Islands

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...

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...

Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Haviah Mighty, Valley, Islands

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2021

If you can tear yourself away from the new Lorde track, we've got your weekly dose of new tunes from another commonwealth country you might...

​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...

'Islomania' Is Islands' Danciest Album Yet, Even in the Bleak Moments

PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2021

It's been almost two decades since Nick Thorburn closed the Unicorns' 2003 album, Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?, by singing, "I've...

Islands Share New 'Islomania' Tune "Carpenter"

PUBLISHED May 13, 2021

It's been half a decade since since Islands released their double-header of Should I Remain Here at Sea? and Taste, but that's about to cha...