A Sleep & a Forgetting (Deluxe Edition)
Islands
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In a Dream It Seemed Real | Islands | 3:21 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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This Is Not a Song | Islands | 3:55 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Never Go Solo | Islands | 4:45 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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No Crying | Islands | 3:05 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Hallways | Islands | 2:53 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Can't Feel My Face | Islands | 2:46 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Lonely Love | Islands | 3:40 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Oh Maria | Islands | 4:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Cold Again | Islands | 3:19 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Don't I Love You | Islands | 3:20 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Same Thing | Islands | 2:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Swallows (Bonus Track) | Islands | 3:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Comes to Light (Bonus Track) | Islands | 3:17 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Grey Funnel Line (Bonus Track) | Islands | 3:24 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Songs |
iTunes Review
With Islands' fourth studio album, Nicholas Thorburn distances himself even further from his roots as the frontman for indie pop band The Unicorns. A Sleep and a Forgetting is a mostly melancholy musing on the end of his marriage and the adversity that followed. “In a Dream It Seemed Real” sets the tone, as Thorburn’s voice tries to keep cool amid recollections of moments leading up to the divorce. Following the similarly sullen “This Is Not a Song,” things pick up a little in “Never Go Solo,” where a bouncing piano gives the tune’s verses some buoyancy that sets it up for an angry chorus. “Can’t Feel My Face” is another standout; its upbeat tempos and slightly sunny melodies contrast lyrics that reject mysterious metaphors for a more dry and direct lyrical approach: “I miss my wife/I miss my best friend every night/I miss my home/I miss my own bed and my old life.” Of the bonus tracks, “Grey Funnel Line” stands out, with Thorburn singing like Chet Baker.
Customer Reviews
solid
giving it 5 stars because i love nick diamonds and its a very solid record but i wonder if he will make anything as great as arm's way (they're best album imo) again
Its a great album
I dont have any of their other albums but this is album is wonderful. Not one bad song and a great one for Valentines day.
Islands?
Where did the Islands go? I've been listening to them since Nick was with the Unicorns and this is just plain and uninspired compared to their previous efforts. Nick's gotta take some time to re-group and compose something relevant again.
Biography
Formed: 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s, '10s
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- $12.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Indie Rock, Rock, Psychedelic, Pop, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative
- Released: Feb 10, 2012
- ℗ 2012 Islands. Under Exclusive License To Anti, Inc.
