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Nicholas Thorburn (born 27 November 1981), also known by his stage name Nick Diamonds, is a Canadian musician originally from Campbell River. He has fronted numerous bands such as The Unicorns, Th' Corn Gangg, Islands, Reefer, and Human Highway.
Nick Thorburn is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist residing in Los Angeles. Nick has fronted and co-founded bands such as The Unicorns, Human Highway, Mister Heavenly and Islands. The newest Islands record, What Occurs is out now an available everywhere.
The group was founded in 2005 by Nicholas Thorburn and Jamie Thompson, shortly after the breakup of The Unicorns, of which both were members. Their current lineup includes Thorburn, often known by his stage name Nick Diamonds, along with brothers Evan Gordon and Geordie Gordon, and Adam Halferty.
- 'Crazy Love, Vol. II,' Paul Simon
- 'All We Ever Wanted Was Everything,' Bauhaus
- 'Iron Galaxy,' Cannibal Ox
- 'Heart Like A Wheel,' Kate and Anna McGarrigle
- 'Johnny and Mary,' Robert Palmer
"So this is probably a pretty cheugy reference — not to use too hip a word — but it's pretty obvious, I suppose. Most people my age growing up, [Paul Simon's album, Graceland] was just always in the car. I don't think I have a very unique experience with that. I was probably five or so when it came out and it was in the tape deck in my parents' lit...
"So this would be high school. This was when I was absorbing music. I would listen to songs and really be affected by them. This was a period when I was starting to say, hey, not only do I love being a listener of music, I also wanted to maybe be an active participant. Like, I want to feel what it feels like to sing and to be creating these emotion...
"I moved to Montreal (from B.C.) in 1999 and I was not used to the winters on the eastern side of the country. Montreal was so cold, and I would just walk to school — like an hour in the snow — and have my little Discman. Back in the day, you didn't have an iPod, you couldn't just shuffle around songs. You put your CD in and it was way too cold on ...
"This was a song that I probably heard for the first time in 2008 or so, a few years before Kate McGarrigle passed. I always knew of them, and obviously [Kate's children, Rufus and Martha Wainwright], but when I heard the song, it kind of hit me like a ton of bricks. Obviously music is an emotional experience for everyone, but that song really rock...
"I discovered this song probably five or six years ago; before writing and recording Taste. Someone played it for me and it was one of those things where I'm like, 'I'm an adult, how have I never heard this song?' It just blew me away, it is just such an amazing f--king song. All the words sound so good and it feels so good. What's emotional to me ...
Jun 21, 2023 · Islands, the long-running indie-pop band led by the Unicorns’ Nick Thorburn, have announced a new album. And That’s Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs will arrive August 25.
Oct 3, 2013 · Thorburn talked to us about movies, ski masks, branching out into new art forms, and the wise words of Dr. Cornel West.
Jul 5, 2021 · In the five years since Canada-based indie-pop band Islands has released an album, lead singer Nicholas Thorburn has kept himself busy.
