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The Unicorns become Islands

disnews by DiS News [Edit this content] ▾ 11 comments 13:20 July 4th, 2005
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After producing one of last year's/this year's (depending on which release you procured) finest records 'Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone', two-thirds of Canada's The Unicorns have formed a brand new project.

Called Islands and described as 'F-14 tomcat blah, blah', Nicholas Diamonds and J'aime Tambour produce something that sounds like a pop equivalent of shining a devil with a can of WD40. It's mad, fun, firey and interesting. We've also been lucky enough to find a couple of tracks for you to listen to, thanks to our friends at The Simple Mission which is a great little music blog. So check out:

'Flesh' and 'Abominable Snow'

DiScuss: What do you think of these tracks? Do you miss The Unicorns? Who is cutting your hair now that they're gone?

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The Unicorns become Islands

yay! i miss the unicorns. i saw my hairdresser twice in two days, both at completely different places, none of which was a hairdressing place. i didn't talk to her because i thought she might shout at me for ruining her lovely haircut.
waves | 4 Jul '05, 13:24 | X | Reply

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i quite fancy my hairdresser
bazaz @waves | 4 Jul '05, 13:39 | X | Reply

The Unicorns become Islands

the tracks are interesting and are growing on me (though it's fairly corns-ish fare) but i miss alden. no one rocked out while looking like a 14 year old boy like him..

his solo stuff is great though. death-folk!
carrotrope | 4 Jul '05, 15:03 | X | Reply

The Unicorns become Islands

oh, alden, come back.
still, it's great news.
seesee | 4 Jul '05, 16:31 | X | Reply

Re: The Unicorns become Islands

funnily enough i lent my hairdresser 'who will cut our hair when we're gone', and he is moving salons. leaving me wondering who is going to cut my hair from now on!
rosa @seesee | 4 Jul '05, 21:14 | X | Reply

The Unicorns become Islands

Very, very excited about this. Had these on repeat for a few days. I want to know more on Th' Corn Gangg.. no news on them for ages.
kittensgotclaws | 5 Jul '05, 00:06 | X | Reply

The Unicorns become Islands

yeh alden released a 2 track single in australia earlier in the year (100 copies) but it may still be available on the alien8 website. otherwise mp3s are floating around. he also recorded a radio session in canada with 4 or 5 new tracks.

th corn gangg played a show in LA and also SXSW and there are some recordings of them (poor quality). quite a few unicorns tracks are being used that werent used on the albums or eps including abominable snowman. they sound pretty strange, but yknow, its interesting.
rrrich | 5 Jul '05, 02:08 | X | Reply

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Yarrr..I've got most of the Alden and Th' Corn Gangg mp3s, just havn't heard much since those shows. Oh well.
kittensgotclaws @rrrich | 5 Jul '05, 11:12 | X | Reply

The Unicorns become Islands

These songs are now thoroughly thstuck thumwhere in the athhole of my mind. Nice work Nick. - Frank (as in Bob's) your uncle
th-orfrank | 19 Jul '05, 19:29 | X | Reply

The Unicorns become Islands

Thanks to the girl who told me about this page!
All of you need to check out our benefit CD for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. It has songs by THE UNICORNS, MOMMY AND DADDY, HELLA, AN ABLATROSS...34 bands in total on a double disc CD. Its a great disc for an awesome cause!
check out www.myspace.com/solidprpresents for more info!!!!
otrrecords | 2 Aug '05, 07:40 | X | Reply

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i haven't been able to find any of alden's solo stuff, or any th' corn gangg tracks.
is there anyway you could seed them to me?

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