In news that would absolutely delight this writer circa 2009, Nick Thorburn ( Islands and The Unicorns ) and Mike Stroud ( Ratatat ) have joined forces for a new band, The Creem. So, just how did this seemingly unlikely duo come together in the first place? As Thorburn told Flood Magazine , it all surprisingly dates back some 20 years. “I’d actually emailed the Ratatat account back in 2006, asking if Mike would be willing to play guitar on an Islands tour,” Thorburn said. “I had assumed Ratatat had broken up and was in need of an extra guitar. I was a fan of Ratatat from the beginning and even referenced the melody to their song ‘Cherry’ on the first Islands album.” Eventually, the duo did finally connect, and they spent some time a few years back working on a song that would eventually lay the foundation for The Creem. “I went to Mike’s studio in the Catskills, where he produced an Islands song,” Thorburn said.…