In Depth by Simon Jay Catling
“We’re still incredibly proud of this record” says Elbow frontman Guy Garvey, having dissected the reissue of Asleep In The Back for Drowned In Sound. It’s easy to see why. Whilst 2008’s Mercury-bagging The Seldom Seen Kid may have sent the group truly stratospheric, it was merely a furthering of their wonderful ability to convey poise and grandiosity amidst the humdrum backdrop of a Northern town. The group’s 2001 debut album, in many ways, remains a template for the much loved five-piece. Re-released this week with added bells and whistles in the shape of 1998 EP Noisebox, some live recordings and Lamacq sessions, the band's avuncular leader here offers a track-by-track reminiscence on where it all began.»
In Depth by Finn Scott-Delany
Arriving at the fag-end of a summer teeming with gruelling festival weekends, Bestival has enough gusto and idiosyncrasy to more than stand up for itself.»
In Depth by Simon Jay Catling
What with being a bunch of self-absorbed Sassenachs and the press pass being organised a bit last minute, we didn't get around to running Simon Jay Catling's review of T In The Park in any sort of timeframe likely to make anybody involved look professional. Sorry Simon! Sorry Scotland! Please don't hurt us.»
In Depth by Andrzej Lukowski
The biennial Manchester International Festival is one of the sceptered isle's more outstanding cultural happenings, and like the team of non-parochial cultural types we are, DiS has spent the last few weeks infiltrating the cream of the festival's musical»
In Depth by The Insider
The music industry has problems. It isn't digital downloads, it isn't necessarily piracy. It is far more fundamental than that. It has forgotten how to maintain careers. That isn't to say the world has been wiped of 'career artists' but the truth is they are a rapidly diminishing breed.»
In Depth by David Renshaw
Two weeks ago, Elbow walked away with the Mercury Music prize amidst standing ovations and teary eyes. A few puzzled reactions later we thought it was as good a time as any to start a new irregular feature where we delve into a band's back catalogue»
In Depth by Sean Adams
Here's a double-whammy of democracy for you. This is your last chance to take part in the voting for the Pluto Prize (DiS' alternative to the Mercury music prize) and we're also asking you to vote for us in the BT DMA's»
In Depth by Mike Diver
After the Nationwide Mercury Prize announcement, DiS sizes up the chosen 12 and asks: just what is the award's point? Get DiScussing»
In Depth by Mike Diver
The shortlist for 2008's Mercury Prize is announced next week. DiS asks: just who does deserve to win this year's award after Klaxons' success in 2007»
In Depth by Kev Kharas
Last month, DiS asked its readers for questions to direct the way of Elbow. Here, the band's guitarist Mark Potter answers your testing posers»
In Depth by Alex Denney
A pretty bog-standard bunch redeemed entirely by Mystery Jets' summer bombshell 'Two Doors Down, our superb SINGLE OF THE WEEK»
In Depth by Mike Diver
We’ve enjoyed a veritable banquet of beauties in March - whittling our favourites down to ten was tough work. Expect to see a number of these LPs in December’s end-of-year best-of list, so good is March’s crop»
In Depth by Alex Denney
Proving there’s nothing like firing your dad for raising spirits and getting the creative juices flowing, there’s suddenly a spring in the step of Eel Pie Island's Mystery Jets their contemporaries can’t get near. 'Young Love' is our Single of the Week»
In Depth by Gareth Dobson
Guy Garvey is a common man elevated by the gods to that inch higher than most of us mere mortals. DiS speaks to the Elbow vocalist ahead of the release of the band's fourth album, the much anticipated The Seldom Seen Kid»
In Depth by Gareth Dobson
Tastemakers - don't you just hate them? telling you what's good and what's not...
But who are we to go against every other music publication? Quite. Ergo, here
is one person's guide on how to get the most out of your Saturday at Chelmsford
/ Sunday at Staffordshire.»
In Depth by Sean Adams
"52 percent of Britons oppose military action against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein." - NOP, compilers of polls.
Theoretically, in a few weeks from now, we could be about to witness a War of the Worlds. We could all be waiting to see which dictator can press their special red, nuclear spaceweapon but»
In Depth by Gareth Dobson
Hmmm. V2002. it's a bit anodyne, safe, whatever.
Or is it?
Yes, it is.
However, scrape away the surface layer, and then the next few, and you will
get to some 10 to 12 ct gold bands. Okay, okay, I'm being cynical, but if you
take a look at the Reading/Leeds line-up, you reali»
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Grounds For Divorce
Forget Myself
Not a Job
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