Paste/My Athens Party with Easter Island, T. Hardy Morris

By Josh Jackson at 2:15 PM on April 13, 2013

Last night, Paste joined with the My Athens Instagram celebration of Georgia's Classic City to benefit Athens Area Habitat for Humanity.  read more

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Paste Hosts April 12 My Athens Event with Easter Island & T. Hardy Morris

By Josh Jackson at 4:09 PM on April 9, 2013

Paste's night of music and photography benefitting Habitat for Humanity.  read more

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Video Premiere: Easter Island - "You Don't Have A Choice"

By Dacey Orr at 12:00 PM on March 19, 2013

Easter Island is a band formed in 2010 by brothers Ethan and Asher Payne in the musical mecca of Athens, Ga. Since the beginning, the blend of touching harmonies and tender lyrics with powerful instrumentals has won fans all over the region, and most recently gave the Paste office something to dance to with a transcendent performance at our SXSW parties last week. Now, the band has released a video for their song “You Don’t Have A Choice.” “The song raises a lot of questions about sex and intimacy in relationships in a broad sense, and maybe answers some while...  read more

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Easter Island: The Best of What's Next

By Rachel Bailey at 9:15 AM on August 23, 2012

Hometown: Athens, Ga. Band members: Ethan Payne, Asher Payne, Nathan Thompson, Ryan Monahan, Patrick Ferguson Album: Frightened For fans of: Explosions in the Sky, My Bloody Valentine, Sigur Ros People make music for all kinds of reasons—to win over girls, to stave off boredom, to try to get famous. But the best, most rewarding music is made by those who feel they have no choice but to make it. From Bon Iver’s grief-stricken For Emma, Forever Ago to Fiona Apple’s weird and wonderful new release, there are many great albums that testify to the quality of music made by those...  read more

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Easter Island: Frightened

By Rachel Bailey at 10:28 AM on July 3, 2012

With the success of bands like Beach House and Deerhunter, plenty of up-and-comers have been trying their hands at dream-pop these past few years, with mixed results. It’s tough, when making music in a trendy style, to make something that sounds heartfelt. This isn’t a problem for Athens, Ga., quintet Easter Island. Easter Island’s full-length debut, Frightened, is a lush, haunting collection of dream-pop tunes that owes a much heavier debt to the likes of Explosions in the Sky and My Bloody Valentine than the synth- and effects-driven dream-pop of the genre’s current heavyweights. Singers (and brothers) Asher and Ethan...  read more

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Album Stream: Easter Island - Frightened

By Patty Miranda at 2:00 PM on June 26, 2012

Easter Island's name isn't coincidental or haphazardly chosen: their music is reminiscent of a dream state, an alternate reality, a place that isn't real. Stream their new album Frightened in its entirety, a week before its release date.  read more

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Video Premiere: Easter Island - "Hash"

By Kristen Blanton at 5:30 PM on April 2, 2012

Behind the dream pop of Easter Island stands the brotherly duo of Asher and Ethan Payne. Together, they formed the Athens-based group in 2010 with the help of a tide of synthesizers, elevated drums and tender vocals.   read more

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This Week's New Album Releases (3/1/11)

By Josh Jackson at 1:45 PM on February 28, 2011

We picked 15 notable album releases coming out tomorrow, from Liam Gallagher’s post-Oasis project to the latest supergroup featuring members of Dawes, Deer Tick and Delta Spirit....  read more

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Download Easter Island's "Proud"

By Josh Jackson at 1:17 PM on February 28, 2011

Keeping the theme of great Athens music going, Georgia band Easter Island enlisted Five-Eight drummer Patrick Ferguson to produce its debut album full of charming lo-fi pop. Download the track “Proud” here....  read more

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