Live review: Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL at the Manchester Arena, 16/05/14
Prince is, put simply, completely spell-binding.»
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Röyksopp & Robyn - Do It Again
Within less than half an hour, Robyn and Röyksopp go from eyeing each other with genuine suspicion to sounding as if they’ve never been apart.»
Björk - When Björk Met Attenborough
It’s difficult not to come away with a genuine appreciation of the intelligence that Björk strives to bring to her music.»
A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos VII
A superficially beautiful mood piece, with a creeping sense of disquiet that very slowly becomes more obvious with each listen.»
Nine Black Alps - Candy for the Clowns
Candy for the Clowns is very good fun; straight-up rock and roll, with no interest in pretension.»
Shonen Knife - Overdrive
There’s nothing on Overdrive that’s going to change your mind about Shonen Knife.»
Band Of Skulls - Himalayan
Band of Skulls’ refusal to commit to one sound on this record seems symptomatic of a lack of confidence.»
Jesca Hoop - Undress
We’ve already heard these songs done better.»
Black Lips - Underneath the Rainbow
We’ve come to expect so much more in the way of personality from Black Lips than we get on this record.»
Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey - Going Back Home
Whatever you think of Going Back Home, there’s no denying that Wilko Johnson is massively overdue some proper critical praise, cancer or no cancer.»
The Head and the Heart - Let's Be Still
It's soft-folk. There are banjos. And yet, there’s still something unshakably likeable about The Head and the Heart; they don’t give off the same air of charlatanism that’s so obvious in plenty of their peers.»
Nina Nesbitt - Peroxide
It should really be the aim of any singer-songwriter to try to carve out an identity on their first full-length, but Nina Nesbitt appears to emerge from this one no clearer about the kind of musician she wants to be.»
Cheatahs - Cheatahs
Nothing on m b v grabbed me quite like this terrific debut has.»
“I wish I could write songs that are in my range”: DiS meets James Mercer of Broken Bells
In part two of our interview with Broken Bells, Joe Goggins chats to James Mercer..»
“I don’t play guitar like a normal person”: DiS meets Band of Horses
A decade since their formation, the band have made a live album...»
“We’re laid back, yo” - DiS meets Danger Mouse of Broken Bells (Part 1)
Joe Goggins chats to Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) about making the 2nd Broken Bells album...»
September Girls - Cursing the Sea
Marks the start of what could yet be a tremendous 2014 for the quintet in deliciously dark fashion.»
"We like to make things difficult for ourselves" - DiS Meets Mogwai
Joe Goggins talks to Mogwai about forthcoming new album Rave Tapes.»
Sombear - Love You in the Dark
There's no lack of highly stylised, glossily-produced records that toe the line between pop and R&B out there, but few of them are as emotionally forthright as Love You in the Dark.»
Rory Gallagher - Kickback City
The ambition displayed and desire to approach the very concept of the compilation album from a different angle should be applauded.»
Ducktails - Wish Hotel
It's refreshing to see the EP format being used for artistic advancement, rather than a cynical cash-in on unreleased material.»
"I’m sick and tired of cowards" - DiS meets Refused’s Dennis Lyxzén
You would have needed to have been living under the most soundproof of rocks to have managed to avoid Refused’s reunion tour last year. After years of speculation - including a memorable jumping of the gun by Zane Lowe back in 2010 when the Swedish punks had nothing more than a reissue to announce - Dennis Lyxzén and his men embarked upon a year-long reconvention, playing a slew of shows on both sides of the Atlantic.»
NYPC - NYPC
Leaves a gaping hole where NYPC's sense of fun used to be.»
DiS Meets Sebadoh
Continuing 2013's grand tradition of bands returning from Chinese Democracy-worthy periods of inactivity, Sebadoh join My Bloody Valentine, The Pastels and Mazzy Star on the roll call of artists putting over a decade in the wilderness behind them with new records. We caught up with him fresh from a European tour with Dinosaur Jr., and discussed his plethora of commitments, the creative process behind the new record and the heartbreak that revisiting old albums can evoke.»
"Having your sister in the band helps you keep things in perspective" - DiS meets CocoRosie
Given the turbulent, unorthodox nature of their formation, it's no mean feat that CocoRosie have clocked up a decade together this year. Over that period, Bianca and Sierra Casady have averaged a record every other year since they debuted with La maison de mon rêve in 2004. Tales of a Grass Widow, released back in May, is their fifth full-length, produced by Björk collaborator Valgeir Sigurðsson. Fresh from an appearance at Latitude Festival, we caught up with Sierra to discuss her unique bond with her sister, their new political project and why they choose to take their cues from visual arts rather than music.»