In Depth
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Label focus
Label Focus #18: Southern Records
The latest of our Label Focus articles directs its questions the way of Southern Records, both a label and distributor (Dischord, Ipecac, etc) of repute »
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Mixtape
Mixtape #10: White Denim
About to release their debut LP, DiS collars Austin's garage-rock sensations White Denim for our latest mixtape... expect prog »
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DiScover
DiScover: MySpace Trail #5
Our latest MySpace Trail - DiScovering new bands blindly, with only Top 8s for guidance - begins with Frightened Rabbit and ends with... who? Find out »
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DiScussion
The Weekly DiScussion: 2008's greatest albums, so far
2008 is shaping up to be a great year for album releases, and as we reach halfway DiS is taking a look its shoulder, and asking for your suggestions »
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DiScover
DiScover Monthly: June 2008
Five new bands to DiScover, each worth your time and attention: High Places, Maybeshewill, My Sad Captains, The 1900s and How To Swim »
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DiScover
DiScover: My Brightest Diamond
My Brightest Diamond is the solo project of New Yorker Shara Worden. With new LP A Thousand Shark's Teeth out now, we DiScover a phenomenal talent »
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DiScussion
The Weekly DiScussion: Is stadium rock back?
Remember when festivals were exciting? This excitement seems to have transfered to stadium rock. Is it back? DiS waffles on »
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DiScover
DiScover: Fleet Foxes
Inspired by The Beach Boys and Bob Dylan at a young age, the still-fresh (at 22) Robin Pecknold now leads the buzz-hot five-piece Fleet Foxes »
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DiScover
DiScover: Jacob Golden
Jacob Golden's career has progressed from recording in car parks to playing Later... in just a year. We DiScover the Oregon-based singer »
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Label focus
Label Focus #17: KOMPAKT
DiS speaks to Kompakt head honcho Wolfgang Voigt about the past and present of one of the most innovative co-op’s going »
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DiScover
DiScover: Wildbirds & Peacedrums
Sweden's Wildbirds & Peacedrums on their history, some confusion at being labelled an electronica outfit, and what, exactly, a ‘zither’ is »
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DiScover
DiScover: A Place To Bury Strangers
They're the loudest band in New York, apparently, but hyped trio A Place To Bury Strangers have more to offer than pure volume, as we DiScover »
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DiSection
Track-By-Track: The Futureheads' This Is Not The World
Pushed into a corner, The Futureheads bit back with This Is Not The World, out now. Here, they talk us through its tracks »
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DiScover
DiScover: Born Ruffians
Having already plugged into the right youth cultural sockets with an appearance on Skins, Born Ruffians look to take 2008 by the scruff of the neck »
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DiScover
DiScover: This Et Al
This Et Al set tongues wagging with their experimental rock a few years back; now, they're ready to make good on their original promise »
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DiScover
DiScover: Jonquil
Jonquil's profile is on the rise after great acclaim for their 2007 LP Lions, now re-issued for newcomers to the indie-folk Oxford sextet »
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DiScussion
The Weekly DiScussion: Songs About Kicking
DiS dives into YouTube hell to dig out ten 'top' football-related records. Really, you might not want to come down here with us »
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DiSection
Track-by-Track: Johnny Foreigner's Waited Up 'Til It Was Light
Johnny Foreigner singer Alexei previews his band's debut album ahead of its June release, PLUS see them live in London for a special price »
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Mixtape
Mixtape #9: Gareth Los Campesinos!
We at DiS have a gooey spot in our cold hearts for indie-popsters Los Campesinos!. Here, singer Gareth selects us some top-quality listening »
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DiScussion
The Weekly DiScussion: the greatest bands to have never played at ATP
With ATP firmly on DiS's agenda for the next two weekends, we invite some industry types to suggest their favourite acts yet to play the celebrated festival, and you to DiScuss the potentials »
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DiScover
DiScover: Bon Iver
Every inch the archetypal grizzly North American man in lumberjack shirt and hat, Bon Iver is anything but the gloomy figure his backstory would suggest. He's also, as it turns out, a bit obsessed with toothpaste »
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Mixtape
Mixtape #8: Barry Adamson
Barry Adamson is a British legend. High praise, backed up by experience: the Manchester-born musician has been a member of both Magazine and Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds. And now he's making us a mixtape »
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DiScover
DiScover Monthly: April 2008
Better (slightly) late than never, April's DiScover Monthly introduces you to six new bands presently tickling lobes amongst the DiS staff. Click away for intoxicating sounds you might not have experienced before »
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DiScover
DiScover: Sam Sparro
Sam Sparro is the 24-year-old pop phenomenon whose ‘Black & Gold’ single has stormed the UK top five. With his debut album doing the business too, we play the DiScover Q&A game with the LA-based singer »