DiS' editor runs through the year's most read, as well as his favourite things published on DiS, and elsewhere, in 2011. Plus a competition to win a subscription to the brilliant Stack magazine club.»
Another year, another Mercury Music Prize, and another DiS selection of alternative album choices, which probably should, in a just world, have made the Mercury list.»
It's time for some more Friendly Fires-related content! Krystina Nellis awarded their most recent record, Pala, 8/10 writing: "What we have in Pala is not some great band reinvention, or some desperately profound effort; it’s giant choruses, relat»
The children of the dance-punk revolution have just released their new album and now they've announced a big ol' tour.»
It's called 'Hawaiian Air' it's the second single from St Albans' DFA-gone-samba party-starters Friendly Fires' second album Pala, which is out a week on Monday. The album is glorious but this track, which is apparently the last one they recorded for the album, stands out from the rest of the record. It has that fizzy feeling of 'Paris' washed in sunshine and tropical textures. It's summer in a can, from one of the UK's most exciting bands for many years (in my opinion!) and you can stop reading my words about it and bash play... »
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...»
It is Friday. It is the end of a fantastic week. Here is our Spotify playlist which soundtracks all of what has been on the site this week... »
St Albans' finest ever act, Friendly Fires have announced a split single with remix specialist duo Holy Ghost!, with the added (but certainly not unique) twist that each band will cover the other's song. I remember NOFX did this once, possibly with Rancid or someone similiar.»
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