In Depth
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Live Review
Live Report: Wild Beasts @ Queens Social Club, Sheffield (29/11/13)
With two of the most ambitious, unique and near perfect albums of the last five years already to their name, the weight of expectation surrounding Wild Beasts next recorded venture is unsurprisingly huge. »
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DiScussion
Music vs The Web: Have We Reached Social Media's Tipping Point?
Is it necessary for any band to have a social media page...? »
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Column
Blogger's Delight: GoldFlakePaint's 14 for '14 Mixtape
Before the BBC's Sound Of... poll is revealed, DiS consulted the GoldFlakePaint music blog to find out who we'll be loving in 2014. »
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Interview
DiS Meets Unknown Mortal Orchestra
It’s quite surprising to learn that Ruban Neilson – driving force of Unknown Mortal Orchestra – only recently played acoustic guitar for the first time. »
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Live Review
Moodoid, Petit Fantome, Fauve @ Village Underground, London
The first French indie music festival in the UK seems to have slipped under most UK indie fans’ radar. »
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Column
Drowned in Leeds: Forward Russia return for Brudenell Social Club’s 100th birthday + more!
The past few weeks in West Yorkshire have been an interesting time with a number of much loved bands deciding now is the time to embark on nostalgic journeys, lured back to celebrate anniversaries and the temptation of the live stage. »
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Interview
"Loop after loop after loop after loop..." - DiS meets Julianna Barwick
A chat with the maker of one of the most musically and emotionally generous albums of the year. »
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Interview
“It’s really difficult not to do a little dance” - DiS Meets Lucinda Chua of Felix
The singer sits wearing deep black shades on a moulded chair in a Toronto restaurant while polishing off a tray of sushi. Between apologies for talking through mouthfuls, the Nottingham native waxes lyrical about her decorated career as a cellist (notably »
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Interview
"I wouldn't release a record unless it was perfect": DiS meets A Place To Bury Strangers
DiS caught up with founder member and guitarist Oliver Ackermann and bass player Dion Lunadon prior to the first of their two London shows. Here's how the conversation went... »
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Planet Gear
Dutch Uncles on their live setup, pedal boards and studio equipment
Dutch Uncles talk about their studio studio in Salford and their live set-up »
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Interview
DiScover: THUMPERS
Gloriously fizzy party-pop - think early Bloc Party, but with a big grin, glitter and clown-shoes for drum sticks »
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Interview
Will Schaff on the artwork for Songs Ohia's Magnolia Electric Co.
For many listeners this was their favourite Jason Molina album »
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Festival Review
DiS Does Semibreve: João Loves To Dance
It’s refreshing to see a boutique event like Semibreve cater to outsiders and sonic adventurers... »
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Column
DiS Does Singles 25.11.13: Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand
This week we have a grand old knees up with the new singles from Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand and Mutual Benefit. »
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Interview
“I need to strip everything down, because it’s a challenge” – DiS meets Zola Jesus
Four years on and the harsh metallic coating of Nika Danilova’s debut has become a remote aftertaste... »
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Column
Drowned in Bristol #15
With just over a month left until the end of the year, there’s still plenty of things going on in Bristol and plenty of new releases arriving just in time for 2013. »
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Live Review
Live Report: Sigur Ros @ Capital FM Arena, Nottingham (19/11/13)
Having waited the best part of twenty years for Sigur Ros to visit my native city, the opportunity to finally see them grace a Nottingham stage wasn't one to be missed. »
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Interview
"The goal is always to just make an honest record": DiS meets Wooden Shjips
Intrigued by the apparent change of direction on 'Back To Land', DiS caught up with affable frontman Johnson... »
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Live Review
Live Report: Future Of The Left @ The Haunt, Brighton (12/11/13)
Entering their ninth year in existence, this year's fourth long player How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident may well be Future Of The Left's finest collection to date. Their live show doesn't get any less chaotic either... »
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Interview
DiS meets Cate Le Bon
I am advised by management that Cate has secluded herself in a basement to make mugs on a potter's wheel... »
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Live Review
The National, Manchester Apollo (11/11/2013)
The National now operate on their own instinctive level: a tightly-wound balance between beauty and fury continuously shifting with a fluid dynamism, as illustrated perfectly by the constant three-way battle tonight between Bryce Dessner’s jagged, jarring lead lines,... »
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Planet Gear
Summer Camp on pedals, synths and working with Stephen Street
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, Jeremy Warmsley of Summer Camp talks us through the making of their new album. »
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Column
DiS Does Singles 18.11.13: Metronomy, Lily Allen, Disclosure, Summer Camp
Listen to brand new tracks from Metronomy, Lily Allen, Disclosure, Summer Camp and an assortment of others. »
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DiScussion
70 Minute Plus Albums: How Long Is Too Long For An LP?
Warning: This article may take Arcade Fire’s new album far too seriously. »