The Unicorns/Islands?

scottishbastard · 07-15-2009, 11:05 PM

Anyone dig the Unicorns or the member's newer band ISLANDS? "Who will cut our hair when we're gone?" Is one of my favorite albums of all time.

Grieves · 07-16-2009, 01:15 AM

They good...Islands catches my attention more, that birds song is pretty epicly amazing...

myxomatosis · 07-16-2009, 05:50 AM

I do not like Unicorns, I did however like Islands first album enough.

theorangejulius · 07-20-2009, 12:34 AM

return to the sea and the arm were sweet albums. never listened to the unicorns. the same guy (nick thorburn) just dropped another album from yet another side project: human highway - moody motorcycle. i'd give it a listen...maybe a little folkier, but mostly along similar lines.

scottishbastard · 07-20-2009, 08:15 PM

I like Islands, but I thought the Unicorns were quite a bit better.

They were like psychadelic indie synth pop for little kids and people on mushrooms.

You need to know what you're getting before you listen to them though...Otherwise you might miss their brilliance.

Songs like "Ghost Mountain" and "I was born a unicorn" are indie pop masterpieces in my opinion.

And is it just me or did Crayola use the guitar intro from "I was born a unicorn" in one of their commercials about 8 months ago?

07-15-2009, 11:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
scottishbastard ARGH! FUCK! KILL! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Castaic/Los Angeles California BITCHES! Posts: 1,954 Thanks: 32 Thanked 69 Times in 60 Posts	The Unicorns/Islands? Anyone dig the Unicorns or the member's newer band ISLANDS? "Who will cut our hair when we're gone?" Is one of my favorite albums of all time. __________________ Yeah but you're going to do what you wanna do No matter what I ask of you You think you hold the high hand I've got my doubts I come from Chino where the asphalt sprouts ..... And even if I have to go to Claremont Well I guess I'll just have to go to Claremont Let me go Let me lie low Yeah but you're going to do what you wanna do No matter what I ask of you And you send your dark messengers to tempt me I come from Chino so all your threats are empty - the mountain goats

07-16-2009, 01:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,103 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,580 Thanked 3,125 Times in 1,718 Posts	They good...Islands catches my attention more, that birds song is pretty epicly amazing... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

07-16-2009, 05:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
myxomatosis life is music Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: between a pair of headphones Posts: 3,917 Thanks: 1,027 Thanked 934 Times in 597 Posts	I do not like Unicorns, I did however like Islands first album enough. __________________ oh sometimes the blues is just a passing bird and why can't that always be tossing aside from your birches crown just enough dark to see how you're the light over me last.fm blog deal (updated 12/22/11)

07-20-2009, 08:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
scottishbastard ARGH! FUCK! KILL! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Castaic/Los Angeles California BITCHES! Posts: 1,954 Thanks: 32 Thanked 69 Times in 60 Posts	I like Islands, but I thought the Unicorns were quite a bit better. They were like psychadelic indie synth pop for little kids and people on mushrooms. You need to know what you're getting before you listen to them though...Otherwise you might miss their brilliance. Songs like "Ghost Mountain" and "I was born a unicorn" are indie pop masterpieces in my opinion. And is it just me or did Crayola use the guitar intro from "I was born a unicorn" in one of their commercials about 8 months ago? __________________ Yeah but you're going to do what you wanna do No matter what I ask of you You think you hold the high hand I've got my doubts I come from Chino where the asphalt sprouts ..... And even if I have to go to Claremont Well I guess I'll just have to go to Claremont Let me go Let me lie low Yeah but you're going to do what you wanna do No matter what I ask of you And you send your dark messengers to tempt me I come from Chino so all your threats are empty - the mountain goats

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07-20-2009, 12:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
theorangejulius dirt farmer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: basin and range Posts: 1,077 Thanks: 3 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	return to the sea and the arm were sweet albums. never listened to the unicorns. the same guy (nick thorburn) just dropped another album from yet another side project: human highway - moody motorcycle. i'd give it a listen...maybe a little folkier, but mostly along similar lines.

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