Nick Thorburn Releases Single Featuring Fat Tony
Thorburn, of the band Islands, issues "Got The Devil" with rappers Fat Tony and Yoni Wolf, plus a B-side with Giovanni Marks.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Hip-Hop and Rap
Nick Thorburn has released the single "Got The Devil," featuring Houston rapper Fat Tony and WHY? member Yoni Wolf. A B-side, "The River," features Fat Tony and Los Angeles rapper Giovanni Marks.
Why it matters
The release brings together Thorburn's indie background with hip-hop collaborators, extending his history of working with rappers such as Busdriver and El-P. It also revisits the lineage of Islands' 2006 debut, which included "Where There's A Will, There's A Whalebone."
The release is documented as a single and B-side published on November 6, 2026, with the Islands debut Return To The Sea dating to 2006 as the most recent quantified reference point. No sales, streaming or chart figures are available in the source material.
The players
Nick Thorburn
Nick Thorburn is a musician best known as a member of the indie band Islands, who has also collaborated with hip-hop artists including Busdriver and El-P.
Fat Tony
Fat Tony is a Houston rapper featured on both tracks of the new release.
Yoni Wolf
Yoni Wolf is a musician and a member of the band WHY?, featured on "Got The Devil."
Giovanni Marks
Giovanni Marks is a Los Angeles rapper who formerly performed under the name Subtitle and is featured on "The River."
The details
"Got The Devil" carries a psychedelic beat produced by Thorburn, and its B-side "The River" is described by Thorburn in a new interview as a spiritual sequel to "Where There's A Will, There's A Whalebone." Both tracks feature Fat Tony, with Yoni Wolf on the lead single and Giovanni Marks on the B-side.
Timeline
2006: Islands released its debut Return To The Sea, including "Where There's A Will, There's A Whalebone."
November 6, 2026: The single "Got The Devil" and its B-side "The River" were published.
Legal Context
The new B-side is described by Thorburn as a spiritual sequel to "Where There's A Will, There's A Whalebone" from Islands' 2006 debut Return To The Sea. That placement ties the 2026 release directly to a documented 2006 precedent in the band's catalog.
The single "Got The Devil" and B-side "The River" are published as releases, so listeners can access both tracks directly. The extraction does not specify streaming platforms or purchase pricing.
The takeaway
Collaborations between indie musicians and hip-hop artists continue to draw on shared experimental roots. Listeners interested in this crossover can trace the connection back to Islands' 2006 debut.
Further reading
Explore more Hip-Hop and Rap coverage to see how indie-rooted artists are working with rap collaborators.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Stereogum.
