A Month in Records: April 2009
Here's what the musical gods offered us in April 2009...»
Jeniferever
In Depth
Shoegaze Week: Drowned in Shoegaze - 50 Essential Albums
DiS has compiled a Spotify playlist of fifty hazy, ethereal, swooping, swirling, static-drenched albums from the pioneers of Shoegaze and the makers of Shoegaze 2.0»
Shoegaze Week: Label Focus # 26: AC30
Robin Allport and Duncan Jones are the guys behind Club AC30, yet another successful club night that morphed into one of the most vital, and groundbreaking independent record labels of the past decade. »
Shoegaze Week: "There’s no such thing as Nu-Gaze" by Sonic Cathedral
Nathaniel Cramp has been running the increasingly successful Sonic Cathedral club night since 2004, before launching the record label two years later. Here, he discusses the merits of so-called "nu-gaze", and what the whole shoegaze revival means to him.»
Snowed in? DiS presents its playlist for a day of the white stuff
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Originally posted Feb 9th 2007... So there’s me, in bed, still in that delightful state of being neither fully awake nor out cold, and the girlfriend’s leaping about and the curtains are open and it’s all “snow snow snow” and the radio newsreader’s telling me not to travel unless I really have to and I’m desperate to drift off again but before I know it the duvet’s off and I’m marched to the kitchen window to gaze at a garden smothered with six inches of the stuff...»
Singles Round-up (28/07/08)
Lo-fi 7"s buzz us, but it's the elegant post-rock of Jeniferever that impresses the most - the Nangijala EP is our Single of the Week»
Label Focus #8: Big Scary Monsters
Oxford-based Big Scary Monsters is one of those fine things: a proper independent label that has spent the past six years releasing many a varied record sure to delight most listeners. Gareth Dobson puts the tough questions to BSM founder Kevin Douch, and gets nothing but love back...»
Label Focus #1: Drowned in Sound Recordings
Possibly, you are aware of Drowned In Sound Recordings; given that it’s the sister operation of this beloved website you read, adore and occasionally spam. Gareth Dobson checks in with founder Sean Adams to begin DiS' regular label features.»
The Weekly DiScussion: How do you DiScover new music?
Once upon a time, in the not so distant past, people used to find new soundtracks for their lives from weekly newspapers - the type that got your hands all inky - and from the radio. Nowadays, the goalposts have moved: how do you, now, find out about new music?»
The Great Escape: Preview and Podcast
DiS is taking a veritable troupe of badness down to Brighton in just a few days to frolic in the surf and eat whelks and other minging seafood. The task in hand is to see at least three bands at the Great Escape – part of the Brighton Festival Month. Handily, you will find The Drowned In Sound Top SIX Bands To Go Rock Out To just below to help YOU see more than three bands over the three-day festival. How amazing?? Yes, quite. Additionally, there are all also all the details you’ll ever need to check out all your favourite Drowned in Sound Recordings bands.»
DiS free show Jeniferever, ex-Slowdive and now with added Cats and Cats and Cats!
Due to extraordinary demand in London to see Drowned in Sound Recordings' Jeniferever (two sold out shows already at Heavenly Social and Barfly, and next week's sold-out-way-in-advance gig with Isobel Campbell), we've added this show especially for them. So, come one, come all...»
DiS at the Barfly: Six Tips for 2006 this Friday!
DrownedinSound.com's biggest show to date is this Friday. Six artists, six tips and perhaps even a six-drink minimum?»
Vote for your tip for 2006! Last day of voting!
VOTING NOW CLOSED, PLEASE LEAVE IN QUEUE»
Spring Tides
Nangijala EP
Split
Choose a Bright Morning
All The Better To Eat You With, My Dear
Play Dead presents: The Sh*t
Iris
Split EP
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