Rock Band Islander Releases Music Video for 'New Wave' off 'Violence & Destruction' Album; 'It's a Joyful Song About the End of the World'

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Rock band Islander just released their music video for their track "New Wave" off of their album Violence & Destruction, exclusively on Billboard.

Islander's first music video was for their popular song "Coconut Dracula," as it featured a boy wearing a monster mask that matched the themes of the track. The boy with the mask returned for "New Wave," and the video has the same "look for deeper meaning" vagueness as their first.

See the music video exclusively on Billboard here

"'New Wave' is one of my favorite songs on the record," said vocalist Mikey Carvajal to Billboard, "When I was writing the lyrics, our producer, Cameron Webb, put me in a room by myself and turned on a movie filled with random footage and people surfing in slow motion. So when I hear the song, that's still what I think about. It's a joyful song about the end of the world. I also pick on myself a bit because of my love for new wave music like Depeche Mode, New Order."

BREATHEcast chatted with heavy rock/Hip-Hop influenced band Islander about having faith in mainstream music, collaborating with Sonny of P.O.D., and their big single "Coconut Dracula." Read the interview here

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"We hope that people see that we made an honest record that is relevant to what is going on around us. There will always be things that are difficult to discuss in this world, but if we keep sweeping those things under the rug, we are eventually going to trip all over it," Carvajal said to BC regarding the themes of the record. "It connects artistically to our independently released EP "Side Effects of Youth" as well as our "Pains EP." Those two EPs followed subject matter based off of the titles of each, while Violence & Destruction focuses on the root of those things."

The band is currently on tour with Seether and Papa Roach. See the tour dates below:
Jan. 13: Philadelphia, PA (Electric Factory)
Jan. 14: Silver Spring, MD (The Fillmore)
Jan. 15: Ledyard, CT (Foxwood Casino)
Jan. 17: Montclair, NJ (Wellmont Theatre)
Jan. 18: Boston, MA (House Of Blues)
Jan. 20: New York, NY (Terminal 5)
Jan. 21: Bethlehem, PA (Sands Entertainment Center)
Jan. 23: Detroit, MI (The Fillmore)
Jan. 24: Milwaukee, WI (Eagles Ballroom)
Jan. 25: Chicago, IL (Riviera Theatre)
Jan. 27: Kansas City, MO (Midland Theatre)
Jan. 28: Waterloo, IA (McElroy Auditorium)
Jan. 30: Houston, TX (Bayou Music Center)
Jan. 31: Dallas, TX (Southside Music Hall)
Feb. 2: Wichita, KS (Cotillion Ballroom)
Feb. 3: Denver, CO (Fillmore Auditorium)
Feb. 5: San Francisco, CA (Warfield Theater)
Feb. 7: Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
April 25: Jacksonville, FL (Welcome to Rockville)
May 2: Concord, NC (Carolina Rebellion
May 15: Columbus, OH (Rock on the Range)