DiS Does Singles: Mercury Prize 2013 special
We take a listen to the Mercury Prize nominees' pre-ceremony singles; so Arctic Monkeys, Foals, Laura Mvula and Disclosure all feature.»
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DiS Does Singles 21.10.13: Woman's Hour, Lorde, Lxury
This week's DiS Does Singles features Woman's Hour, Lorde, Lxury, Lady Gaga, MØ and many more brand spanking new songs for your entertainment.»
DiS Does Singles 14.10.13: Los Campesinos!, David Bowie, Janelle Monáe + Great British Lyricists playlist
This week's DiS Does Singles features Los Campesinos!, David Bowie,Janelle Monáe, Camera Obscura, Poliça and more.»
DiS Does Pop #14: Miley Cyrus' foolproof plan for pop superstardom
Miley Cyrus is the biggest popstar in the world right now. She is the all-singing, all-twerking manifestation of internet culture’s attention deficit disorder and, at the time of writing, is set to score the UK Number 1 single and album come Sunday afternoon. How did a former Disney starlet garner 14.5 million Twitter followers and the unwavering attention of every tabloid columnist in human existence?»
DiS Does Singles: Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of 2013 So Far
This week we listened to the Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of 2013 So Far. It was a dark time for us.»
DiS Does Singles 30.09.13: Sky Ferreira, Arcade Fire, Sleigh Bells
This week's singles column belongs to Sky Ferreira, Arcade Fire, Sleigh Bells, Cults and Pusha T.»
DiS Does Singles 23.09.13: Haim, Grizzly Bear, Katy B
This week's DiS Does Singles gfeatures new songs from Haim, Katy B, Grizzly Bear, Cass McCombs and many more writers of song.»
DiS Does Singles 16.09.13: Arcade Fire, Cut Copy, Cass McCombs
Hello. Welcome to the first DiS Does Singles of the post-festival season. Basically, you can expect great songs to be thrown around like confetti in the run up to Christmas. This week we've got brand new offerings from Cut Copy, Cass McCombs and Kings Of»
DiS Does Singles 9.09.13: Sky Larkin, Summer Camp, Sleigh Bells
Hello and welcome to another marvellous edition of DiS Does Singles. After last week's Los Campesinos!-related hijinks we're back to business as usual with seven great songs and one stinker for your approval. FIDLAR, Sleigh Bells and The Naked And Famous»
Los Campesinos! Do Singles: 'What Death Leaves Behind' takeover
This week's DiS Does Singles is a Los Campesinos! special featuring a chat through their best singles, B-sides and rarities with Gareth Campesinos»
The Replacements @ Riot Fest, Toronto, 25 August 2013
We went to watch The Replacements' first live show in 22 years, here's what happened...»
Babyshambles - Sequel to the Prequel
Babyshambles once promised to keep the Arcadian dream alive. Instead, they’ve fizzled out in a fit of mediocrity.»
DiS Does Singles 19.08.13: Camera Obscura, Phoenix, Lady Gaga
This weeks singles column is dedicated to Camera Obscura, Phoenix feat. R Kelly, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and David Bowie.»
Flow Festival 2013: The DiS Review
We went to Flow Festival 2013 in Finland to see Kraftwerk, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kendrick Lamar.»
DiS Does Singles 12.08.13: Drake, Arctic Monkeys, Katy Perry
This week's singles column belongs to Drake, Arctic Monkeys, Katy Perry and Washed Out.»
DiS Does Singles 5.08.13: TV On The Radio, Cut Copy, Deaf Club
This week's singles column features TV On The Radio, Cut Copy, Deaf Club, Chance The Rapper and some bloke called Jay Z. Anyone heard of him before?»
Swim Deep - Where the Heaven are We
In 10 years' time, this Swim Deep will not be fielding interview questions about a Where The Heaven Are We anniversary tour.»
DiS Does Singles: Annie, Jaws, The Vaccines, PINS
In this week's column, Jaws are summoning guitar swells the size of the St. Peter's Basilica, The Vaccines have picked up some West Coast vibrations and PINS are staking their claim to be quite something with a double A-side single. There's also a brand new EP from Annie, which you really should get to learn and love.»
DiS does Singles: Johnny Borrell - Erotic Letter (Mercury Records)
This week we review Johnny Borrell's 'Erotic Letter' from the perspective of someone who thinks it's the best song ever.»
DiS Does Singles: Chvrches, Sampha, Franz Ferdinand
This week on DiS Does Singles, Sampha finally got on with the business of making his own music, Justin Timberlake churned out another new track as recompense for his self-imposed seven year pop exile and Franz Ferdinand made a video that looks like the one for 'Take Me Out'. Also, there's a band called Chvrches you might want to check out if you take a passing interest in things that are amazing.»
Eurockéennes 2013: Sun, Sand, Pedalos and Phoenix
We went on holiday/to review a festival in France, turns out it was an amazing experience. Read on for our thoughts on Blur, Phoenix, Chvrches and many more quite brilliant bands.»
DiS Does Singles 8.07.13: Phoenix, Justin Timberlake, MKS
This week's DiS Does Singles features new tracks from Phoenix, Mutya Keisha Siobhan, Justin Timberlake and Holograms.»
DiS Does Singles: Best of 2013 so far
Hello. This weekend saw the entire British music industry migrate en masse to a farm near Pilton so Greg James and Craig Charles could chat inanely on prime time BBC Two. Subsequently, it seemed appropriate to throw together the best singles 2013 has had to offer so far.»
DiS Does Singles 24.06.13: Arctic Monkeys, Local Natives, Drake
Hey there. Welcome to a freshly baked edition of DiS Does Singles. This week Alex Turner is consumed with all sorts of sordid thoughts, Drake is down in the am-dram doldrums and Local Natives have created a canine-themed video for one of the finest tracks off Hummingbird.»
DiS Does Singles 17.06.13: Dornik, Washed Out, AlunaGeorge
Hiya. It's time for your weekly dose of singles, tracks and amorphous offerings that have been uploaded to the internet. Washed Out, AlunaGeorge, Siblings, Deap Vally and Everything Everything have all been kind enough to contribute to your listening pleasure below. They're good like that. Dornik also revealed himself to the world on Friday, leaving just enough time to grab Single of the Week with the wonderfully amorous 'Something About You'.»
DiS Does Singles 10.06.13: Hot Chip, Poliça, Nine Inch Nails
Welcome back to a brand new edition of DiS Does Singles. This week: Nine Inch Nails have 'done a Jay-Z' and returned from retirement. Poliça have done a collaboration and hooked up with the bloke from Bon Iver and Hot Chip have done a one-off single that's sensationally good.»
DiS Does Singles 03.06.13: TV Colours, Run The Jewels, Disclosure
This week we take a glance at the latest turbocharged singles from Icona Pop, Run The Jewels, Disclosure and TV Colours. Their relentless BPM-rate should send you on an energy rush that will last until precisely 4pm»
DiS Does Singles 27.05.13: Boards of Canada, Hookworms, Splashh
Hello. It's time for another DiS Does Singles and we've got some old friends to welcome back into the fold. Known to no one as 'the muso Daft Punk', Boards of Canada have returned from the ether to treat us to a brand new song that you can listen to upon the Soundcloud.»
DiS Does Singles 20.05.13: Paramore, Laura Marling, The Replacements
This week Camera Obscura have penned a royally good track about unrequited affection, Laura Marling has harked back to her new folk guise with a Bruce Springsteen cover and Book Of Love are here with their first ever single of winsome retromania. Also, Paramore have scooped Single of the Week. I apologise for nothing.»
DiS Does Singles 13.05.13: Swim Deep, These New Puritans, The National
Hello there. Glad to have you onboard the good ship DiS Does Singles. You join us for a splendid week of tracks, songs, ditties and whatever else you care to call a joyous snippet of recorded sound. Featured in this here column are yet another Brummie band. Not Peace, Jaws or Temples but this time Swim Deep. There's also new stuff to listen to from These New Puritans, The National, Editors, Mariah Carey, The Love Language and Oliver Wilde. Go on, treat yourself. It's a Monday.»