Wake Up! is an unreleased Islander Jam feat. Jonathan Davis of Korn which is available for streaming in the soundcloud player below.
In August they have released the first single with the band’s all new lineup featuring different members in every slot minus singer Mikey Carvajal. ‘Summer’ also marks the band’s departure from their former home of Victory Records. Listen to ‘Summer’ here.
The band spoke to Alt Press about their recent move off Victory Records. Carvajal said, “It just wasn’t a good fit for us anymore. I think people are waiting for us to have some kind of crazy Spinal Tap story, and it’s just not like that. We are taking it slow and making sure it’s a good fit before we ‘put a ring on it,’ so to speak. The industry is changing, and it’s important for us to stay relevant to what’s going on today instead of what worked years ago.”
He’s also optimistic about the new lineup in the band, saying, “The new guys [David Sharpe, Chris Carvajal, Eric Pedersen, Andrew Fleming] are killing it, [and] I couldn’t have asked for a better group of dudes.” Time will tell what’s next for the new Islander, but things look good based on this new track.
It has been quite a journey for Islander, who, in just over a year, have gone from obscurity to a band in constant radio rotation. Fueled with a combination of emotionally capturing songs and audience grabbing live shows, Islander continue to lead at the forefront of their peers.
Islander have stayed busy, constantly touring with artists such as Korn, Stone Sour, Papa Roach, P.O.D., Suicide Silence, Seether, Babymetal, Yelawolf, Nothing More and many others. Catch their energetic live show in a city near you!
Islanders latest album “Power Under Control” finds them doubling down on their alt-rock, punk via hip-hop inspired sound that’s more modern than retro. The highly anticipated sophomore album was released on August 5, 2016.
Our review for “Power Under Control” can be found here.
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