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WIN! Efterklang goodies
With their DiS-sponsored UK tour kicking off tonight in Bristol, we've some special Efterklang goodies to give away»
Trumpet blowing: DiS named Best Online Music Publication at industry awards
While we’re not usually ones to sing our own praises at DiS, this can’t go without a mention: last night, at the annual Record of the Day awards (for music journalism and PR), DiS was named the Best Online Music Publication»
That Fucking Tank - The Awesome Magnet
‘The Awesome Magnet’, then, is an entirely unexpected left turn, featuring as it does really really clear vocals, unprecedented in the That Fucking Tank timeline»
Dizzee Rascal - Flex
Not loving a song, at least a bit, essentially celebrating the fairer sex’s ability to, y’know, move in certain appealing ways is to deny your most red-blooded desires»
Tomassi roll out: twitch-core kids hit the road - UPDATED
Sheffield quintet Rolo Tomassi - whose re-released self-titled EP is available now via Holy Roar - kick off their last tour of the year in Derby. They finish in London at our DiScover Christmas Party. Go»
Efterklang: eclectic Danes on domestic Parades
Danish quintet Efterklang have had critics scribbling accolades with their second album, Parades. DiS asks for their take on this acclaim, and where they're going next»
Curses! - Hungry For Love
Single of the Week... Decade schmecade: ‘Hungry For Love’ possesses an odd timeless quality that ensures it’ll be booming out of club-land PAs for as long as its grooves will last.
Read more reviews of this week's singles here»
Restlesslist - Dirty Pint
The second single from Brighton’s Restlesslist, a collective including (but not limited to) members of The Electric Soft Parade and Zettasaur, is something of an oddity considering what one might expect from such musicians»
Gerry Mitchell & Little Sparta - Feasting On My Heart
‘Feasting On My Heart’ is evil, black of blood and acrid of breath; it’s death on wax, the most captivating vocal sucking souls into a crushing pit of despair»
Deerhunter: troubled Atlantan souls brighten 2007's album horizons
With their second album Cryptograms a certified DiS favourite of 2007, we catch up with Deerhunter to discuss the quintet's rise to wider attentions this year after such turbulent beginnings»
What a year for Yeasayer: Brooklyn boys now added to Arcade Fire bill
What a year it's been for Yeasayer, the Brooklyn four-piece whose All Hour Cymbals debut is one of our fifty albums of the year. Following a load of praise, they've now been confirmed as support to Arcade Fire»
WIN! Tickets to Bella Union's Kill Your Darlings night
Wanna win some tickets to see Bella Union's The Autumns at the new Kill Your Darlings clubnight next week? Then read on»
Bloody balls: MBV tickets sell out in seconds. UPDATE II: more new dates confirmed
All tickets for My Bloody Valentine's comeback shows - all three of them - next summer have sold out»
Anti-ManManner: Philly indie freaks sign to Waits stable
Oddball indie-rockers Man Man - straight outta Philadelphia with a swampy slap o' the thighs - have put pen to paper on a deal with Anti»
Sailors - Sailors EP
While this self-titled four-track seven-inch is Sailors’ debut release proper, they’ve a history of selling out; by which I mean with regard to self-released CDRs, which have flown off merch tables, rather than sucking up to The Man»
Jesu - Lifeline EP
While not revolutionary by any means, Jesu’s directness is a trait welcomed, and such immediacy confirms Lifeline’s status as one of the year’s finest extended-players»
Envy - Abyssal (EP)
One can’t help but feel a little sympathy for Japanese noise-scapers Envy. They can be amazing live, but the post-rockers' recent releases have failed to mirror their on-stage might»
Cub Scouting with the Bear: UK duo question Seattle prog-punks
From November 20, synth-rock duo I Was A Cub Scout will be hitting the road alongside Seattle’s proggy-toned quintet Minus The Bear. Here, IWACS's Todd and Will pose MTB some pre-tour questions»
Shitdisco - I Know Kung Fu
If they’re happy to continue in the not-quite bracket, then Shitdisco can come away from this release content; if, however, they’re seeking that as-yet-elusive breakthrough, this isn’t it»
Grizzly Bear - Friend (EP)
One of the more unusual releases of the year so far as constituent parts go, Friend is an eleven-track EP from Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear which mixes original material with a selection of covers»
Follow the Qui: on tour this week
LA trio Qui - featuring former Jesus Lizard vocalist David Yow - are on tour in the UK from November 15»
Miracle Fortress confirms UK dates
Montreal-spawned indie-pop collective Miracle Fortress, headed by Graham Van Pelt, are to tour the UK in December, playing alongside the likes of Black Mountain and A Hawk And A Hacksaw»
Smashing Pumpkins announce arena dates
Reformed rockers Smashing Pumpkins will be playing a series of arena-sized shows in February. Tickets are on sale from the end of this week»
Grizzly Bear crave downtime; make Friends in the process
DiS talks to Brooklyn quartet Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste about the band's year, the superb critical reception for their Yellow House album, and what their new 11-track Friend EP is all about»
Chart round-up: Don't call me Whitney, 'less you're addressing the artist at three
Leona Lewis might be sitting pretty at number one for another week, but we're most interested to see Whitney Houston laying off the everything long enough to see a best-of collection rise to the album chart's top end»
Bloc Party - Flux
Don’t you wanna be relevant? Bloc Party clearly do: into this however-brief age of rave beats ‘n’ glow in the dark pieces, the Londoners have dispatched a electro-heavy standalone effort»
!!! - Yadnus EP
A digital-only collection of remixes – source material lifted from latest LP Myth Takes (review) – this five-tracker is headed up by a straight-faced direct transfer of ‘Yadnus’, albeit in radio edit form»
Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin
Single of the Week... Every night in London, too-serious indie dorks forget the ability to dance at their generic club of choice. What these kids need is Chromeo, stat...
Read reviews of more of this week's singles here»
DiS re-launch party: booze snaps
The other week DiS had a little re-launch party, at Zensai in Camden, to celebrate the nip ‘n’ tuck the site’s been blessed with. It went a little something like this»