Nick "Diamonds" Thorburn and Islands are doubling their fun this year by issuing two new albums. Accordingly, ahead of dropping Should I Remain Here at Sea? and Taste, the band are now plugging the new music by streaming out new tracks from each release.
After teasing Taste as the more electronic-geared release of the two, Thorburn has unleashed a stream of "No Milk, No Sugar," a slightly disco-ish piece full of rippled synths, steady backbeats and more than a few allusions to coffee drinks.
Also being previewed is "Fear," which features echo-blown, intertwining guitar parts, and a gently sung, if ominous, vocal from Thorburn ("you wake up when you die").
You'll find both streams below, while Should I Remain Here at Sea? and Taste see release May 13, ahead of the band's North American tour.
Tour dates:
After teasing Taste as the more electronic-geared release of the two, Thorburn has unleashed a stream of "No Milk, No Sugar," a slightly disco-ish piece full of rippled synths, steady backbeats and more than a few allusions to coffee drinks.
Also being previewed is "Fear," which features echo-blown, intertwining guitar parts, and a gently sung, if ominous, vocal from Thorburn ("you wake up when you die").
You'll find both streams below, while Should I Remain Here at Sea? and Taste see release May 13, ahead of the band's North American tour.
Tour dates:
05/19 Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB
05/20 Allston, MA - Great Scott
05/21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
05/22 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
05/24 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
05/25 Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Diner
05/26 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05/27 Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch
05/28 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
06/03 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
06/04 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
06/05 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
06/07 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
06/09 Los Angeles, CA - The Teragram Ballroom
06/10 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
06/11 Las Vegas, NV - Bunkhouse Saloon
05/20 Allston, MA - Great Scott
05/21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
05/22 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
05/24 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
05/25 Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Diner
05/26 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05/27 Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch
05/28 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
06/03 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
06/04 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
06/05 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
06/07 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
06/09 Los Angeles, CA - The Teragram Ballroom
06/10 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
06/11 Las Vegas, NV - Bunkhouse Saloon