Way back at the beginning of April, I heard a new single from Islands’ then-upcoming release, In Arm’s Way (out 5/20 and available here). “Creeper” did precisely what its title suggests and crawled into my brain, clinging for dear life to any filament of music appreciation mashed up in there, cross-firing synapses so that I instinctively pressed “repeat” every time the song ended. At the time, I made a few grandiose claims that if the rest of the LP even remotely lived up to the insane catchiness of “Creeper,” I’d be a fool not to throw in the towel, tie on an apron and submit to my duties as a long-suffering housewife because I would marry the album in a hot minute if I could.

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