Island of Love Weave Pop Tones into the Grungy Fabric of Their Song-writing on Latest Single 'Fed Rock'
Photography: unknown Island of Love are quickly becoming something of an enigma within the underground circuit. Though only existing on major music platforms for some two years, the four-piece have already displayed their eclectic range of style that they explore within the boundaries of their simplistic guitar-bass-drums structure. 2022 hit ‘Head Case’ oozes with the sludgy teenage angst of a Sonic Youth track, fashionably reviving the trashy DIY sound so popularized by such nineties acts. With its stylishly raw, clumsy opening sequence leading the song from solitary guitar into a beautifully melodic raucous, it's no wonder that the track was recently used over an online campaign for fashion brand Dsquared. The quartet delved into even murkier garage-rock territory with their previous effort in the form of album ‘Promo Tape’, a mush of six string fuzz, murky feedback and trashy noise-rock. The poor quality of the recordings that make up Island of Love’s debut exemplify the band