In Depth by Wendy Roby
Single of the Week!
Trembling Bells & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy - ‘I’ll Be Looking Out For Me’ from ‘Duchess’ EP (Honest Jons, snippet at around 1:03 below)
‘I’ll Be Looking Out For Me’ is a he-said, she-said. And like the bes»
In Depth by Luke Slater
This week's Spotify playlist, forged from the week's content. Edition #118 features Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Wiseblood, Jessie Ware, SBTRKT and some more. »
In Depth by Nick Neyland
It wasn’t exactly ATP: Jersey Shore, but it’s about as close as we’ll ever get to that concept, with a series of bands delivering the most anti-Springsteen racket the good citizens of Asbury have ever heard. »
In Depth by James Skinner
Kicking off a week dedicated "solo" artists, is James Skinner's look at the most traditional of "solo" musician, that easily defined beast that is the singer-songwriter... He says: It’s a term that will send many music fans scarpering; one that a lot of singer-songwriters are seemingly tired of hearing themselves. But whenever people ask me that dastardliest of questions it is generally what I tell them.»
In Depth by Alexander Tudor
Sorry to disappoint you: this is not a collection of slash fiction starring The Prince of Alt Country, but it is a tour through his more erotic moments that reveals them inseparable from his soul-searching, even soul-lifting moments.»
In Depth by Alexander Tudor
It's been a dramatic year for the Artists Problematically Known as Alt Country - Bonnie Billy's self-proclaimed "big" record, new albums from Wilco, Bill (Smog) Callahan, Magnolia Electric Co, Handsome Family, and even a follow-up to Nick Cave's classic novel "And the Ass Saw the Angel". Following on from our reappraisals of Shoegaze and Slowcore, DiS takes a look at Alt Country. »
In Depth by Alexander Tudor
Will Oldham needs no introduction as the best-connected mainstay of US indie / alt. country and one of the most sought-after collaborators. This is the first part of our guide through his formidable back-catalogue...»
In Depth by Alex Denney
Among the fine selection of spring lambs to emerge in May, we've been bleating on about LPs from No Age, Bon Iver and The Futureheads»
In Depth by Mike Diver
This week's DiScussion – if the title isn't too much of a giveaway – focuses on songs to while away off-sick-with-a-cold time. After all, something has to fill the space ‘tween Neighbours and Neighbours»
In Depth by Mike Diver
Did you dig September as much as we did? Really, we’ve not known a month like it this year: fantastic releases were flooding through our letterbox near-enough non-stop. From metal to folk, to thunderous post-rock and twisted electronica, many a base was covered and covered brilliantly. So this month’s A Month In Records has been one tough mother to compile...»