Islands

Teenyboppers get vicious in El-P’s video for “Stay Down”

After (or, technically, before) going on a debauched drug-and-sex-fueled binge in "The Full Retard," El-P and squirrel puppet Mr. Killums…

El-P discusses new album, new project with Nick Diamonds with Rolling Stone

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, El-P discusses his new album, his collaboration with Killer Mike, and a forthcoming…

El-P plays Letterman with full band

Watch El-P play David Letterman last night with a full band, including guest vocalist Nick Diamonds of Islands.

50 Unheralded Albums from 2011

In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Jim Guthrie’s Sword & Sworcery LP: The Ballad of the Space Babies

Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…

John Vanderslice with The Magik*Magik Orchestra: A “Wild” Analog Opus

Singer/songwriter John Vanderslice teams with The Magik*Magik Orchestra for a honest, lush album of pop rock driven by cinematic orchestration,…

Islands: Indie-Psych-Poppers Grow Up

The former Unicorns l'enfante terrible has grown up over the course of Islands last two records. The most recent, Arm's…