Yes, yes, we’ll get to the new, experimental, off-the-wall stuff that the kids are listening to in good time. But after explaining I was seeing Okkervil River to most of the people I spoke to yesterday only to be met with bemused looks and furrowed brows, I’ve decided to cover a few more obvious bands - consider these entries like those catch-up classes you reluctantly sit through at the end of the semester, only to realize they’re actually pretty useful because it turns out you knew nothing all along …

Born from the ashes of The Unicorns, Islands effectively continue where they left off - expect more of the same screeching, screaming and tortured electronics - rough around the edges and yet surprisingly twee. You can catch up with them in the Speakeasy Bar, Queen’s Students Union on the 19th of February for the beggarly (*cringe*) fee of £9.

