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- Summary: One of two albums [the other is "Taste"] released on the same day for the indie rock band, the sixth full-length release was co-produced by Nick Thorburn and Evan Gordon.
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- Record Label: Manqué Music
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Fear | |
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There's a car driving by It's the fear, the fear, the fear Rolling in disguise Look down You think it's over there now But it's here, it's here,... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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MagnetJun 1, 2016Should I Remain Here At Sea? and Taste stand as proof that "Mastermind, Islands" should be Thorburn's lead credit. [No. 131, p.57]
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May 12, 2016Taste and Should I Remain Here at Sea demonstrate the full gamut of his talents; the former leaning towards more synthetic, electronic tilting, with the latter representing those bristlier indie roots. They are both unquestionably excellent.
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May 17, 2016The stripped down feeling of the record works to Islands favor on each of SIRHAS's ten tracks.
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May 26, 2016Should I Remain… is lighter, looser and more concise, in the same way that you refine your story once you’ve tried telling it a few times.
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May 23, 2016A rollicking set of unassuming pop tracks veering happily in the direction of bubble-gum.
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May 12, 2016Again produced by vocalist Nick Thorburn and bassist Evan Gordon, the album nods to Islands' past but remains firmly planted in the time of its release, not only in production quality but also in focus. The hooks dig in deeper and the melodies hit harder, maturing their sound.
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May 12, 2016Thorburn splits his calculated kookiness into two halves: rote indie synthpop vying for your Noughties nostalgia on Taste, and straightforward, more-of-the-same twee rock that also vies for your Noughties nostalgia on Should I Remain Here At Sea?.
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May 30, 2016
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