Obscure Sound — Sporting a thematically gripping music video alongside its hooky, charismatic pop production, “Headlines” is a new track from Islands. The project of Nick Thorburn has grabbed our attention for some time now, dating back to his work with The Unic... more info

Stereogum — Mister Heavenly -- the group made up of Man Man's Ryan Kattner, Islands/The Unicorns' Nicholas Thorburn, and Cold War Kids/Modest Mouse/The Shins' Joe Plummer -- are releasing their sophomore album, Boxing The Moonlight, next month. We've heard two t... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Islands have taken quite a few forms since their inception after the band’s brainchild Nicholas Thorburn’s prior band The Unicorns broke up. In 2006 they released their charming debut album Return To The Seam. Since then Islands did a small reuni... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher The Unicorns' reunion was sadly short-lived, but both of the band's frontmen have remained busy with their solo projects. Alden Penner just wrapped up a tour, and Nick Diamonds (who you also know as Islands' frontman) just... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Michael Cera w/ Mister Heavenly in 2011 (more by Ryan Muir) It's no secret that Michael Cera is bros with members of indie vets The Unicorns. That's him pictured above playing with Nick Thorburn's band Mister Heavenly (which also... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Alden (left) w/ The Unicorns in August (more by Mimi Hong) Earlier this year, The Unicorns reunited, and earlier than that, member Alden Penner released his debut solo album. Now he's planning on putting another solo release, the JUNE 04... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Gemma Ray's Milk for Your Motors and Ty Segall's Manipulator are the two new albums I can most recommend this week. Archival releases include a remastered edition of The Unicorns' Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?. What... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Mimi Hong Arcade Fire / Dan Deacon's dance circle / The Unicorns @ Barclays Center - 8/23/14 The three-night run at Barclays Center of Arcade Fire's current tour, continued last night (8/23), with Marky Ramone joining the band... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Arcade Fire / Dan Deacon / The Unicorns @ Barclays Center 8/22/2014 Arcade Fire kicked off their three-night stand at Brooklyn's sprawling Barclays Center last night (8/22). As mentioned, after the bobblehead version of the ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Arcade Fire in Austin in April (more by Tim Griffin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Arcade Fire, The Unicorns, Dan Deacon @ Barclays Center Arcade Fire's massive... more info