Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you patiently hunt the ultimate game, man a unicorn that looks suspiciously like a Photoshopped deer.

So maybe their sophomore record (Arm’s Way) isn’t everything you wanted it to be, Islands are still a pretty damn amazing band. Too bad their Portland show isn’t going to be at Banana Joe’s Island Party, I sure miss that place. So many precious memories in that bar. Jello shots, too.
MP3:
Islands - Creeper

Take a gander at the strange little world of Dosh. I’m all for incorporating your baby in your band photos, but why just one? Screaming Jay Hawkins had 57 kids. Now that’s a photo I want to see.
MP3:
Dosh - If You Want To, You Have To

Even an angry curmudgeon like myself has a soft spot for the hyperactive pop music from the kiddies in Southern Belle. But if I have to ask you one more time to turn down that godforsaken racket and get off my lawn, there will be hell to pay. Now be quiet, grandpa is watching his stories.
MP3:
Southern Belle - Oh Tokyo

You named your band what? I Love Math? I don’t care how poppy your songs are, no one loves math. Just the sight of a Texas Instruments TI-80 calculator gives me a panic attack.
MP3:
I Love Math - Josephine Street