Arm's Way
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| Studio album by Islands | ||||
| Released | May 20, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Indie | |||
| Length | 68:06 | |||
| Label | ANTI-[1] | |||
| Producer | Ryan Hadlock and Islands | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | (9/10)[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.2/10)[4] |
| PopMatters | (6/10)[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Spin | [7] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [8] |
Arm's Way is the second studio album by Montreal-based Indie rock band, Islands. It was released on May 20, 2008 on CD and download. The album's title is a play on the words "harm's way". The album leaked online on April 11, 2008[9]. Nick Thorburn has commented that the album artwork itself resembles a vagina.
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[edit] Concept and Production
Drummer Aaron outlined the album's concept and the band's songwriting approach thus:
We took a different approach with this album in that the music is focused on the band members - there are not any special appearances. Arm's was conceived in Montreal, we wrote the songs in a room with old NOFX and Insane Clown Posse posters on the wall. As a band we put the music together and then singer Nick Thorburn wrote the lyrics.[10]
[edit] Track listing
- "The Arm" - 5:38
- "Pieces of You" - 4:06
- "J'aime vous voir quitter" - 3:23
- "Abominable Snow" - 4:35
- "Creeper" - 3:15
- "Kids Don't Know Shit" - 5:11
- "Life in Jail" - 5:27
- "In the Rushes" - 7:00 (contains a portion of "A Quick One While He's Away" by The Who)
- "We Swim" - 5:06
- "To a Bond" - 7:47
- "I Feel Evil Creeping In" - 5:31
- "Vertigo (If It's a Crime)" - 11:01
The full album is streaming on the band's MySpace page.[11]
[edit] Credits
Produced by Ryan Hadlock and Islands
Engineered by Ryan Hadlock
Assistant Engineering by Mathieu Roberge
Mixed by Rob Schnapf and Doug Boehm
Mix Engineer Assistant: Chris Constable
Mastered by Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone
Songs written by Nick Thorburn
Music arranged by Islands
Drum programming on track 5 by Corn Gangg
Recorded at Mixart in Montreal & Bear Creek in Woodinville, April & May 2007
Mixed at Sonora in LA, September & October 2007
Mastered at Sterling Sound in New York, December 2007
Artwork by Rebecca Bird
Photography by Alexander Wagner
Layout and Title Design by Philip Laslett
[edit] References
- ^ Islands sign to ANTI-Records, article on Pitchfork Media's website
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Drowned in Sound review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Spin review
- ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
- ^ Arm's Way leak thread, on The Secret Unicorns Forum
- ^ "Islands Interview". FMLY. http://thefmly.blogspot.com/2008/05/islands-interview.html.
- ^ myspace.com/islandsareforever, Islands MySpace page
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