Return to the Sea
by Islands
- Type: Album
- Released: 4 April 2006
- Label: Equator
- Country: Canada
- Length: 55:30
- Community rating: 3.17/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Dan Boeckner, Nick Diamonds, Rebecca Foon, Sarah Neufeld, Mark Lawson, R茅gine Chassagne, Kaveh Nabatian, Spencer Krug, J'aime, Steven McDonald, Patrice Agbokou, Frank Lozano, Pietro Amato
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Formed from the ashes of The Unicorns, this ensemble crafts eclectic indie pop that seamlessly jumps between calypso, hip-hop beats, and lush chamber arrangements. The whimsical, wildly diverse instrumentation cleverly masks darker lyrical themes regarding mortality and existential dread. It stands as a delightfully unpredictable gem of mid-2000s indie rock.
Genres
Descriptors: death, nature, aquatic, atmospheric
Tracklist
- Swans (Life After Death) (9:31)
- Humans (4:48)
- Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby (2:31)
- Rough Gem (3:36)
- Tsuxiit (3:05)
- Where There's A Will There's A Whalebone (3:56)
- Jogging Gorgeous Summer (2:48)
- Volcanoes (5:26)
- If (4:31)
- Ones (5:40)
- Renaud (9:38)
Credits
- J'aime - drums, percussion, drums [drum machine], washboard
- Caspar David Friedrich - painting
- Nick Diamonds - vocals, clavinet, guitar, organ, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, organ [hammond], organ [wurlitzer]
- Patrice Agbokou - bass
- Timothy Kingsbury - bass [outro]
- Dan Boeckner - guitar
- Jim Guthrie - guitar [outro]
- Spencer Krug - piano, synthesizer