Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
(between Sullivan and Thompson Streets)
New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 505-3474
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$18.00 general.
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Sat, Feb 25, 2012, 6 pm
//<![CDATA[new Ajax.Updater('org_slide', '/gallery/index/type/events/template/small/id/17584/img_id/11178', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:false});//]]>Acclaimed modernist pop band Islands recently released their new album A Sleep & A Forgetting and while it continues the band’s penchant for crafting adventuresome and infectious state of the art pop music, this time band leader Nick Thorburn has infused the songs with a personal introspection that gives the record a new and powerful emotional resonance.
Islands began in 2005, emerging from the ashes of Montreal pop sensations The Unicorns. In their previous incarnation, they had crafted a vibrant distinctly low-fi sound that quickly made them cult sensations. Popmatters heralded The Unicorn’s distinct style as, “genuinely great pop music that's experimental, catchy, and most of all, weird” while Pitchfork called the trio’s sound as “totally natural and new.”
A Sleep & A Forgetting is the Island’s fourth album and the follow up to their critically heralded record Vapours, which Black Book described as "infectious and weird....masterful.” The new album was produced by Thorburn and fellow Islands member Evan Gordon in less than two weeks—the 11 songs recorded live with hardly a single overdub. It’s a stripped down process and beautifully understated sound which only reinforces the confessional content of the lyrics
Island’s latest offers all the shimmering sonic textures and irresistible melodies that have come to the band’s enduring appeal, but there is a deeply personal cathartic undercurrent to the songs. Far from being self pitying, A Sleep & A Forgetting powerfully transforms personal unrest into affecting and soulful pop music. “It’s kind of frightening,” Thorburn reflects. “I’ve always hidden behind devices and humor but this album is just so much starker and open.” And it’s a risk that absolutely pays off. The new record features some of the most startling and memorable songs from a supremely talented band that has continued to both evolve and surprise.
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Le Poisson Rouge
Dedicated to the fusion of music, film, dance and visual art, Le Poisson Rouge is a multimedia art cabaret founded by musicians on the site of the historic Village Gate.
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