Island

An island /ˈaɪlənd/ or isle /ˈaɪl/ is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, or a holm. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago, e.g. the Philippines.

An island may be described as such despite the presence of an artificial land bridge, for example Singapore and its causeway, or the various Dutch delta islands, such as IJsselmonde. Some places may even retain "island" in their names for historical reasons after being connected to a larger landmass by a wide land bridge, such as Coney Island or Coronado Island. Conversely, when a piece of land is separated from the mainland by a man-made canal, for example the Peloponnese by the Corinth Canal, it is generally not considered an island.

There are two main types of islands: continental islands and oceanic islands. There are also artificial islands.

The xx

The xx are an English indie pop band formed in 2005 in Wandsworth, London. The group released its debut album, xx, in August 2009. The album was a commercial and critical success and was ranked highly on many best of 2009 lists, including number one on the list compiled by The Guardian and second for NME. In 2010, the band won the Mercury Music Prize for its debut album. Their second album, Coexist, was released on 10 September 2012.

History

2005–2009: formation

The band members met whilst studying at Elliott School, the same school that produced Hot Chip, Burial, Four Tet, and Pierce Brosnan. The group has however downplayed the influence of the school on its career: "A teacher from Elliott who had never even taught us said how great we were. It's a bit annoying. We were left alone, more than anything – although I'm sure that helped us in its own way." Oliver Sim and Romy Madley-Croft started the band as a duo when they were 15. Guitarist Baria Qureshi joined once it began performing in 2005, with Jamie Smith joining a year after.

ANTI-

ANTI- is a USA record label founded in 1999 as a sister label of Epitaph.

While Epitaph's focus has shifted over the last decade from mostly punk rock, nowadays ANTI- has a more diverse roster, including: country (Merle Haggard), hip hop (Sage Francis, The Coup), reggae (Michael Franti), soul (Bettye LaVette), indie folk (The Swell Season, Saintseneca), rap rock (One Day as a Lion), indie rock (Islands) and Tom Waits.

Headed by Andy Kaulkin, ANTI- first gained attention by releasing Tom Waits' Grammy award winning Mule Variations in 1999. Along with Waits, several veteran recording artists such as rhythm and blues singers Solomon Burke, Bettye LaVette and Marianne Faithfull have signed onto ANTI- after leaving other major labels.

List of artists on Anti- Records

Kate Bush (US)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Danny Cohen

Doe Paoro

The Coup

Christopher Paul Stelling

'Islands' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Road Rules (1994)

Actors: Kim Giancaterino (miscellaneous crew), Jeff Galpin (miscellaneous crew), Kim Giancaterino (miscellaneous crew), Bob Sarles (editor), Jonathan Murray (writer), Angela Trimbur (actress), Angela Trimbur (actress), Blair Herter (actor), Blair Herter (actor), Bartley Powers (miscellaneous crew), Jason A. Carbone (producer), Mary-Ellis Bunim (writer), Mary-Ellis Bunim (producer), Robert Sizemore (director), Mary-Ellis Bunim (producer),

Genres: Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV,
Taglines: So empty your pockets, we'll take care of the rest . Throw out your rules....These are Road Rules.