands
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
POP Montreal Announces 2021 Lineup Additions
PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2021
With POP Montreal coming up later this month, the organizers have shared more details about the 20th anniversary edition of the festival, i...
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...