Vapours is the third studio album by Montreal

Montreal

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-based Indie rock

Indie rock

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 band, Islands

Islands (band)

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. It was released on September 22, 2009. Talking to Pitchfork, Diamonds told how he stripped away many of the layers present on the previous Islands album, 2008's Arm's Way

Arm's Way

Arm's Way is the second studio album by Montreal-based Indie rock band, Islands. It was released on May 20, 2008 on CD and download. The album's title is a play on the words "harm's way". The album leaked online on April 11, 2008...

. "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" is now going by his real name "Nick Thorburn", Also, the Islands original drummer Jamie Thompson returns to the band."

Track listing

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" (4:07)