DiS's albums of 2007: 15-11
Here we are: halfway through our top 25 of 2007 – we’ll be running through the full 50 come Friday, but breaking our very favourites into fives makes for a neatly week-shaped series of articles, don’t it?»
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Foals in Carlisle: not live, tonight, but cancelled
Bad news, northern Foals fans: tonight's show in Carlisle is cancelled»
WIN! Shoes, right... but they've got EDDIE on them
Cast your minds back... back... back, to a night where zombies ruled the Thames, and DiS got super drunk and played Chromeo and Justice tracks on a boat»
A proper mixtape: Holy Roar releases super-limited compilation
Home to some of this writer's favourite bands - such as Cutting Pink With Knives and Rolo Tomassi - Holy Roar Records is releasing a special cassette in time for Christmas, Happy Holy Roar»
Amon Tobin - Kitchen Sink
Four remixes of the same song, taken from Amon Tobin’s Foley Room LP, this EP makes for a complimentary purchase rather than a must-buy in its own right release»
DiS's albums of 2007: 20-16
Will the year's Mercury winners rank higher than the year's best album by The Shins? Will people continue to bemoan the lack of Biffy in the list? Will anyone buy the Mathew Sawyer album? Time, it'll tell»
DiS's albums of 2007: 25-21
Hi December! Nice rain you've got for us. Still, it's the perfect weather for staying in and checking out the slew of best-of lists littering music rags and websites alike. Welcome to DiS's, part one of five. Let the DiScussions begin»
Lakes, Zettasaur - Lakes / Zettasaur Split 10"
Keeping things strictly south coast – ish – this split 10” from blossoming indie Signature Tune features one act already well known to DiScover readers and gig-goers, Brighton’s Zettasaur, alongside another making waves in the right direction at present, Canterbury’s Lakes»
Bass Clef - Zamyatin Tapes Vols 1 & 2
Single of the Week... Bass Clef is Londoner Ralf Cumbers. Unlike the recent work of certain peers, his take on dubstep – dubstep not dubstep – isn’t exceptionally subject to assimilation in synchrony with a surrounding that matters.
Read more reviews of this week's singles here»
Beestung Lips - Songs To And From An Iron Gut (EP)
Late to this party though DiS is, we’re pleased to find it’s still in full swing: Beestung Lips don’t do anything by halves if this six-tracker is anything to judge their hyperactivity by, and their punk-rock vitriol is considerably more acidic than most»
A Month, or two, In Records: November 2007
Time got away from DiS somewhat last month, what with this thing called a 're-launch', so this month we take a look back not only at November's best albums, but also our top ten picks from October. After all, those vouchers from nan aren't gonna spend themselves come Boxing Day»
Gallows: the Shape of Punk in 2007
This year Gallows have seen crowds swell from 50 to 5,000, their debut album picked up by a major, and have endured the slog of the US Warped Tour. In London again, DiS asks about a hectic 2007»
MMISL's last gig with Toby at London The Enterprise, Mon 26 Nov
It’s not the end of anything, really – nobody’s died, and we’re all going to walk out into the night in one piece. But there’s still a tiny tingle in the throat, the merest lump... it’s a growing pain, and it’ll pass.»
Vessels - Two Words And A Gesture
Anyone already aware of Leeds-based five-piece Vessels will have marked the release of ‘Two Words & A Gesture’ on their calendars months ago. And then scribbled it out and moved it a week back. And another week back. And so on»
DiS's albums of 2007: reader voting is now open!
With Christmas now peeking over the horizon, DiS invites its readers to vote for your top ten of 2007, from our editorially selected shortlist of 50. Choose five of your favourites here. Voting, it will close this Friday, December 7, with the results running December 14»
Saviours - Cavern Of Mind/Raging Embers
With a Mastodon tour support under their belts and production work from Evil Joe Barresi, whose credits past include Melvins and Tool, you get a grand idea of what to expect from Oakland’s Saviours long before getting this limited-edition 12” home and on the turntable»
Munch Munch - Wedding
Single of the Week... Why pick one song for single of the week when you can have four? Munch Munch pack a quartet of aces...
Read more reviews of this week's singles here»
Scouting for an alternative night out: Niblett cancels in Glasgow
Bad news, Scottish readers: Scout Niblett's scheduled show at Glasgow's King Tut's venue tonight has been cancelled»
Mono, Jesu at London King's Cross Scala, Tue 20 Nov
Mono remain one of the finest acts of their kind. Problem is that their kind are running out of ideas, and what once gripped the heart now only half-fills souls well versed in such music»
Liars: lost in Italy, lost in sound
Liars' Aaron Hemphill is, along with his bandmates, lost in Bologna. On the phone to DiS the guitarist talks about being a workaholic, and how the trio appreciates the acclaim that keeps coming their way»
Elle S'appelle - Little Flame
While they currently lack the emotional heart of Mates of State, Liverpool’s Elle S’appelle demonstrate clearly with this debut single that their knack for cracking out a corking tune is already well developed»
Puerto Muerto - What Have I Done
‘What Have I Done’, which comes on tasty blood-red vinyl, is a picked and plucked, stompin’ and scootin’ number comparable with Dan Sartain’s dusty-booted swagger rawk»
Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (OST)
Cave and Ellis fail to disappoint here; their compositions are slight in comparison to 'nastier' material found elsewhere, but they are masterfully executed»
DiScover Christmas Party: full details confirmed
We're super pleased to announce the full, confirmed, signed 'n' sealed deeets for next month's free-entry DiScover Christmas Party, held (as is always the case with our monthly DiScover Clubs) at London's Notting Hill Arts Club»
Tonight: DiS Pinback show in London
Tonight in London, San Diego indie-rockers Pinback play live at 229, with suitably ace support from The Dudley Corporation and Youthmovies»
Tired Irie - Tired Irie EP
Much like recent singles from Foals and Friendly Fires, Tired Irie's self-titled EP is, you feel, just the beginning of a fantastic catalogue; their potential, clearly, is immense»
Fightstar to pioneer new single format
Rockin' four-piece Fightstar are to release their new single, 'Deathcar', on a fancy new format: VinylDisc»
Estelle - Wait A Minute (Just A Touch)
Lines like “wrap it up ‘cause I ain’t carrying your embryo” and “I heat it up like a toaster” are brilliantly bonkers, and slick production and bouncing beats combine to produce a deceptively catchy single»
This week: live double-header from Mos Def
Acclaimed rapper and actor Mos Def flies into London this week for a pair of shows»