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AustinChronicle said:

Unicorns are totally extinct, but in their place grew Montreal sixpiece Islands, which dropped the calypso beats heard on debut Return to the Sea (Equator), as well as Unicorn drummer Jamie Thompson, and under the guidance of alpha Nick Diamonds, recorded epic follow-up Arm’s Way (Anti-). Death From Above 1979 drummer/vocalist Sebastien Grainger shocks and awes with elusive and diverse new endeavor the Mountains. more at austinchronicle.com

Posted 13 days ago.

TheOnion said:

Bizarre, ghost-obsessed indie-pop outfit The Unicorns came and went like a comet. The trio made a fantastically weird and lush album called Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?, then called it quits just as that record was finding its deserved embrace, adding a strange twist to the question it posed. When members Nicholas Thorburn and Jamie Thompson returned with a setup more typical of their Canadian roots (seven-plus members and almost orchestral arrangements), they calmed the quirk a bit to release 2006’s Return To The Sea. Subsequently, Thompson left and Islands has become even more digestible with the new Arm’s Way, which takes the remaining Unicorns stardust from the atmosphere and mixes it with strings, slick beats, and synthesizer. Opening: Sebastien Grainger, Crayonsmith. (Islands also plays an in-store at Waterloo Records at 5 p.m.)

Posted 15 days ago.

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Posted 29 days ago.

Islands w/ Crayonsmith, Sebastien Grainger (Singer/Drummer from DFA 1979), (Outside)

Monday 06/23 (07:00PM) @ Emo's 801 Red River (map)

The sophomore album from Canadian indie-pop collective Islands has been praised by Rolling Stone and Spin for its morbidly sunny-sounding anthems. Ex-Death from Above 1979 frontman Sebastien Grainger has toured previously with artists including Bloc Party and Hot Hot Heat, and has just released a new record. Dublin, Ireland's, bedroom-pop act Crayonsmith also performs.

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