Vapours (album)

Vapours is the third studio album by Montreal-based indie rock band, Islands. It was released on September 22, 2009.[12] Talking to Pitchfork, singer Nick Diamonds stated how he stripped away many of the layers present on the previous Islands album, 2008's Arm's Way. "I needed to withdraw from overblown metaphors and filling every possible sonic space," said Diamonds. "So this record is just made up of sequenced programming, synths, drum machines, guitars, and real bass. And an electric sitar." In this album, Nick "Diamonds" began going by his real name, "Nick Thorburn" and original drummer Jamie Thompson returned to the band.[13]

Vapours
Studio album by Islands
Released	September 22, 2009
Genre	Indie rock
Label	ANTI-
Producer	Nicholas Thorburn Chris Coady
Islands chronology
Arm's Way (2008) Vapours (2009) A Sleep & a Forgetting (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	A-[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Alternative Press	[4]
The Arts Section	(Positive)[5]
CHARTattack	[6]
Now Magazine	[7]
Paste	87/100[8]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[9]
Spin	3.75/5[10]
Music Emissions	[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Switched On"	3:31
2.	"No You Don't"	3:44
3.	"Vapours"	2:41
4.	"Devout"	2:30
5.	"Disarming the Car Bomb"	4:15
6.	"Tender Torture"	3:33
7.	"Shining"	4:00
8.	"On Foreigner"	4:49
9.	"Heartbeat"	3:09
10.	"The Drums"	2:47
11.	"EOL"	3:22
12.	"Everything Is Under Control[14]"	4:07

References

1. "Vapours by Islands". metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
2. "Islands: Vapours". avclub.com. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
3. Allmusic review
4. "Reviews - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
5. Company, Your name/Your. "Music: "Vapours" by Islands". www.theartssection.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
6. "Chart Attack". Chart Attack. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
7. "Islands". nowtoronto.com. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
8. "Islands: Vapours". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
9. "Islands: Vapours Album Review". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
10. "Islands, 'Vapours' (Anti-)". spin.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
11. "Islands - Vapours Review from Music Emissions". Music Emissions - Indie Music. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
12. "Islands Reveal LP Cover, Tour Dates". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
13. "Premiere: Islands: "No You Don't"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
14. '+prettyDate(result.created_at)+'. (2009-07-30). "Islands Reveal Vapours Tracklist". Stereogum. Retrieved 2010-03-05.