In Depth
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Festival Review
Live at Leeds 2014: the DiS review
Live at Leeds is an ambitious, sprawling and fairly overwhelming multi-venue affair that sees 200 bands performing across 20 of the city’s different stages. »
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Interview
The Undiscovered Genius of Kenneth Griffin
A talent forged in the 90's shoe-gaze/alternative scene, Kenneth Griffin is one of Ireland's most underrated musicians... »
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Interview
DiS meets The Twilight Sad: "Selling out venues isn't a common occurrence"
The band discuss the reissue of Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters, as well as their as-yet untitled fourth album... »
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Festival Review
Sound and Vision: Music + Film at Sundance London 2014
Sam Cleeve reports on the best of Sundance London 2014... »
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Festival Review
The Best of... The Great Escape 2014
DiS went to the English seaside and saw some music. Some of it was terrible. Some of it was magnificent. »
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Interview
DiS meets Trust
We've all had those nights where everything goes wrong in a gin-fuelled haze. One minute you're in an awful club enjoying music that would be terrible in any other surrounding, operating under a false sense of hubris that can only be experienced after sin »
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Interview
"It's cool to be gay": DiS meets The Irrepressibles
DiS talked with The Irrepressibles' Jamie McDermott about Russia, YouTube censorship and the art of production... »
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Column
Lana Del Rey, The Antlers, Metronomy - DiS Does Singles 12.05.14
Plus new songs from Rita Ora and St. Vincent... »
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DiScussion
DiS Does Eurovision 2014 - Molly, Morrissey and uppity continentals
We chat about the annual Song Contest and Swans. But mainly the Song Contest. »
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Interview
DiS meets Joanna Gruesome: "Misogyny in music is so prevalent"
Alanna McArdle talks about sexism in music, and why you should think twice before calling them twee... »
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Interview
DiS meets Fear Of Men
DiS caught up with singer/guitarist Jess Weiss and fellow guitarist Daniel Falvey prior to the record's release. »
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Artist-generated
Life on the Road: Gruff Rhys on his favourite travel & topographical albums
To coincide with the release of 'American Interior', Gruff Rhys talks about his favourite topographical albums... »
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Festival Preview
The Garden Festival & Electric Elephant 2014: the DiS preview
This summer, Drowned in Sound will be taking a break from the regular UK festival mud and concerned glances at dark, threatening clouds; eschewing all that to go jetting off to a beautiful little spot on the West side of Croatia for both The Garden Festival and Elect... »
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Artist-generated
FEMME's Guide to Getting Down
Some dance tuition from Femme, ahead of her performance on the DiS stage at The Great Escape. »
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DiSection
'Hendra': A track by track guide to the album by Ben Watt (plus exclusive live track)
Ben Watt talks us through an exclusive track by track of his new solo album... »
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Interview
DiS meets Gruff Rhys: "I still find it quite unbelievable that I’m allowed to make records"
American Interior is the new album, film, book and app project by Gruff Rhys... »
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Column
A Renaissance in the Old School: Champion Sound #17
The human race are creatures of nostalgia; ploughing forward in the here and now, but continuously gazing backwards... »
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Column
Michael Jackson, Smash Hits & Me - DiS Does Singles 06.05.14
We review 'Love Never Felt So Good' featuring Justin Timberlake »
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Takeover
Bernard Butler's 10 Trick Questions For Ben Watt
Bernard Butler interviews his new bandmate Ben Watt (Everything but the Girl). »
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Interview
DiS meets Sharon Van Etten: "It's the same piano that was played on Patti Smith's Horses."
Catching up with the maker of 2012's Album of Year about her forthcoming record Are We There. »
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Interview
"We don't really fit in anywhere": DiS meets Nine Black Alps
DiS caught up with Sam Forrest prior to their recent show at Nottingham's Rock City... »
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Interview
Brody Dalle talks Drugs, Dolly Parton and Diploid Love
Dalle is a rare breed nowadays – whisper it – a legit rock star... »
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Festival Preview
Live at Leeds Festival – DiS Picks
DiS have pored over the line-up and pulled together a list of bands worth catching as you make your way around the city. »
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Interview
"R&B has moved on but you can hear where it came from": DiS meets Allen Toussaint
DiS caught up with legendary musician and songwriter-cum-producer Allen Toussaint before his two-night stint at Ronnie Scott's... »