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by Sean Adams
The title track to the Brighton based duos third album gets the sort of video that you forgot you used to see on Mtv(2). Visually, it inhabits the same dark alleys as the track. Meanwhile, the videos core couldn't be closer to this band's heart. The riot-grrrl influences might be burrowed a little deeper as BRS continue to define their own sound (a sort of modern mutant of grunge, splashed with Brit-rock anthemics and giddy skate-punk-meets-hardcore rhythms, which at times drift away to a land where Is This Desire? was bigger than Nevermind), but as an inspirational beacon of yes-you-can-rock empowerment for modern women (in music or otherwise), few come close to Laura-Mary. Look beyond the teeny-bit tongue in cheek Foo Fighters on crack video, and you'll find the message is one of a different kind of girl power; ingenuity and passion, rather than alpha-male protein shake strength. 'In Time to Voices' is a refreshing reminder of how great music videos used to be.»
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by Dom Gourlay
Livers barely in tact and sleep a forgotten pastime, Drowned In Sound's Daniel O'Dell and Dom Gourlay bring you their hits and misses from the final day at this year's Leeds Festival. »
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by Sean Adams
Five videos picked by DiS' editor to fill that void in your Friday... »
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by Sean Adams
This year's festival takes place Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds on the August Bank Holiday Weekend. There are still more names to be announced but the bill so far - which weirdly features The Shins sandwiched between Odd Future and Enter Shikari?! - looks like this...»
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by Sean Adams
Rock your socks off duo Blood Red Shoes are bloody well back! With a new album! And new tour dates! And a new song for you to hear, right here: »
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by Sean Adams
What a strange week this week has been. I hope you've not suffered as a result of this idiocy and that you got out there and helped in whatever way you could to not let these i-want-iwantiwant little shits nicking (do)riotos from PoundLand and smashing up charity shops, turn our tea-slurping land into a haven for assholes. The fascists can fuck off too.»
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by Sean Adams
It should probably go without saying but we're very excited to be returning to Leicester's De Montfort Hall on Sunday, to see the line-up wot we hand-picked. Of course we booked stuff 'we' are worryingly obsessed with love and once again the lovely people behind the festival have selected two mighty fine local acts to open the bill. »
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by Sean Adams
With only a few weeks to go, DiS has a pair of tickets for Summe Sundae for you to win.»
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by Sean Adams
Drowned in Sound is pleased as punch to announce that those blogosphere ravaging, magazine conquering, DiS community adored ladies of indie-rockness Warpaint, will performing on our stage at Summer Sundae on Sunday 14th August. Their debut album The Fool really put the LA-based quartet on the map and they'll be zooming across the atlantic to play at Leicester's huge De Montfort Hall, joining our previously announced, hand-picked by DiS bill of Blood Red Shoes, The Antlers, Factory Floor, Phantom Band and **Everything Everything»
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by Sean Adams
They join the already announced line-up of Factory Floor, The Antlers and The Phantom Band which is headlined by the return of Blood Red Shoes. We still have more names to reveal for Leicester's De Montfort Hall on Sunday 14th August, so if you haven't done so already, go grab a ticket before they're all gone: summersundae.com/tickets.»
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by Sean Adams
This year is the 11th year of Summer Sundae and the festivities will be taking place on the weekend of August 12th-14th, at Leicester's De Montfort Hall and Gardens. DiS has curated a line-up at the festival for the past four years, putting on our favourites, ranging from Wild Beasts and Futureheads through Frightened Rabbit and Los Campesinos! to Gold Panda and Fuck Buttons. We even had Noah & the Whale come play for us the week they were bothering the upper echelons of the chart. »
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by Luke Slater
Blood Red Shoes are big fans of Twin Peaks. And America. They went over to the area where the series was filmed recently and took a video. They also wrote us some lovely words...»
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by Luke Slater
Watch a full set from Blood Red Shoes from their performance for DiS at the Great Escape, and an interview with them and then come along to the after-party we're throwing on Thursday... »
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by Sean Adams
Hello
Today marks 10 years since our website went "live" and we wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who has written, read and supported http://drownedinsound.com over the past 10 years.
We would be nothing without the passion, »
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by Sean Adams
How on earth do or should we 'celebrate' reaching a 10 year landmark? We considered some real-world trolling with biiiig events but it felt more like trying to impress a few media oiks, from London, rather than doing something defiantly DiS. What we have put together, is a series of events in the UK, in October, with bands we like. These will take place in warehouses, on roller-skate rinks and in traditional venues. We're trying to cover the whole country but for now we can announce events in London, Sheffield and Manchester. »
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by Sean Adams
Thousands of you voted in our alternative Mercury Music Prize and we have a winner...»
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by Sean Adams
DiS has joined the likes of Dazed & Confused, XLR8R, Fabric, FACT and Vice for Mixcloud's Celebration of Curation. »
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by Sean Adams
Drowned in Sound's alternative to the Mercury Music prize returns... »
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by Sean Adams
Welcome to Great Escape week on DiS... with The Great Escape 2010 only a few days away, here's our Spotify playlist to help you pick who to see (or avoid). Oh, and we should point out, there's plenty more Great Escape coverage coming up this week, including Blood Red Shoes and Fat Cat Records' guides to Brighton, our suggested schedule and more... »
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by Sean Adams
DiS returns to Brighton. With bands we really like. For the Great Escape 2010.»
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by Sean Adams
Drowned in Sound + Soundcloud x Tumblr = DrownedinSoundcloud»
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by Luke Slater
OK, not going to bother arsing about with an introduction this time round. Here's what's happening in the festival world, or rather, what has happened in the last week or so. De-tail.»
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by Luke Slater
Watch Blood Red Shoes' video for 'Light It Up'.»
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by Luke Slater
Brighton two-piece Blood Red Shoes have announced a UK tour for March next year. But woah! Don't they have an album coming out next year, too? Yes, they do. This tour is very much in support of that album. You know how it goes.»
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by John Roberts
DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»
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by Sean Adams
We want to know who your favourite duo is but first, here are three of our favourites: The Kills, No Age (who head out on the road for our Shred Yr Face tour which starts this week!) and Blood Red Shoes, to focus your mind and get you started...»
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by Mike Diver
Brighton indie-rock duo Blood Red Shoes release their new single, ‘This Is Not For You’, on July 7»
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by Alex Denney
A raft of new additions including Lupe Fiasco, Hercules & Love Affair, Vampire Weekend and Panic At The Disco have completed the line-up for this year’s Hove Festival»
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by Mike Diver
Fine indie label Jonson Family is auctioning a pair of Blood Red Shoes' debut 7"s on eBay, with the money going to a charity of the band's own choosing»
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by Kev Kharas
Maximo Park have put together a decent-looking bill for a fundraising show to take place next month»
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by Kev Kharas
Brighton’s Blood Red Shoes release their new single on the 7th of April – you can watch the video to ‘Say Something, Say Anything’ below»
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by Kev Kharas
Clever noise-makers and gallant Lily Allen and Friends losers Blood Red Shoes have finished work on their new album.»
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by Mike Diver
Brighton duo Blood Red Shoes hit the road again in January, promoting their ‘You Bring Me Down’ single, released January 28»
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by Kev Kharas
The organisers of Truck festival have put together a very decent bill for “Oxford’s first ever indoor festival”.»
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by Kev Kharas
I Fly Spitfires, the DiS-associated Edinburgh club night, will fly for the last time this Thursday as it winds down operations.»
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by Sean Adams
Happy Birthday to DiS, Happy Birthday to DiS... »
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by Tom Milway
Sadly postponed in June due to flooding, Truck returns over the weekend of September 22 and 23.»
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by Mike Diver
Brighton-based boy-girl rockers Blood Red Shoes - one, he called Steve; one, she not called Steve - are to tour in October, taking in some of their biggest headline shows to date...»
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by Mike Diver
DiS - hello, that's us! - has a couple of pairs of tickets to give away for this Friday's Underage Festival in London, held at the city's Victoria Park, E9...»
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by Mike Diver
The line-up for the Carling Stage at this summer's Reading and Leeds festivals has been announced, and some of it has made DiS go all wobbly at the knees. That said, we're thinking that might have more to do with the almost complete lack of sleep we had last night...»
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by Mike Diver
Californian popsters The Little Ones are one of four new(ish) bands hitting the road next month for the NME-sponsored New Music Tour...»
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by Mike Diver
The upcoming Insomniacs Ball all-nighter, due to be held at London's SeOne club tomorrow night (April 5), has been cancelled...»
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by Mike Diver
The first batch of artists playing this year's two-day Camden Crawl has been officially announced...»
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by Sean Adams
Time for change. It’s with a heavy heart that DiS today gazes at a new horizon following the departure of Editor Colin Roberts, but with this restructuring comes new roles...»
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by Mike Diver
DiS.com - hi, you're reading us - is pleased to report that we've been nominated for a Shockwaves NME Award this year, in the category of Best Website. Well d'uh: we were hardly up for shortlisting in the Worst Dressed category...»
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by Mike Diver
One of DiS's tips for the coming year, Blood Red Shoes, have announced their next single...»
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by Colin Roberts
Getting back into the swing of things in 2007 is already proving difficult for some. Me? Well, I've spent the last 12 hours being ill and generally feeling sorry for myself. Not to worry though, as great gigs are around the corner!»
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by Mike Diver
Brighton-based boy'n'grrrrrl duo Blood Red Shoes are to take their bang-bang-dance rock on the rolling road from January 30...»
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by Mike Diver
Dynamic Brighton duo Blood Red Shoes have announced a last-minute gig, tonight at Sheffield's Foundry venue...»
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by Mike Diver
Newcastle-spawned indie-rockers Maximo Park have announced a pair of live dates for February...»
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by Mike Diver
The rest of November sees DiS get all nice and stuff, giving you, the readers, the opportunity to not only attend awesome gigs, but to also watch videos that we've selected on your televisions. In your house! Or flat. Do you have a license? I am telling...»
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by Mike Diver
London, wake up: DiS is putting on a pair of shows for you - yes, you! - over the next two nights. You think we book these things just so we can go out and get drunk? Well stop thinking that - it's only partially true...»
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by Mike Diver
Got something of a penchant for female-fronted rock possessing no little pop? Well, the end of this month and the beginning of next harbour a couple of real treats for you...»
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by Mike Diver
You know, when we book bands, we book them so you can enjoy them as much as we do. And we really enjoy these bands, the ones mentioned below. So come out and see them, yeah? Cool. Ta...»
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by Mike Diver
The DiScover Club ups sticks and wanders across London to Notting Hill this weekend, for a FREE show! Saturday, October 21: Blood Red Shoes, They Don't Sleep and Jairus. Be there, or be a loser...»
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by Mike Diver
Wanderer of the great American expanses and writer of some of the most extraordinary modern-folk 'talking' songs to reach DiS's ears in recent years, Adam Gnade has now been confirmed to tour the UK in November alongside Youthmovies...»
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by Mike Diver
Brighton-based duo Blood Red Shoes are to celebrate reaching the one hundred gigs mark by playing a hometown show this weekend...»
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by Colin Roberts
So, we're turning six this year; October to be precise. To celebrate, we're promoting, branding and putting our name to a number of events and shows. We'll cut straight to the chase - you should come to as many of these as you humanly can. They're going to be what the French would call 'really good, bruv'.»
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by Sean Adams
Seemingly we're not the only ones who heart them. Last time we caught them at London's Buffalo Bar the members of
Maxïmo Park, Rakes, Long Blondes and Nick from Kaiser Chiefs were all caught nodding along. The next time we saw them
Steve Lamacq and Zane Lowe were buying the band drinks. Subsequently they've nabbed a massive support at Glasgow Academy with Maxïmo and somewhere along the track Panic! @ the Disco caught wind of them and they’ll support the Las Vegas-spawned emo megastars at Brixton Academy in October. Add to that supports with Metric and Rumble Strips and DrownedinSound DiScover dates with Youthmovies and get ready for them to be the name tipped on everyones lips come January. »
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by Colin Roberts
As if to confirm our commitment to new music that little bit further, we're announcing the inaugural (and hopefully start of many) DiScover: New Music Tour, featuring our favourite Oxford-based undefinables, Youthmovies and Brighton's grunged-up sex-rock duo, Blood Red Shoes.»
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by Colin Roberts
Aaaaah yes. DiS becomes six and the parties go crazy like a wild fish of laughter. What? Yeah. Anyway, the real party-pizzarty goes RIGHT down at the Camden Barfly on the 10th October. It's going to be a big one (trust) and to be honest, you should really take the Wednesday off work and all come round my house for debauched stupidity. Did I really jut say that? I'll be regretting that come October.»
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by Mike Diver
Smalltown America - the label that has brought you records by Jetplane Landing and Fickle Public - has agina pieced together a stellar bill for its annual all-dayer at London's 93 Feet East...»
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by Colin Roberts
We're honing our skills around the country at putting on ace bands and DJs, whilst also making it as easy as possible to cause some form of internal damage through alcohol. Nice. LOOK!»
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by Colin Roberts
At this particular point in time, Blood Red Shoes are my favourite band. News stories are supposed to be impartial, but I don't actually care. You owe it to yourself to catch BRS on tour over the next month or so. Unless of course you're some sort of complete dick.»
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by Mike Diver
So yeah, the headline's a play on The Promise Ring, but Exeter's An Emergency are, if anything, closer in spirit to the frantic punk-rockin' inventiveness of Q And Not U; indeed, I recall that they supported the now sadly defunct DC trio not so long ago. Anyway, the very recommended trio break into an on-tour sweat come April 11th, and we suggest you're there to mop their brows...»
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by Colin Roberts
DiS is proud to announce another new night in our expanding co-promoted gig and club network, in Sunny Scotland!»
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by Colin Roberts
Taking in everything from the dulcet electrotones of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, through to the brutal sounds of Head Wound City and great new singles from Hot Chip and Blood
Red Shoes. Presented by Colin Roberts and Michael Diver.»
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by Colin Roberts
Two great bands on one great tour; both with great singles! It don't come much sweeter than this.»
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by Colin Roberts
A rather spiffing new label is entering the throes of indie magnificence. Sim, Simon and Al (yes, of Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies fame) are proudly announcing their brand new label and hitting you with the wicked debut 7" from Leicester boys Tired Irie.»
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