Islands announce their new album, What Occurs, will drop on June 21st, 2024 via DSPs. Ahead of the LP’a arrival, band is sharing the lead single “Drown A Fish” and its accompanying music video. What Occurs was produced entirely by the band during the summer of 2023 and mixed by acclaimed producer Colin Stewart (New Pornographers, Destroyer) later that year. This marks Islands’ first Canadian-made record since their debut album, Return to the Sea, in 2006.

On “Drown A Fish,” Islands’ bandleader Nick Thorburn delves into the complexities of human interactions. Inspired by The Three O’Clock, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, and Kiwi Jr, the song embodies the essence of power pop, showcasing the band’s dynamic energy and musical prowess.

Thorburn says of the track, “In my opinion, a compelling story is always full of contradictions, and with ‘Drown A Fish’, I was looking to throw my hat in the ring of Pop Songs About Lovelorn Losers Who Couldn’t Buy a Clue to Save Their Life. I set out to write a song that laid bare a series of “ironic situations narrated by a delusional idiot”, because I think that’s more interesting than listening to an uplifting anthem about a flawless, self-empowered smartypants. We recorded the song as a quartet (the same lineup since 2013), by sitting together in one room—a tucked away studio on Vancouver Island—and playing the song live, in a single take. Like a rock and roll band should! We sat down in a circle, learned the song, and then immediately pressed record. And that’s what you hear.”

Islands
What Occurs
Tracklist

1. What Occurs
2. Drown A Fish
3. Tangerine
4. Arachnophobia
5. Move Some More
6. Boll Weevil
7. David Geffen’s Jackson Pollock
8. Hang
9. On The Internet
10. Sally Doesn’t Work Here Anymore
11. Talk Is Cheap
12. A Void
13. The End

pre-order Life Occurs by Islands HERE