Fang Island
Fang Island

I have a confession to make – I have never been able to get into The Mars Volta. It always seems to me as though they are trying to test their listene...

If there’s one defining characteristic of the music scene in 2010 so far it’s probably the lack of characteristics. Fads came and went, Chillwave seem...

Rock music has always had an annoying habit of taking itself too seriously. It probably has something to do with the men – and it is usually men – inv...

We're stuck at a moment in music where restraint is de rigueur. If you regularly peruse publications such as this one and keep up with the current sta...

When you get reminded of the damage listening to loud music can do to your ears, you are likely to take a moment to ponder the possibility of going de...

Fang Island - Fang IslandA great philosopher called Andrew Fetterly Wilkes-Krier once said ‘When it’s time to party, we will party hard.’ His many wor...

(Author's Note: This is, far and away, the goofiest review I've written. It is rotten with hyperbole and probably not very good. That being said, I ca...

Are they an indie-rock band playing prog, or a prog band playing indie rock The Brooklyn-based Fang Island has a positive vibe to their sound that se...

Looking at the album cover for Brooklyn-based five piece Fang Island's eponymous debut, it would be easy to jump to conclusions. It features what look...

There’s a whole lot of skronkin’ goin’ on in this debut by Brooklyn-by-way-of-Rhode Island quintet, Fang Island. Their formula follows the mantra-heav...