Islands experienced a burst of fame in the mid-2000s with their debut album, Return to the Sea. The band was born out of the ashes of The Unicorns, who released the fantastic Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? before disbanding in 2004. The Unicorns had shown lots of promise, so it was welcome news when band mates Nicholas Thorburn (aka Nick Diamonds) and Jamie Thompson (aka J’aime Tambeur) went on to form Islands in 2005. Continue reading…
Mister Heavenly released their debut album, Out of Love, less than a month ago, but you would never know it from the crowd at Bar Pink on Friday. Continue reading…
As far as made-up genre names go, you can’t do much better than “doom-wop.” That’s how the new supergroup known as Mister Heavenly describes its peculiar sound, and the label is a fitting one. Their music is foreboding yet playful, with growled vocals and slithering guitars tempered by a nostalgic affection for 50s-era pop. Continue reading…
