Nick Thorburn always has a few extra side projects on the go, as do the musicians who’ve played with him over the years. There are so many of them, you could connect pretty much any indie musician in Canada to the band through just a few degrees of separation.
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This predecessor to Islands featured both Jaime Thompson and Thorburn.
Evan and Geordie Gordon play in the current Islands lineup.
Clues main man Alden Penner founded the Unicorns with Thorburn.
Multi-instrumentalist Patrick Gregoire is a sometime Islands member. Unfortunately, the promising Montreal-based band played their final gig at this year’s Pop Montreal.
Thompson’s hip-hop and dance music solo project.
Thompson and Thorburn started this project as Unicorns were imploding, and it’s still occasionally active.
An ongoing collaboration between Thorburn and L.A.-based weirdo hip-hop producer Daddy Kev.
Jim Guthrie and Thorburn’s tribute to classic AM radio pop.
Aside from the Human Highway connection, Guthrie is also a one-time member of Islands.
Members of all these bands played on Islands’ debut album, Return To The Sea.
Thorburn is working with Man Man’s Honus Honus on a project blending doo-wop and experimental doom music.
