Islands

Just Like Heaven launched in 2019 with a lineup that could've come out of someone's mid to late 2000s iTunes playlist during indie rock's popularity boom, and it's coming back in 2022.

”I’ll be going to songwriter jail for a bit and when I get out, I will make sure to learn from the failings of my Swiss-cheese brain,” he said.

Nick Thorburn's list of influences for Islands‘ new album include Sparks, Ratatat, Fat Tony, Depeche Mode and more. ‘Islomania‘ is out today.

Plus: Frankie & The Witch Fingers & Acid Dad, Bayside tourmates (Senses Fail/The Bombpops/Hawthorne Heights), Anti-Flag, King Crimson, Judas Priest, Fucked Up, Blood Incantation and more tour and festival news.

Listen to new songs by MIKE, Koreless, Skrillex/Swae Lee, Dark Lo/Harry Fraud, Lucy Gooch, Hot Chip & Jarvis Cocker (Myd remix), and more.

Islands first album in five years, 'Islomania,' is out in June.

Canadian indie vets Islands are back with Islomania, which is their first album in five years and will be out June...

Plus: Kevin Devine, Bikini Kill, Jeremy Enigk, Boris, Sinead O'Connor, Woods, The Clientele, DIIV, FACS, Hiss Golden Messenger, a few stacked compilations, and much more...

World Tour will also feature performances from Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade and Operators, Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, Chris Murphy from Sloan, Hatchie, Wild Pink, Into It. Over It., Say Sue Me, Bartees Strange, and more.

WHY? are releasing an expanded edition of last year's Moh Lhean, in the form of a vinyl 7" box set with remixes by Open Mike Eagle, Baths, Nick Diamonds, Paper Tiger, Deerhoof's Greg Saunier, Kishi Bashi, Astronautalis, and Ó & Bellows.