Islands Taste LP 12 Standard black vinyl in Standard Jacket with Matte finish

Islands Taste LP 12 Standard black vinyl in Standard Jacket with Matte finishTaste, Islands 6th record, is a muscular, crystalline affair, with the majority of the music electronic, buoyed by drum machines, programming and arpeggiated vintage synths. The songs still flirt with Islands bread and butter; evergreens such as ennui, remorse, and a general disenchantment with the modern world hover over the tracks, with lines like we got so thrown, we felt lost at home and steal a little moment, lose it like you own it, to hammer

this album takes listeners on a journey through Cole’s rise from humble beginnings to hip-hop stardom

I'm Walkin' 18

both remain complementary emblems of self-reflection and wry observation of the mundanity of daily life

The guitars crackle and chime more than ever

featuring a high-quality FM broadcast recording

Kurt Vile’s Speed

Bringing longtime friend and collaborator Kamasi Washington into the fold would further add a level of technical excellence and musicianship that would solidify the four-artist partnership

Hybrid Theory

DOES IT FEEL LIKE LOVE 6

" 8/10 Press Association // Queer New York duo the Ballet marry the DIY ethos of the Hidden Cameras with the wry poeticism of the Magnetic Fields and the romantic pop of Jens Lekman

Jacobsen's demented lead vocals flicker from frighteningly histrionic to carefully declamatory

but the intensity doesn't lessen a single iota