Nicholas Thorburn

Nick Thorburn (born 27 November 1981), also known by his stage name Nick Diamonds, is a Canadian musician originally from Campbell River, British Columbia. He has fronted numerous bands such as The Unicorns, Th' Corn Gangg, Islands, Reefer, and Human Highway.

History Thorburn was born in 1981 in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada, which he says has influenced his songwriting. Thorburn has gone by the stage name "Nick Diamonds."

Thorburn has made an album with Honus Honus (also known as Ryan Kattner) of the band Man Man: "One thing that has been floated around is Honus Honus from Man Man and I making a record in a new (sub)genre we are developing, called Doom Wop, which is essentially low frequency, and extremely slowed down music atop traditional doo wop harmonies. Or something." Thorburn was featured on the 2012 El-P album Cancer 4 Cure, singing the chorus of the track "Stay Down". In 2014, Thorburn composed the theme music and score for the critically acclaimed podcast Serial. In 2015, he released a second solo album titled City of Quartz.

Discography

Albums Unicorns Are People Too as The Unicorns (2003) Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? as The Unicorns (2003) Return to the Sea as Islands (2006) Arm's Way as Islands (2008) Reefer as Reefer (2008) Moody Motorcycle as Human Highway (2008) Vapours as Islands (2009) Out of Love as Mister Heavenly (2011) I Am an Attic solo album as Nick Diamonds (2011) A Sleep & a Forgetting as Islands (2012) Ski Mask as Islands (2013) Music from SERIAL (2014) City of Quartz as Nick Diamonds (2015) Should I Remain Here, At Sea? as Islands (2016) Taste as Islands (2016) Boxing the Moonlight as Mister Heavenly (2017) Islomania as Islands (2021) And That's Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs as Islands (2023) What Occurs as Islands (2024) A Taste of Cherry as The Creem (2026)

Guest appearances Busdriver – "Happy Insider" from Jhelli Beam (2009) Nocando – "You Got Some Nerve" from Jimmy the Lock (2010) Buck 65 – "Gee Whiz" from 20 Odd Years (2011) Fat Tony and Tom Cruz – "Bad Habits" from Double Dragon (2012) El-P – "Stay Down" from Cancer 4 Cure (2012)

Filmography YearTitleNotes 2012 Only the Young composer 2013 Everyday Is Like Sunday actor 2013 Bitch actor 2013 Drunk History television series; extra 2014 Lennon or McCartney in interview clip 2015 Diamond Tongues actor 2015 That Dog director, writer 2016 Golden Vanity composer 2017 Sundowners Nick; also composer 2019 The Ripper (Huluween short) actor