Flannel shirts & bankrupting Sub Pop: DiS meets Obits
Last month saw the release of Moody, Standard and Poor the second album from Brooklyn’s Obits.»
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At The Drive-In - Acrobatic Tenement/Relationship of Command (reissues)
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.»
Rites Of Spring - Six Song Demo
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. »
Anywhere - Anywhere
Anywhere could quite easily be described as Eastern punk, but don’t let that put you off. »
Archers of Loaf - Vee Vee (Deluxe Edition)
Giving Vee Vee the reissue treatment should hopefully propel the album from being forgotten about to the cult classic status it undoubtedly deserves.»
Drake - Take Care
Much like Kanye West’s last couple of albums, Take Care is as much therapy as it is rap.»
The James Cleaver Quintet - That Was Then, This Is Now
Mostly The JCQ spend their time doing a very good impression of a very average Glassjaw. »
The Weeknd - House of Balloons
What The Weeknd have produced, regardless of what genre it is or isn’t, is a very good record. »
Joan of Arc - Life Like
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.»
Obits - Moody, Standard and Poor
The world needs Obits.»
My Name is Emo / This is Hardcore #5
Welcome to another edition of Drowned In Sound’s infrequent forays into the murky world of punk rock, hardcore and its many bastard sons.»
Gay For Johnny Depp - What Doesn't Kill You, Eventually Kills You
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.»
My Name is Emo #4
David Pott-Negrine talks us through the best hardcore records from 2010...»
Lil' Wayne - I Am Not A Human Being
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. »
Brutality Will Prevail - The Root of all Evil
Brutality Will Prevail cover all the bases, but like the concept aspect of the album, the songs lack anything that makes them standout. »
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
If you’ve heard the singles, which you probably have, then you’ve heard the best Teenage Dream has to offer.»
Favourite 50: The Hold Steady Boys And Girls In America (chosen 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...»
My Name is Emo #3
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»
Uffie - Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans
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.»
Hot Club de Paris - The Rise And Inevitable Fall Of The High School Suicide Cluster Band
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.»
My Name is Emo #2
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»
Twilight - Monument to Time End
Twilight are evil sounding and very heavy. They’re flying the flag for true kvlt metal. »
Mi Ami - Steal Your Face
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.»
My Name is Emo #1
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. »
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis
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. »
Unfolk - The Venetian Book of the Dead
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. »
Musee Mecanique - Hold This Ghost
The songs on Hold This Ghost are fairly bland and mildly interesting at best. »
Pontiak - Sea Voids
This is a record that sounds like a band content with its lot, content just to play their music and entertain themselves.»
Cave In - Planets of Old
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»
Shield Your Eyes - Shield 'Em
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. »