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…