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THE GUARDIAN gave The Isles debut 4 stars, sophomore Troika delivers more Britpop flavor today

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THE ISLES Troika OUT TODAY

The debut of New York band The Isles found them garnering much praise. Their early 80s Manchester influenced pop was critically acclaimed. Prestigious publications such as The Guardian described their music containing “Flashes of contemporary color in flighty rhythms but a wash of late 1980s British Indies influences” and received 4 out of 5 stars. NME, the taste maker that they are called the album “a slow burn album for all seasons” and gave it 8 out of 10 stars. Whereas, in the United States Magnet Magazine called the album “Subtle, Skillful Smiths-Riffing.” There is no doubt that their music has flown over the Atlantic Ocean and has exhilarating ears.

Two years later after having toured the United States relentlessly and flying over to Europe and performing in countries such as the United Kingdom, France and Spain; the band demoed their new album. Immediacy and simplicity were paramount – songs were often written on Monday, arranged on Tuesday and demoed over the weekend. The same spirit traveled to Excello studio where The Isles recorded for 21 days. The results presents the band at their most mature state.

The record was written and arranged by Andrew Geller, Turner Stough and Timothy McCoy; that is the reason for the title “Troika”, which refers to a governing body of three people.

Their new album Troika is self-released and out February 21 2009.