"All songs are about The Sex" - DiS waves farewell to Singles columnist Wendy Roby
Wendy Roby is departing from the Drowned in Sound singles column. We asked her to answer a few questions after four years in charge.»
In Depth
This Week's Singles 12.11.12: Omega Male, Animal Collective, Roses Gabor, Dutch Uncles
Single of the Week! Omega Male - 'Testosterone' (Full Time Hobby) Lecherously low slung, 'Testosterone' includes the sound of sirens going off - as if a particularly manly cove had passed through a sexy airport detector, and broken it by sheer »
Behind The Screens: DiS meets This Is My Jam
This is My Jam feeds neatly into all of your social media holes and has taken a certain corner of the music sphere by storm since its launch back in December 2011. The initial reaction from the DiS community was mixed but it seems quite a lot of you have come to love it as much as I have, and from what TIMJ co-founder Matthew Ogle (formerly of Last.fm) reveals below, it seems Hollywood A-listers and high-profile British Politicians are fans of it too.»
ATP Animal Collective: the very belated DiS review
Let's not beat around the bush here - this is preeeeeety late. Er, yes, sorry about that, but hey ho - remember when there used to be ATPs in May? If not, here's a reminder!»
Primavera 2011: the DiS review
Hey y'all - a week and a half ago, James Skinner, Andrzej Lukowski and snapper Burak Cingi went to the eleventh edition of a festival called Primavera; they have just about recovered enough to tell you their story, in words and also pictures.»
DiS in the Desert: Coachella Festival 2011 Reviewed
DiS's Mark Muldoon happened to be in the area whilst the 12th Coachella festival was kicking off. So he swung by. This is what happened to him.»
"One thing inspires the next thing" - DiS meets Panda Bear
Panda Bear aka Animal Collective's Noah Lennox’s new album, Tomboy, is out this month, having been preceded by several singles on Kompakt (along with an excellent Actress remix of ‘Surfer’s Hymn’, which re-interprets the song for a dancefloor without sacrificing its essence). In contrast to Person Pitch, it’s a far more concise and easily accessible listen, its songs shorter and Lennox’s voice further creeping into the foreground. It retains its predecessor’s densely layered grandeur though, and the same intense textural focus. DiS caught up with Lennox to chat about its inception, his influences and wrestling with the whims of music technology.»
DiS meets Avey Tare from Animal Collective
Avey Tare’s first solo project away from Animal Collective always looked a difficult prospect. Written just after the death of his grandmother, his sister’s hospitalisation with cancer, and the breakup of his marriage, it was always going to be a particularly introspective record.»
Spotifriday #54 - This Week On DiS as a playlist
The 54th edition of This Week On DiS as a playlist, featuring Animal Collective, John Cooper Clarke, The White Stripes, These New Puritans, Yeasayer, Boredoms, Deerhunter and a few more for good measure!»
DrownedinSound's Singles of the Year: 2009
I have chosen 100 singles I really do implore you to get your sticky mits on. If I had had to put them in order I would have had a breadvan, so I am sure you will excuse the absence of cheap - and vaguely pointless - countdowning. »
Drowned in Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2009 - 50-1
So, that was 2009? Was it a great year for music? A high watermark? Only time will tell but there have been some triumphant, innovative and bold records released and cherished in 2009 and we hope our list of the top 50 of the year reflects this.»
DiS staffers '09 Mixtapes - Part 1
Whilst our top 5 albums of the year list offers somes glimpse into what our staff have been listening to these past twelve months, the annual mixtapes give a real insight as to what has been pleasing the ears, minds and heart strings of those wot write for DiS. These 'mixtapes' or, er, DiStapes, are fairly self-explanatory, they have a-postcard-from-'09 intros followed by 9 songs, so intro blurbage ends abruptly... »
Spotifriday #27 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
This week's content themed Spotify playlist, featuring Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Veils, of Montreal, Battles, Animal Collective, Errors and about 12 more...»
Spotifriday #24: This Week on DiS as a Playlist
Ah, another cold and misty week in London is nearly over and amid end of list year list compiling and finishing off some exciting new features, the record releasing and music news hasn't relented. Anyhoo, here's our weekly Spotify playlist to accompany the content this week on DiS.»
This Week's Singles: 9/11/09
Sometimes, a song comes along that is so wonderful, even mentioning the competition seems wrong somehow; almost topsy-turvy. Guess what? This is one of those weeks. »
Spotifriday #19: This Week on DiS as a playlist
This week's content on DiS in the form of a Spotify playlist. Featuring Hefner, The Mountain Goats, Vampire Weekend, Pavement, Idlewild and about 13 more.»
ATP New York 2009: the DiS review
It’s perpetually 1972 at Kutsher’s Country Club, the utterly perfect location for the New York incarnation of ATP. The event may attract several generations of indie rock fan, but for the people who run the resort this is no different to a local weddi»
Green Man 2009 - The DiS Review
Green Man 2009 finally saw the sun shine gloriously upon its little corner of the Brecon Beacons, heralding an extraordinary assemblage of talent and perhaps its finest year yet. DiS had a ball...»
Green Man 2009 - A Preview & Spotify Playlist
This weekend sees DiS hotfoot it to Wales for 2009's Green Man Festival and boy, we can't wait. Here's a Spotify Playlist celebrating some of the festival's finest, as well as a few words on some acts you might do well to take a punt upon and the festival itself...»
Singles of the Year (So Far): January-June & A Proper Chart
A re-cap and re-rub of all the sevens we've voted Single of the Week so far this year. Then I had to work out which ones I liked best, threw a strop, and settled for this Top 28.»
Spotify Playlist: Drownedin... 100 Songs of 2009 (So Far)
A Spotify playlist of 100 of our staff's favourite tracks of the year (SO FAR!!!) from 100 of the year's finest acts, clocking in at 7 hours 40ish minutes . »
Sónar 2009: The DiS review
Split across day and night, along with Primavera, the as-ever electronica tinged Sónar is up there with Spain's musical spectacles. DiS's man at Sónar Alex Baker took in the sounds and sights of the night-time Barcelona festival.»
Spotifriday: ID:09 Special - 20 Must-Have Independent Albums of the Year (SO FAR!)
Based on a range of factors, from board discussions, reviews so far this year and utterly subjective personal opinion, DiS' editor has compiled the twenty best independent albums of the first half of 2009 to coincide with Independent's Day.»
This Week's Singles: 29/06/2009
I have suffered this week at the coast, everyone. Not just the indignity of a wetsuit when I was too lily-livered to venture into the sea unwrapped, but also some of the most brain-meltingly awful lyrics one has ever had the displeasure of wading through. One of the culprits – not one of this week’s picks, they shall remain un-named - actually had the temerity to include the line ‘Burn, burn, burn / Burn baby, burn like a…’. Naturally I were all like ‘Burn like what, hot new musical things? I really must know, I must, I MUST’ – you know, expecting a couplet of such refreshing and original magnificence the clever cells would get knocked clean out of my head. Instead, what I got was ‘Burn, baby, burn like a fire burns’ - at which point threw the CD like a small and graceless Frisbee, into the waves. Very satisfying, I can tell you. »
Glastonbury from afar (a sofa) - A DiS Guide to Online & TV Coverage
We're guessing if you're reading this from the comfort of your sofa, maybe with your feet up, BBC 6Music pumping in the background and Wimbledon flickering in the corner of your eye. You probably spent this morning pulling a smug grin whilst looking at photos of the puddles and mud in Somerset. Here's our guide of how best to digest Glastonbury from the comfort of your living room this weekend.»
In Photos: Animal Collective in Leeds
Pictures of Animal Collective from their Leeds show»
This Week's Singles: 23/03/09
Another week, another fine selection of new releases on vinyl, circles of silver and digitably downloadable-ness... »
Primavera Sound: DiS' 2008 festival highlights
From the archive... Team DiS picks its highlights of Primavera Sound 2008; invites fellow attendees to give us your top bands of the fest held in Barcelona»
Jeremy Warmsley's Valentine's Mixtape
Ahead of his two Valentine's Day shows and his special Valentine's day download, we asked Jeremy Warmsley to make a mixtape to woo his beloved...»
A Month (or two) in Records: December 2008/January 2009
Missed our Month In Records round-ups? Us too. Oops. But after an enforced Christmas absence (turkeys to eat, mulled wine to drink), we're back with a round-up of what's been pleasing the ears of DiS writers these past two months.»
Animal Collective DiScuss Merriweather Post Pavilion
DiS chats to Animal Collective's Geologist - aka Brian Weitz - about their new record Merriweather Post Pavilion, absent friends and the thorny issue of the day/month/decade: downloading.»
First Listen: Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion
DiS' first listen to Animal Collective's new album Merriweather Post Pavilion suggests we're in for a spectacular aural treat come the second Monday of the New Year.»
Hove Festival 2008: DiS's final word(s)
While some did Glasto, a handful of adventurous sorts headed to Norway's Hove Festival. Here: DiS's final thoughts, plus exclusive interviews»
2008 to date: our favourites on their favourites
Six of DiS's featured twelve responsible for our Essential Dozen albums of 2008 to date give us their favourite acts and records of the year so far»
Hove Festival 2008: DiS diary, day one
DiS is in Norway for the second Hove Festival - on day one we catch Les Savy Fav at their breathless best, and headliner Jay-Z»
Primavera Sound 2008: DiS diary, day three
It's the third and final day of Primavera Sound, and DiS has reached an unanimous verdict: this year > last year, by some margin»
Explosions' ATP: the DiS review
DiS does ATP for a second weekend, this time boarding the Minehead train for Explosions In The Sky's little lot, including De La Soul, Battles and Mono»
Explosions In The Sky's guide to ATP
This weekend, May 16-18, Explosions In The Sky curate the second ATP of the year. The band tell DiS about the background to their festival stewardship»
Label Focus #14: FatCat
Based in Brighton, indie label FatCat Records has grown into one of the most celebrated stables for emerging and established talent in the UK. DiS pokes about its roster with founder Dave Howell, discovering how a record store became one of the best labels out there»
The votes are in: DiS readers' top 25 of 2007
Cast your minds back, readership: at the start of November we invited you to vote for your favourite albums of 2007 from a shortlist of 50, selected by the DiS editorial team. Now we’re pleased to present the result of the thousands of votes received: the DiS readers’ top 25 albums of 2007»
DiS's features of 2007
We’ve had our albums of the year and our tracks of the year, and here DiS bids you adieu for 2007 with our favourite features of the past twelve months, for your instant-click consumption and eye-aching reading pleasure. Starring Animal Collective (pictured), LCD Soundsystem, Battles, Panda Bear, M.I.A., Gallows, Beirut, Björk and more»
DiS's albums of 2007: 20-16
Will the year's Mercury winners rank higher than the year's best album by The Shins? Will people continue to bemoan the lack of Biffy in the list? Will anyone buy the Mathew Sawyer album? Time, it'll tell»
DiS's albums of 2007: reader voting is now open!
With Christmas now peeking over the horizon, DiS invites its readers to vote for your top ten of 2007, from our editorially selected shortlist of 50. Choose five of your favourites here. Voting, it will close this Friday, December 7, with the results running December 14»
A Month In Records: September 2007
And so you might well spit, Jose, at the manner of your premature departure from the Bridge. But cry thee not, our Portuguese special one: the month of your skedaddling from a sinking ship coincides with the release of many – and that really is many – a fine album. Here are the must-own LPs in our eyes. Or ears, we guess...»
Sticky Fingers: Animal Collective discuss Strawberry Jam
Although obviously a ridiculous title, Strawberry Jam somehow suits Animal Collective: for all the sickly sweet associations there is a reluctantly bitter taste to it all. DiS's Samuel Strang discusses the band's latest LP - and first for Domino - with members Noah Lennox and David Portner, aka Panda Bear and Avey Tare, discovering the duo's fondness for "messiness" and "visual music"...»
Our 66: 20 that missed the cut
As we so rightly stated here, selecting the albums that make up DrownedinSound.com’s Our 66 was no easy task. A great many long-players were considered for many a day and week, only to be cut from the team at the very final moment. Here, we present to you a selection (in no specific order) of some of the albums that only just fell short of a starting place, that were tripped but a few yards from the finishing line...»
From Hell To nYc!
New York City is the booth at which the indie rock touring alliance come to sell their soul; the apex of golden opportunity in a cruel musical world of rejection and support slots.
DiS looks at some of the hottest and most spine chilling nYc bands and future exports.»
A Month in Records: October 2005
Let's face it, October was a pretty swell month for records but as fire rains down in Paris, water rains down in London and we all mourn the end of Six Feet Under, there are often small lights stuck at the end of the tunnel; allow DiS to recap the LP-shaped hits of October 2005 in one easy-to-digest reminisci-package. Smooth.»
Spotifriday #24 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
1. The Magnetic Fields - 'The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side' It seems almost that it rains almost every time I sit down to write the short, often nonsensical notes on each of the playlist tracks. Then I say, "listen to this little gem to cheer you »
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