In Depth
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Interview
DiS meets Angel Olsen: "If nobody likes this record, I think it has been really fulfilling"
A lot has been made of Angel Olsen’s change in sound... »
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DiSection
Simon from Fierce Panda's track-by-track guide to Endangered: 2004-2014
Simon says: We wanted to do something a bit different for Fierce Panda’s 20th birthday... Is it the longest suicide note in the world? »
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Interview
Mark Morriss on life after The Bluetones
There’s a lot more to Mark Morriss than "the bloke who sang Slight Return." »
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Festival Preview
Convergence - A new series of "Electronic music" events in the post-Dubstep, EDM-dominated era
An essay and a mix by the organisers of London's new festival Convergence - the line-up includes Ben Frost, Mount Kimbie, Fuck Buttons, 65days and more. »
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Live Review
Live Report + In Photos: Elbow at Manchester Phones 4u Arena (9/4/14)
Tonight, the sold-out banks of seats around Manchester’s Phones 4U Arena tells the tale of what is one of the most extraordinary success stories in modern British guitar music: a band who somehow came back from the brink to become chart-toppers and stadium-fillers ag... »
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Interview
DiS meets The Birds of Satan: "Absolutely indulging myself in every way, shape and form"
If you had any doubts that Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had substituted his hedonistic lifestyle for one of mature domestic stability, just try interviewing him over the phone... »
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Playlist
Playlist - April 2014: EMA, Tune-Yards, Owen Pallett, Pixies
Listen to our playlist of April's finest releases on YouTube, Spotify or RDIO. »
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In Depth
My First Vinyl: Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Power Rangers and many more
To celebrate Record Store Day 2014, Drowned In Sound's music afficiandos remember the first records they owned. »
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Column
Record Store Day 2014: The Good, The Bad and The Blatant Cash Ins
We round up the releases to buy from LCD Soundsystem, Tim Burgess, Disclosure and many more... »
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Interview
DiS meets Camera Obscura: "I didn’t feel like singing happy choruses"
Tracyanne Campbell talks us through 'Desire Lines', and the Glaswegian quintet's new Record Store Day EP. »
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Interview
DiS meets The Afghan Whigs: "Is this song about satanic murders? Not at all."
Greg Dulli's depraved alt-rockers are back with their first record in 16 years. We found out what took them so long... »
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Column
Wild Beasts, Warpaint and the Top 10 indie dance moves - DiS Does Singles 14.04.14
Plus, new toe-tapping tracks from tUnE-yArDs and Jaws »
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Interview
DiS meets Slow Club: "Retro isn’t bad, but it’s too easy."
Slow Club are a bit like Power Rangers, but with soul and R'n'B instead of giant robot dinosaurs. »
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Tour Diary
Spring 2014 Manic Street Preachers tour report
DiS' resident Manics obsessives embarked on a mini-road trip, taking in five of the band's UK dates between them... »
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Interview
DiS meets Mark Burgess from The Chameleons
Mark Burgess on why his former band will never reform... »
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Artist-generated
School of Language's Best of the Stratocaster Playlist
We asked David to compile a playlist with the best, non-shit uses of this most "marmite" of instruments... »
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DiSection
The Twilight Sad's track-by-track guide to Fourteen Autumns Fifteen Winters
Twlight Sad are playing a special show for DiS in London July 25th and re-issuing their debut album. »
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Artist-generated
School of Language: A Year In Three Pages
David Brewis aka School of Language gives us a sneak peak of his diary from last year... »
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In Depth
"It’s a weird pop music that not many people want to listen to": DiS meets School Of Language
“I’m trying to be a better vegetarian,” says David Brewis... »
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Interview
Ed Harcourt meets Jimmy Webb: A conversation in a windowless room
Preparing for a one on one with Jimmy Webb is a fairly daunting experience, especially when you've never conducted an interview before... »
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Artist-generated
Planet Gear: Inside the Field Music studio
The Field Music studio is not a luxurious place. A couple of rooms built inside an industrial unit with charity shop curtains on the walls... »
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Interview
DiS meets Simon Felice: "I’m just walking the paths of my heroes really"
It’s been a long journey for Simone Felice to get to the point of releasing Strangers, his second solo album... »
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Interview
DiS meets Nina Persson: "I realised if I did it on my own, I'm not killing the vibe"
Not many people can claim they wrote a song that was one of the most ubiquitous of the 90s... »
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Festival Review
European Spirit: Tallinn Music Week 2014 Reviewed
Jazz Monroe takes to the Baltic's biggest showcase festival, featuring a talk with Pussy Riot. »