Vapours (album)

Vapours
Studio album by
Islands
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2009
GenreIndie rock
LabelANTI-
Producer
Islands chronology
Arm's Way
(2008) 		Vapours
(2009) 		A Sleep & a Forgetting
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubA−[2]
Allmusic[3]
Alternative Press[4]
The Arts Section(Positive)[5]
CHARTattack[6]
Now Magazine[7]
Paste87/100[8]
Pitchfork7.8/10[9]
Spin3.75/5[10]
Music Emissions[11]

Vapours is the third studio album by Montreal-based indie rock band, Islands. It was released on September 22, 2009.[12] Talking to Pitchfork, singer Nick Diamonds stated how he stripped away many of the layers present on the previous Islands album, 2008's Arm's Way. "I needed to withdraw from overblown metaphors and filling every possible sonic space," said Diamonds. "So this record is just made up of sequenced programming, synths, drum machines, guitars, and real bass. And an electric sitar." In this album, Nick "Diamonds" began going by his real name, "Nick Thorburn" and original drummer Jamie Thompson returned to the band.[13]

  1. ^ "Vapours by Islands". metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Islands: Vapours". The A.V. Club. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ "Reviews - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. ^ Company, Your name/Your. "Music: "Vapours" by Islands". www.theartssection.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Chart Attack". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Islands". nowtoronto.com. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Islands: Vapours". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Islands: Vapours Album Review". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Islands, 'Vapours' (Anti-)". spin.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Islands - Vapours Review from Music Emissions". Music Emissions - Indie Music. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Islands Reveal LP Cover, Tour Dates". Pitchfork. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  13. ^ "Premiere: Islands: "No You Don't"". Pitchfork. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-05.