Logo
DiS Needs You: Save our site »
  • Logo_home2
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • In Photos
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Search
  • Community
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • Blog
  • Community

THIS SITE HAS BEEN ARCHIVED AND CLOSED.

Please join the conversation over on our new forums »

If you really want to read this, try using The Internet Archive.

Boards User Profiles

Articles

dave_5000 has written the following articles:

89894

At The Drive-In - Acrobatic Tenement/Relationship of Command (reissues)

Review by David Pott-Negrine

For a lot of people, particularly those in their mid to late twenties, and presumably a large portion of those that read this site, At The Drive-In are more than just a band.»

87987

Rites Of Spring - Six Song Demo

Review by David Pott-Negrine

It may not a vital addition to your record collection, but Six Song Demo is an interesting and enjoyable release from one of the best bands and labels in hardcore. »

83648

Anywhere - Anywhere

Review by David Pott-Negrine

Anywhere could quite easily be described as Eastern punk, but don’t let that put you off. »

82438

Archers of Loaf - Vee Vee (Deluxe Edition)

Review by David Pott-Negrine

Giving Vee Vee the reissue treatment should hopefully propel the album from being forgotten about to the cult classic status it undoubtedly deserves.»

80969

Drake - Take Care

Review by David Pott-Negrine

Much like Kanye West’s last couple of albums, Take Care is as much therapy as it is rap.»

80329

The James Cleaver Quintet - That Was Then, This Is Now

Review by David Pott-Negrine

Mostly The JCQ spend their time doing a very good impression of a very average Glassjaw. »

78051

The Weeknd - House of Balloons

Review by David Pott-Negrine

What The Weeknd have produced, regardless of what genre it is or isn’t, is a very good record. »

73610

Flannel shirts & bankrupting Sub Pop: DiS meets Obits

In Depth by David Pott-Negrine

Last month saw the release of Moody, Standard and Poor the second album from Brooklyn’s Obits.»

68130

Joan of Arc - Life Like

Review by David Pott-Negrine

The lack of any real experimentation does mean that it fails to match the very best of the Joan Of Arc, but the consistency and restraint on display puts Life Like in a lot, lot better light then some of the group’s hugely varied output.»

67982

Obits - Moody, Standard and Poor

Review by David Pott-Negrine

The world needs Obits.»

67053

My Name is Emo / This is Hardcore #5

In Depth by David Pott-Negrine

Welcome to another edition of Drowned In Sound’s infrequent forays into the murky world of punk rock, hardcore and its many bastard sons.»

66501

Gay For Johnny Depp - What Doesn't Kill You, Eventually Kills You

Review by David Pott-Negrine

To put it in terms that they would appreciate, Gay For Johnny Depp have the swagger and the balls but they can’t really fuck.»

65858

My Name is Emo #4

In Depth by David Pott-Negrine

David Pott-Negrine talks us through the best hardcore records from 2010...»

64552

Lil' Wayne - I Am Not A Human Being

Review by David Pott-Negrine

It may not be a great, or even particularly good album, but it does at least tide us over until Lil' Wayne become a free man, and the much talked about Tha Carter IV finally sees the light of day. »

63984

Brutality Will Prevail - The Root of all Evil

Review by David Pott-Negrine

Brutality Will Prevail cover all the bases, but like the concept aspect of the album, the songs lack anything that makes them standout. »

62819

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Review by David Pott-Negrine

If you’ve heard the singles, which you probably have, then you’ve heard the best Teenage Dream has to offer.»

61001

Favourite 50: The Hold Steady Boys And Girls In America (chosen by David Pott-Negrine)

In Depth by David Pott-Negrine

As part of our 10-week "DiS is 10!" celebration, we have asked 50 of our favourite people to tell us about one of their favourite albums of the past 10 years. In our second "favourite 50" installment, DiS contributor and 'My Name Is Emo' columnist David Pott-Negrine, shares his choice...»

62489

My Name is Emo #3

In Depth by David Pott-Negrine

As regular readers (that’s all two of you) of this column will know, the last edition featured only American bands, something that I promised to make up for. With this column, it’s my intention to highlight some of the best, or at least most promising DIY»

60288

Uffie - Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans

Review by David Pott-Negrine

Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans really should have been released a couple of years ago when Uffie was at the height of her fame. She should have struck while the iron was hot. She’s missed the boat completely now. Ke$ha seems to have replaced her as posh drunk girl that can’t rap.»

59816

Hot Club de Paris - The Rise And Inevitable Fall Of The High School Suicide Cluster Band

Review by David Pott-Negrine

Gone is the fixation on Chicago based indie rock, the penchant for math rock. Instead Hot Club have gone for a much more classic rock feel.»

59661

My Name is Emo #2

In Depth by David Pott-Negrine

Within the musical minefield that is DIY Hardcore and its many, many offshoots, there are quite a number of stupid genre names. Crust? That’s a thing. D-beat? That’s a thing. Screamo? Yep, that’s a thing. Power violence? As stupid as it sounds, this is al»

58872

Twilight - Monument to Time End

Review by David Pott-Negrine

Twilight are evil sounding and very heavy. They’re flying the flag for true kvlt metal. »

58577

Mi Ami - Steal Your Face

Review by David Pott-Negrine

Imagine that you are stood in an empty room, with two bands practising in two rooms adjacent to you. In the room to the right is a noise band pretending to be a dub reggae band; in the room to the left is a dub reggae outfit pretending to be a noise band. From where you are stood you can hear both bands playing at the same time.»

58178

My Name is Emo #1

In Depth by David Pott-Negrine

My name is David and I like emo. Yes, emo. It’s a much-maligned genre, one that’s very misunderstood by the masses. This column is supposed to cover current goings on within the DIY niche that is emo, hardcore and other genres ending in either –mo or –core. »

58022

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis

Review by David Pott-Negrine

If anything, Dillinger Escape Plan are victims of their own success. Being so far in front of the rest of the game, their only real competition is themselves. »

57720

Unfolk - The Venetian Book of the Dead

Review by David Pott-Negrine

Two somewhat heavy concepts for the price of one; at times they make for a challenging listen, but it’s one that is ultimately rewarding. »

57338

Musee Mecanique - Hold This Ghost

Review by David Pott-Negrine

The songs on Hold This Ghost are fairly bland and mildly interesting at best. »

56867

Pontiak - Sea Voids

Review by David Pott-Negrine

This is a record that sounds like a band content with its lot, content just to play their music and entertain themselves.»

56654

Cave In - Planets of Old

Review by David Pott-Negrine

At some point in their ten-year history, Cave-In signed to a major label. It’s always interesting when a DIY band makes a move fro»

56386

Shield Your Eyes - Shield 'Em

Review by David Pott-Negrine

I salute Shield Your Eyes for challenging my prejudices and making me realise that not every band on Britain’s underground toilet circuit is shit; just most of them. »

← Previous 1 2 Next →

Drowned in Sound
  • DROWNED IN SOUND
  • HOME
  • SITE MAP
  • NEWS
  • IN DEPTH
  • IN PHOTOS
  • RECORDS
  • RECOMMENDED RECORDS
  • ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
  • FESTIVAL COVERAGE
  • COMMUNITY
  • MUSIC FORUM
  • SOCIAL BOARD
  • REPORT ERRORS
  • CONTACT US
  • JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
  • FOLLOW DiS
  • GOOGLE+
  • FACEBOOK
  • TWITTER
  • SHUFFLER
  • TUMBLR
  • YOUTUBE
  • RSS FEED
  • RSS EMAIL SUBSCRIBE
  • MISC
  • TERM OF USE
  • PRIVACY
  • ADVERTISING
  • OUR WIKIPEDIA
© 2000-2025 DROWNED IN SOUND