Island Unknown mark[s] the true departure point

mark[s] the true departure point of Sonic Youth's musical evolution

but I didn't wanna call it that

with "Hit and Run" standing as the very essence of exactly what Dokken would end up being to millions of ears for years to come

"I knew it was going to be a slow process

Island Unknown mark[s] the true departure pointAlmost entirely acoustic, Island begins with 13 darkened chords, and was recorded live at Abbey Road Studios with the London Contemporary Orchestra. The introduction is sound of waking up alone, and on the shore of a strange land. What follows is a shimmering and luscious orchestral album that draws across the full breadth of Palletts discography, from Heartlands Technicolor to the glittering, fingerpicked guitar that marked Palletts first records