Islands Disappear is Said the Whale

Said The Whale

Said the Whale is a Vancouver-based indie rock band started by Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft.Their debut EP Taking Abalonia was released in 2007. It was re-released with seven new songs on June 3, 2008 in Canada as a full-length LP under the name Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia...

's second full length album. It was released on October 13, 2009. Music videos for some of the songs have been made and are available on YouTube. Like their first album many of the songs reference events or places in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Reception

Chart

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wrote, in a positive review of the album, "We all know Said The Whale have what it takes to make a raucous pop album, but they've instead opted for substance over flare. That chosen direction has them drifting toward New Pornographers territory—crafting songs that start simply, change direction, then gradually mutate into singalong choruses."

Track listing

1. "Dear Elkhorn" – 1:29
2. "Out on the Shield" – 2:56
3. "B.C. Orienteering" – 4:21
4. "Camilo (The Magician)" – 2:53
5. "Emerald Lake, AB" – 2:36
6. "Islands Disappear" – 2:19
7. "Black Day in December" – 2:53
8. "Gentleman" – 2:19
9. "False Creek Change" – 2:08
10. "A Cold Night Close to the End" – 3:02
11. "The Gift of a Black Heart" – 3:19
12. "Goodnight Moon" – 3:14
13. "Holly, Ontario" – 3:11

Production

• Howard Redekopp
  Howard Redekopp
  Howard Redekopp is a Vancouver, British Columbia-based Canadian music producer/mixer/engineer.In 2009, Rolling Stone ranked one of Howard's projects, The New Pornographers' Electric Version, #79 in the "100 Best Albums of the Decade".-Discography:...
  
   - Producer
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
  , Engineer, Mixer
  Mixing engineer
  A mix engineer is the person responsible for incorporating all the different recorded elements of music to make the final version of a song. These mixing professionals have many years of experience and training with audio equipment which has enabled them to master the art of audio mixing...