Did you know that five and a half months after The Psychedelic Furs released their second album, Talk Talk Talk, in 1981 (with the song “Pretty In Pink” on it), Nick Thorburn of Islands was born? I suppose if you had tried to tell little Thorburn at the time that the song he kept hearing on the radio while he was busy getting his diaper changed would soon be performed live in his presence, he probably would’ve said “Ga ga ga goo blurrrgh” and then spit up on your face.
Hopefully he can keep himself together this fall when Islands join The Psychedelic Furs and The Happy Mondays on the road.
As previously reported, Islands will release their new album, Vapours, on Anti- come September 22.
Islands of Fur:
09.22.09 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes
09.23.09 - Richmond, VA - Plaza Bowl
09.24.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
09.25.09 - Athens, GA - Caledonia
09.26.09 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
09.27.09 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
09.28.09 - Tampa, FL - Ritz Ybor *
09.29.09 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution *
09.30.09 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues *
10.02.09 - Atlanta, Georgia - Masquerade *
10.03.09 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend *
10.04.09 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva *
10.06.09 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
10.07.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero *
10.09.09 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom *
10.10.09 - Cambridge, MA - House of Blues *
10.12.09 - Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall *
10.13.09 - Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's *
10.15.09 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
10.18.09 - Missoula, MT - The Palace
10.19.09 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
10.20.09 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
10.21.09 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
10.22.09 - Davis, CA - UC Davis (Oddfellows Lodge)
10.23.09 - Berkley, CA - UC Berkley (Lower Sproul Plaza)
10.23.09 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
10.24.09 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
10.25.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
10.27.09 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
10.28.09 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
10.29.09 - Memphis, TN - Hi Tone Cafe
10.30.09 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree Cafe
10.31.09 - Atlanta, GA - Lenny's Bar
11.01.09 - Durham, NC - Duke Coffee House
11.02.09 - Baltimore, MD - G-Spot
11.03.09 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
11.04.09 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East (Downstairs)
11.05.09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11.06.09 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Plaza
11.07.09 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
* Psychedelic Furs, The Happy Mondays
