Should I Remain Here At Sea?

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AlbumMay 13 / 201610 songs, 30m 4s
Indie Pop
Noteable

Should I Remain Here At Sea? (a semi-reference to Tarkovsky’s Solaris), Islands’ 7th, is, in many ways, a spiritual sequel to the debut album, 2006’s Return to the Sea; a natural, raw record, stripped down to it’s essentials, performed live off the floor.

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On their two new albums, Islands explore two sides of their personality: the largely electronic Taste is bitter and sharp-witted, while Should I Remain Here at Sea? is more freewheeling.

Returning to the indie rock sound associated with the band's early work, Islands' seventh album, Should I Remain Here at Sea?

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Should I Remain Here At Sea? is one of two distinct, stand-alone Islands records being released simultaneously. Though it's technically the...

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