In Depth
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Festival Preview
DiSsers Recommend... Who to see at Glastonbury 2011
After DiS’ Top 10 picks for acts to see at Glastonbury, we thought it’d be an idea to highlight some of the acts DiSers have been recommending on the boards. »
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DiSection
Three Trapped Tigers' track by track guide to Route One or Die
Three Trapped Tigers talk us through their debut album, Route One or Die. »
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Column
Drowned in Nottingham #4
Following on from the most recent local scene report and gig guide from the city in March, here's the fourth installment from DiS' man in the East Midlands... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 20/06/11 Timber Timbre, The Chain, Skrillex, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
This week we cover music that sounds like the inside of a grandfather clock, more idiotic uses of the word 'retro' and music so excessive and enlivening it blocks out THE HWOLE OF TEH WRODL. »
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Artist-generated
Chad Valley's Guide to Oxford
Hugo (aka Chad Valley) talks us through the city of dreaming spires and paint shops... »
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Festival Review
ATP Animal Collective: the very belated DiS review
Let's not beat around the bush here - this is preeeeeety late. Er, yes, sorry about that, but hey ho - remember when there used to be ATPs in May? If not, here's a reminder! »
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Festival Preview
Glastonbury: DiS' 10 Must-See Acts
In lieu of trying to provide a blanket overview of such a huge line-up, here we offer DiS’ top ten picks for the weekend, bringing together some of the biggest and smallest acts worth your time and addled attention... »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #95 - This week on DiS as a playlist ft. Patrick Wolf, Bon Iver, Brian Eno + more
This week's Spotifriday playlist featuring some songs by the likes of Brian Eno (not really a song...), Future Islands, Bon Iver, Patrick Wolf, Art Brut and Mclusky. And a few more, of course. »
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In Depth
Phase to Face: DiS talks to Steve Reich
It’s easy to say that Steve Reich needs no introdu... »
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Column
Drowned In Sheffield #3
Mentioning the Arctic Monkeys in the first line of a column about new music in Sheffield might not be a wise move... »
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Column
Drowned in Bristol #5
Welcome to the second Drowned In Bristol column of the year, hopefully providing a bit of a round-up of a few of the music-related things going on and coming up around the start of the summer. »
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Mixtape
DiSsers recommend... Quiet/LOUD songs
A new community-powered feature on DiS kicks off with the best quiet-loud songs, as selected by the Drowned in Sound music board... »
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Column
Drowned In Manchester #7
The seventh installment of our local scene guide from our DiS scribe in Manchester... »
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Mixtape
Meltdown Mixtape Monday: The Sonics' favourite Kinks tracks
The Sonics were basically the germ that spawned punk rock. 40 years after they split up, they've reformed to play Ray Davies' Meltdown festival. As a thank you to Ray for picking them at his curated event, Rob Lind and Jerry Roslie from The Sonics have put together a... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 13/06/11 Papercuts, Florrie, Other Lives, Disclosure
Either I had a really nice weekend or this is my favourite week for singles so far this year. »
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Artist-generated
DiS Local: Copy Haho's Guide to Stonehaven
To celebrate the release of their debut album, Copy Haho have put together a guide to their hometown, Stonehaven. »
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In Depth
"Jand" Mixtape: Olugbenga from Metronomy's Africa Afternoon Mix
A mix for DiS' African afternoon by OLUGBENGA, best known as one of the chaps from Metronomy... »
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In Depth
Stephen from Moshi Moshi on African Music
Stephen Bass recalls how his interest in African Music began »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #94 - This week on DiS as a playlist ft. Pulp, Beirut, Antlers + more
This week's Spotifriday playlist featuring PJ Harvey, Emmy The Great, Pulp, Jenny Hval, Fucked Up and more. Click here to listen to it. 1. PJ Harvey - 'England' Primavera Sound happened a couple of weeks ago, you know. PJ Harvey played, of course, an »
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Column
Drowned in Leeds #6
The sixth installment of our local scene guide from our scribe in Leeds... »
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Festival Review
SPOT 2011 - The DiS Review
We went to Aarhus in Denmark for SPOT 2011, catching a bunch of bands, Danish and not and Nordic and not. »
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Interview
DiS meets Sarabeth Tucek
Sarabeth Tucek's nomadic lifestyle probably accounts for the diversity within her musical palette. Having already spent her life flitting between Miami, New York and Los Angeles, the variation of styles and sounds embarked on over this time have seen... »
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Interview
Disappearing & keeping it all in...DiS meets Tom Vek
What do you ask a man whose musical voice has been missing from UK music for five years? We Have Sound was an accomplished debut, something that sounded unique to him and, thus, garnered a cult following who were subsequently bemused by the sudden silence th... »
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Column
Drowned in Newcastle #3
I’m going to start my Drowned in Newcastle tenure with a confession; After seeing the turf wars which engulfed the comments section beneath Toby’s first column, I’ve been just the slightest bit wary about taking over the piece, for fear of further incitin »