Islands "Hawaii"

Islands have shared a new tune, "Hawaii." Check it out below, along with the new release, Ski Mask, out now via Manqué.




[STREAM] Islands - Hawaii


[Website] Islands
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[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "Wave Forms"
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[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Video: Islands "Wave Forms"

Islands have a new video for "Wave Forms," a tune off the new release, Ski Mask, out now via Manqué. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] Islands - Wave Forms


[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Island - Ski Mask
[Count Me Out] Islands "Becoming The Gunship"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce Ski Mask
[Count Me Out] Islands on They Shoot Music
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Islands "Becoming The Gunship"

Islands have shared another new tune, "Becoming The Gunship," off the forthcoming release, Ski Mask, out 9/17 via Manqué. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show is set for October 14th at the Empty Bottle.




[STREAM] Islands - Becoming The Gunship


[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Islands Announce Ski Mask
[Count Me Out] Islands on They Shoot Music
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Islands Announce Ski Mask

Islands are set to release a new album, Ski Mask, on 9/17 via Manqué. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with the opening track, "Wave Forms." Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on October 14th at the Empty Bottle.





Tracklist

01. Wave Forms
02. Death Drive
03. Becoming The Gunship
04. Nil
05. Sad Middle
06. Hushed Tones
07. Here Here
08. Shotgun Vision
09. Of Corpse
10. We'll Do It So You Don't Have To
11. Winged Beat Drums




[STREAM] Islands - Wave Forms


Tour Dates

09.18.13 at The Cellar Door (Visalia, CA)
09.20.13 at The Vera Project (Seattle, WA)
09.21.13 at Media Club (Vancouver, BC)
09.22.13 at Doug Fir (Portland, OR)
09.24.13 at The Chapel (San Francisco, CA)
09.25.13 at The Constellation Room (Santa Ana, CA)
09.26.13 at Eagle Rock Center for the Arts (Los Angeles, CA)
09.27.13 at Casbah (San Diego, CA)
10.08.13 at Great Scott (Boston, MA)
10.09.13 at Il Motore (Montreal, QC)
10.10.13 at The Garrison (Toronto, ON)
10.11.13 at The Loving Touch (Detroit, MI)
10.12.13 at Der Rathskeller (Madison, WI)
10.13.13 at 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN)
10.14.13 at Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL)
10.16.13 at The Rock and Roll Hotel (Washington, DC)
10.17.13 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA)
10.20.13 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)


[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Islands on They Shoot Music
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Islands on They Shoot Music

Islands had a session with They Shoot Music posted today. Check it out below, along with the new release, A Sleep & A Forgetting, out now via Anti-.




[VIDEO] Islands - Lonely Love


[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Video: Islands "Hallways"

Islands have a new video for "Hallways," a tune off the new release, A Sleep & A Forgetting, out now via Anti-. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show will be had March 1st at Lincoln Hall.




[VIDEO] Islands - Hallways


[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Album Review: Islands - A Sleep & A Forgetting

Islands - A Sleep & A Forgetting


01. In A Dream It Seemed Real
02. This Is Not A Song
03. Never Go Solo
04. No Crying
05. Hallways
06. Can't Feel My Face
07. Lonely Love
08. Oh Maria
09. Cold Again
10. Don't I Love You
11. Same Thing





Standout Tracks: This Is Not A Song / Hallways / Same Thing


A Sleep & A Forgetting is out today via Anti-.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Islands "Hallways"

Prefixmag has a premiere of the new Islands tune, "Hallways," off the forthcoming release, A Sleep & A Forgetting, out 2/14 via Anti-. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.




[STREAM] Islands - Hallways


Tour Dates

02.14.12 at Bootleg Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
02.15.12 at The Crescent Ballroom (Phoenix, AZ)
02.17.12 at St. David's Episcopal Church (Austin, TX)
02.18.12 at Sons of Hemann Hall (Dallas, TX)
02.20.12 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL)
02.22.12 at Black Cat (Washington, DC)
02.24.12 at First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA)
02.26.12 at The Space (Hamden, CT)
02.27.12 at Cabaret du Mile End (Montreal, QC)
02.28.12 at Toronto (The Music Gallery, ON)
02.29.12 at Magnetic Recording (Pontiac, MI)
03.01.12 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)
03.02.12 at 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN)
03.03.12 at West End Cultural Centre (Winnipeg, MB)
03.05.12 at The Haven Social Club (Edmonton, AB)
03.06.12 at Ironwood Stage and Grill (Calgary, AB)
03.08.12 at The Rio Theatre (Vancouver, BC)
03.10.12 at Vera Project (Seattle, WA)
03.11.12 at Mississippi Studios (Portland, OR)
03.13.12 at Hotel Utah (San Francisco, CA)


[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Islands Announce Tour Dates

Islands have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on March 1st at Lincoln Hall. Check the rest out below, along with the forthcoming release, A Sleep & A Forgetting, out 2/14 via Anti-.


Tour Dates

02.14.12 at Bootleg Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
02.15.12 at Crescent Ballroom (Phoenix, AZ)
02.17.12 at St David's Episcopal Church (Austin, TX)
02.18.12 at Sons Of Herman Hall (Dallas, TX)
02.20.12 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL)
02.21.12 at TBA (Chapel Hill, NC)
02.22.12 at Black Cat (Washington, DC)
02.23.12 at TBA (Baltimore, MD)
02.24.12 at First Unitarian Chapel (Philadelphia, PA)
02.25.12 at TBA (New York City, NY)
02.26.12 at The Space (Hamden, CT)
02.27.12 at Cabaret Du Mile End (Montreal, QC)
02.28.12 at Music Gallery (Toronto, ON)
02.29.12 at Magnetic Recording (Pontiac, MI)
03.01.12 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)
03.02.12 at 7th St Entry (Minneapolis, MN)
03.03.12 at West End Cultural Centre (Winnipeg, MB)
03.05.12 at The Haven Social Club (Edmonton, AB)
03.06.12 at The Ironwood (Calgary, AB)
03.08.12 at Rio Theatre (Vancouver, BC)
03.10.12 at Vera Project (Seattle, WA)
03.11.12 at Mississippi Studios (Portland, OR)
03.13.12 at Hotel Utah (San Francisco, CA)
03.14.12 at TBA (San Diego, CA)


[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Video: Islands "This Is Not A Song"

Islands have a new video for "This Is Not A Song," a tune off the forthcoming release, A Sleep & A Forgetting, out 2/14 via Anti-. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] Islands - This Is Not A Song


[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Islands "This Is Not A Song"

Islands have shared a new tune, "This Is Not A Song," off the forthcoming release, A Sleep & A Forgetting, out 2/14 via Anti-. Check it out below.


[MP3] Islands - This Is Not A Song


[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting

Islands are set to release a new album, A Sleep & A Forgetting, on 2/14 via Anti-. Check the album art and tracklist out below.





Tracklist

01. In A Dream It Seemed Real
02. This Is Not A Song
03. Never Go Solo
04. No Crying
05. Hallways
06. Can't Feel My Face
07. Lonely Love
08. Oh Maria
09. Cold Again
10. Don't I Love You
11. Same Thing


[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Video: Islands "No You Don't"

Islands have a brand new video for "No You Don't," which features Michael Cera. Check it out below, along with the latest release, Vapours, out via Anti-.




[VIDEO] Islands - No You Don't


[Myspace] Islands
[Website] Islands

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

AU "Ida Walked Away"

AU are set to release a new EP, Versions, on 10/8 via Aagoo. Check a new tune, "Ida Walked Away," out below, along with the album art and some upcoming tour dates.





[MP3] AU - Ida Walked Away


Tour Dates

08.31.09 at Laura's House (Denver, CO)
09.01.09 at Pistol Social Club (Kansas City, MO)
09.02.09 at Rachel's Cafe (Bloomington, IN)
09.08.09 at Klubbscenen - Chateau Neuf (Oslo, NO)
09.09.09 at Phonofestivalen - Hinsides (Bergen, NO)
09.10.09 at Numusic Festival!! (Stavanger, NO)
09.11.09 at Margate (Ramsgate, UK)
09.12.09 at The Freebutt (Brighton, UK)
09.13.09 at End of the Road Festival (Wiltshire, UK)
09.15.09 at Islington Mill (Manchester, UK)
09.16.09 at Cafe Oto (London, UK)
09.17.09 at Le Clou (Nancy, FR)
09.18.09 at Theater Kikker (Utrecht, NL)
09.19.09 at Incubate Festival (Tilburg, NL)
09.20.09 at Mon Inouie Symphonie Festival (Dunkerque, FR)
09.29.09 at Union Pool (Brooklyn, NY)
10.01.09 at The Middle East (Cambridge, MA) *^
10.02.09 at First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA) *^
10.03.09 at William Pitt Union (Pittsburgh, PA) *^
10.04.09 at The Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, MI) *^
10.05.09 at Bottom Lounge (Chicago, IL) *^
10.06.09 at UW Madison Terrace (Madison, WI) *^
10.07.09 at Triple Rock Social Club (Minneapolis, MN) *^
10.09.09 at Bluebird Theatre (Denver, CO) *^
10.10.09 at In The Venue (Salt Lake City, UT) *^
10.10.09 at Mississippi Studios (Portland, OR)
10.15.09 at The Jewelbox Theater (Seattle, WA)
10.17.09 at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA) *#+
10.20.09 at The Echoplex (Los Angeles, CA) *+
10.23.09 at Modified Arts (Phoenix, AZ) *+
10.24.09 at Club Congress (Tucson, AZ) *+
10.26.09 at Hailies (Denton, TX) *+
10.28.09 at The Bottletree Cafe (Birmingham, AL) *+
10.29.09 at Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC) *+
10.30.09 at Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC) *+
10.31.09 at Lenny's (Atlanta, GA) *~%
11.02.09 at The Social (Orlando, FL) *$
11.03.09 at Common Grounds (Gainesville, FL) *$
11.04.09 at Club Downunder (Tallahassee, FL) *$
11.06.09 at Spanish Moon (Baton Rouge, LA) *!
11.07.09 at Walter's On Washington (Houston, TX) *!
11.10.09 at The Replay Lounge (Lawrence, KS) *!
11.11.09 at The Firebird (St. Louis, MO) *

* w/ WHY?
^ w/ Dark Dark Dark
# w/ Mt. Eerie
+ w/ Serengeti & Polyphonic
~ w/ Islands
% w/ Jemina Pearl
$ w/ James Husband
! w/ The Moore Brothers


[Myspace] AU
[Website] AU

[Count Me Out] Video: AU "RR vs. D"