In Depth
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 22/02/10
This week: a cheap joke at the expense of The Courteeners, some MZN Dram Rock from Muse (or, as my Mum says, 'Moo') and heaps of wondair plastic loveliness from Tunng, The Witch & The Robot and Yeti Lane. »
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First Listen
First listen: Gorillaz' Plastic Beach
Gorillaz' forthcoming third album Plastic Beach is a kaleidoscopic and typically adventurous affair. Damon Albarn... sorry 2D, and co (sigh) invited DiS to visit their 'secret floating island deep in the South Pacific' last month for an exclusive first ... »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #34 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
Welcome to Friday. A marginally more beefy Spotify playlist for you this week, mainly on a whim. Enjoy it while it lasts. Plenty of highlights this week, though, including a lovely piece from the armchair dancefloor column, and a rare chance to hear Roy Harper. »
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Column
Drowned In Manchester #1
Our first local scene report and guide from our DiSser in Manchester... »
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Column
The Insider: This column is exclusive to Drowned In Sound
Exclusivity in and of itself does, of course, make perfect sense in some situations. A magazine or radio station or tv show is hardly likely to cover an act if their direct competitors are given the same content to run the day prior or the same day. This is a landsca... »
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Artist-generated
OLUGBENGA from Metronomy on World Music
I've had 'world music' on the brain recently. Travelling around playing Metronomy shows in different countries, I've noticed a common phenomenon in pretty much every hotel room I've stayed in - that of a supposedly regional MTV channel playing occasional »
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Artist-generated
Guest Post: Why there’s no such thing as "the music industry"
'Music industry' veteran Steve Redmond's guest post... »
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In Depth
armchair dancefloor 016 incl Blue Daisy mix
On top of your regular round-up of the electronic releases it's worth directing your purchasing power at, Camden Town's Blue Daisy contributes the next installment in the armchair dancefloor mix series. He produced one of last year's most noteworthy ... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 15/02/10
This week I was at the seaside, drowning in neon with a headful of wonderfully gaudy tat. And while it was taybly amusing watching hoodied hoodlums trying not to miss any notes of Bloc Party's 'Helicopter' on a kicked-in game of Guitar Hero in Caesar's Fun Palace (it... »
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Column
Column: Drowned In Scary Monsters #7
I had hoped to begin this by wishing everyone a happy new year, but unfortunately it's taken me a few too many weeks to make a start and have therefore missed my window and crossed into the "it's February, it's just weird to say happy new year now" territ »
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Interview
Field Music's track-by-track guide to Field Music (Measure)
So you like Field Music right? As in, you like them to the tune of about 2,000 words, yeah? Well in this case you'll be delighted by this truly epic guide to the band's 20/21-track OPUS Field Music (Measure)... and IN A TWIST the brothers Brewis will be... »
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Interview
DiS meets Alan Sparhawk from Retribution Gospel Choir and Low
With the release of the second Retribution Gospel Choir album, Alan Sparhawk’s “side-project” from Low looks set to become an equal partner. As ever, the deceptively simple music manages to be as powerful as Neil Young & Crazy Ho... »
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DiSection
Yeasayer's track-by-track guide to Odd Blood
Okay, you’ve heard Yeasayer’s second set, Odd Blood, but are you entirely sure what the band are harping on about? The band’s Anand Wilder provides some clues to their future-pop odyssey with this here track by track guide. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 08/02/10
This week's selection leaves me feeling utterly spoilt, such is the munificence of the delights therein. It is all a bit PRAISE BE - but not in a God way, because that would be dread. »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #32 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
Yo. This week's 'content in the form of a playlist' Spotify playlist is here, so I'm gonna cut the crap and just get to it. Go here to get this week's Spotifriday playlist. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 01/02/10
I will hadmit that this week there is quite a lot of nearly-but-not-quite singling going on - and that is Indie's fault, not mine. It is also absolutely nothing to do with how bad mooded I am today, having been LOCKED OUT OF MY OWN HOUSE. Luckily The Strange Boys ma... »
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Column
armchair dancefloor 015 incl Kreng mix
Armchair Dancefloor collates the final and finest electronic moppings from the end of last year, and slouches weirdly into 2010 with a superbly off-kilter mix from Belgium's foremost dealer in menacing atmospherics, Kreng. Plus, your chance to win a DJ slot at the
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In Depth
Los Campesinos! 4 Parenthetical Girls 4EVA
One of the many incredible things about being in our position is the opportunities we have had to play shows with bands we admire. In our short time together we've already had the privilege of touring with the likes of No Age, Times New Viking, Broken Social Scene, D... »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #31 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
Our content from the past week in musical form. »
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Takeover
Tom Los Campesinos! meets Football Weekly's James Richardson
Tom Los Campesinos! meets James Richardson from The Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast. »
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Takeover
Gareth Los Campesinos! - Every Defeat A Divorce
I've seen bands I love play awful shows. I've bought records that have disappointed me beyond end. If I go to a gig and I'm not enjoying it, I won't force myself to stay; but when I go to watch Welton Rovers every Saturday (as I've done the past 15 years), I could be... »
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Takeover
A Stationary Feast from Harriet Los Campesinos!
There are quite a few keen cooks in Los Campesinos! and we all spend a lot of time talking about food when we are together. But it's when we get home to our empty cupboards that I start to get sentimental about Mum and Dad's lentil soup and get my pi... »
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Takeover
Neil Los Campesinos! on Shape Records
I imagine the majority of us are fans of the ‘DIY’ label (if not, you may as well stop reading now). A DIY label is even more exciting if someone you know is running it. Those of you who live in London probably know a million people running labels. There are a bunch ... »
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Takeover
Ollie Los Campesinos! - A City Guide to Cardiff
"Cardiff is a city that is rapidly changing. When I first visited it when my sister was studying at the University, the Bay redevelopment hadn’t even happened. Now with a major redevelopment in the centre the city is becoming the Capitol city that Wales deserves. I... »