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Review: Islands – “Vapours”

September 29, 2009November 3, 2009

Islands, Vapours (via The A.V. Club)

Grade: A-

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Posted in: unsorted | Tagged: ANTI-, gets it right, indie pop, Islands, Jamie Thompson, music criticism, Nick Diamonds, The Unicorns, Thorburn, Vapours

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