Vapours is the third studio album by Montreal-based indie rock band, Islands.

[12] Talking to Pitchfork, singer Nick Diamonds stated how he stripped away many of the layers present on the previous Islands album, 2008's Arm's Way.

"I needed to withdraw from overblown metaphors and filling every possible sonic space," said Diamonds.

"So this record is just made up of sequenced programming, synths, drum machines, guitars, and real bass.

In this album, Nick "Diamonds" began going by his real name, "Nick Thorburn" and original drummer Jamie Thompson returned to the band.