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Islands Cover Brian Eno And Themselves On Daytrotter
Published 5/19/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... fan of Brian Eno and especially that song. It wasn't something that was planned out. We just jumped in and did in an off-the-cuff sort of way. I think your sound engineer was right that Brian Eno wouldn't have been opposed to how it sounded. I think it would go along with his oblique strategy. I had to really persuade people to do this. Let's enjoy this. It doesn't matter if it's sloppy. Things can be a little rough around the edges if they have heart. Take a listen to the session here . Posted at 9:38 AM in ...

Beyoncé Shops for Beats at Payless
Published 5/19/2008 at Vulture
... The Islands pop into the Daytrotter studios to record an old song, a new song, and this, an impressively epic version of this Brian Eno song, apparently without any prep time at all. [Daytrotter] ...

Islands - 2008 Tour Dates (tonight) & a Daytrotter Session
Published 5/24/2008 by brooklynvegan at brooklynvegan
Islands @ SXSW 2008 (more by Leia Jospe) Islands are now on tour and play their biggest NYC show yet tonight at Webster Hall (May 24). Tickets are still on sale. Their new album "Arm's Way" just came out this week. Get some free live-studio-session MP3s at Daytrotter. All tour dates below.... Islands - 2008 Tour Dates 24-May-New York, NY @ Webster Hall 25-May-Boston, MA @ Middle East 27-May-Ottawa, CA @ Babylon 28-May-Montreal @ Le National ...

Islands Daytrotter Sessions
Published 5/26/2008 by Steve Henderson at AbsolutePunk.net - News
... Islands have four live versions of songs up for stream and download on their Daytrotter Sessions.

It's not a pie chart but I called it a Bri Chart because that was the only pun I could think of
Published 6/15/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Fat Roland) at Fat Roland On Electronica
... like past albums from James and U2, you can see the Eno sheen dripping from every note. But what was Eno thinking of? What was the former producer of U2's sunglasses era and Talking Heads doing anywhere near a band I consider so bad, I'd rather trim my toenails with a chainsaw than listen to Chris Martin's Bluntesque mediocrity. That's why I created my Bri Chart, above, showing the collapsing milestone's of Brian Eno's production career. On a more delightful note, listen to Islands covering Eno's The Big Ship (you'll need to scroll down a bit). Of ...