The Unicorns
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' 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...
We've Edited a Bunch of Classic Canadian Album Covers for the Era of Socially Distancing
PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has continued to change life as we know it, meaning the vast majority have been cooped up inside our homes as we p...
The Unicorns
Metropolis, Montreal QC, September 21
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2014
Much like the mythical creature from which they took their name, an appearance from Montreal pop trio the Unicorns is rare, fleeting, magic...
The Unicorns
"Let Me Sleep"
PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2014
Earlier this summer, reunited indie unit the Unicorns offered up a deluxe digital edition of their 2003 LP Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're...
The Unicorns Headed to Pop Montreal
PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2014
Remember when the rumours first started that lo-fi pop act the Unicorns would reunite, but then Nick Thorburn quashed those reports? Then r...
The Unicorns Announce 'Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?' Reissue
PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2014
Hot on the heels of their Pop Montreal announcement, recently reunited indie pop greats the Unicorns have formally revealed plans to reissu...
The Unicorns Reunite to Open for Arcade Fire
PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2014
Earlier this year, rumours swirled that quirky lo-fi pop faves the Unicorns would be reuniting for the 10th anniversary of their breakup, b...
