Listen: Le Guess Who mixtape from Braids ft. Zomby, Sbtrkt, Burial
A Braids mixtape. From them. To us. And you.»
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Polyvinyl celebrate 15th anniversary with free 30-track sampler
As a kid, it's always good to go to birthday parties because you often get free stuff, like cake and balloons and perhaps a wind-up toy or something. As an adult it changes a little, and in some workplaces it is expected that you will be the one to bring in the goodies. This is so unbelievably wrong, but it's OK when, say, record labels celebrate their birthday in this way, as Polyvinyl are doing for their 15th anniversary.»
Polaris Prize shortlist revealed
A couple of weeks ago the Canadian Polaris Prize released their 2011 longlist, which included a lot of great records. As you should but may not know, the Polaris is Canada's equivalent of the Mercury Prize. There, simple. Anyway the longlist has been whittled down to just TEN records and the ten records are listed here.»
Mixtape: Dot to Dot Festival ft. Trail of Dead, Braids, SBTRKT, Hyetal
To get you in the mood for this weekend's festivities, I've put together this Spotify playlist featuring tracks form acts on the bill... »
Mixtape: Liverpool's SoundCity Festival ft Emmy the Great, Kurt Vile, Clinic, Braids
To get myself in the mood, I made this Spotify playlist of songs by folks that are playing SoundCity and I thought I might as well share it with you 'orrible lot to listen to too. »
DiScover Interview: Braids reveal their favourite flavour of Lemonade
A new band, from Canada, who've made one of the best (mini-)albums of the year, chat to DiS about lemonade, dog people, comparisons and more...»
Mixtape: Great Escape 2011 ft Friendly Fires, Antlers, EMA, Braids, Max Richter...
A Spotify playlist for one of our favourite festivals. Taking place beside-the-seaside in Brighton from the 12th of May until the 14th (or the earlier hours of the 15th if you wanna be pernickety about it), The Great Escape hosts bands of all shapes, sizes and synthiness. There are big names (Sufjan Stevens, DJ Shadow, Guillemots, John Cooper Clarke), acts who will dominate 2011 (Friendly Fires, Katy B, Gang Gang Dance, Ghostpoet), P4K-championed DiS transatlantic favourites (Antlers, Twin Shadow), UK acts that we love (Phantom Band, Factory Floor, Actress, Becoming Real, Villagers), new crushes (Braids, Still Corners, EMA, Seekae, Seams, Christian AIDS), incredible instrumentalists (Max Richter, Hauschka, Luke Abbott) and a few hundred others...»
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