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"Any thinking person is going to spend some time questioning the existence of God" - DiS meets Of Montreal

In Depth by Neil Ashman

This week sees of Montreal release their eleventh studio album - Paralytic Stalks - and one that marks a distinct change in direction away from the kaleidoscopic schizophrenic funk of recent albums towards what our Andrzej Lukowski describes as lengthy, v»

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Artist Lists: Antlers, Cut Copy, Destroyer, Aidan Moffat + more share their Five Favourite LPs of '11

In Depth by Sean Adams

We've shown you our albums/singles/etc of the year, so we thought it only fair to share the favourite five albums of some of our favourite musicians of 2011... we've also embedded a few tracks so you can get a taste of some of these records.»

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Drowned in Sound Albums of the Year 2010: 75-51

In Depth by Sean Adams

DiS usually does a top 50 albums of the year. However, 2010 has seen the release of rather a lot of much-loved records that we have been forced to do a roll-over, in order to highlight a few more must own/investigate records.»

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Artwork Day: Polyvinyl Records on artwork

In Depth by James Lawrenson

Matt Lunsford, the co-president of Polyvinyl Records (home of Of Montreal) wrote us words on the label's views on artwork...»

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Liars, Wild Beasts, of Montreal, Sky Larkin, Blood Red Shoes, & more pick their favourite artwork

In Depth by James Lawrenson

As part of artwork day we got some of DiS' favourites to contribute some words on their favourite record sleeves. Keeps 'em out of trouble, doesn't it? They were only too happy to help, their selections are below, and run the gamut from psychedelia to soul to performance art. Going by the age of the records, it either says something about the death of good artwork by the rise of 50 pixel squares on an iPod screen, or something about album artwork having less of an impact on our psyches once we're no longer in our formative years. There's nothing more important than the posters that grace the walls of our teenage bedrooms. Either way, below are the choices of bands including Liars, Slow Club, of Montreal and Wild Beasts. Look:»

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"If I make sense, I fail". DiS meets Of Montreal

In Depth by Andrzej Lukowski

According to the full version of the above photo, there are potentially a full 13 people in the ever-evolving Of Montreal's current incarnation. As you know, just one of them really matters: Kevin L Barnes, the genius/fruitloop mastermind of all ten of their albums to date, including last month's funky/fucked up False Priest. On the eve of a walloping great three date UK tour, DiS caught up with Mr Barnes to talk about fish slaughtering ex-girlfriends, the futility of religion, and why you can't change the world via the medium of lampshades.»

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This Week's Singles: 13/09/10

In Depth by Wendy Roby

This week: singles for Beatniks, packing suitcases and - WHATEVER NEXT - falling in love. I think I may need to get me some cynicism, but sadly the cupboard's bare, like.»

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Favourite Five from: Paramore, of Montreal, Foals, Sky Larkin and Metric

In Depth by Sean Adams

It's the time of year to list the best records of the year. We've asked some of our favourite acts to tell us which five albums they've had in heavy rotation. »

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Spotifriday #27 - This Week on DiS as a playlist

In Depth by Luke Slater

This week's content themed Spotify playlist, featuring Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Veils, of Montreal, Battles, Animal Collective, Errors and about 12 more...»

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CMJ Days 4 & 5: The DiS review

In Depth by Nick Neyland

Read our coverage of Day 4 and 5 of CMJ festival.»

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Latitude 2009: The DiS Review

In Depth by Andrzej Lukowski

To paraphrase Billy Piper, Latitude is pretty much honey to the b for the middle class legions of the DiS writing team, and thus it was in considerable numbers that we fell upon this year's edition of the idyllic Suffolk festival. Here are our reviewers' highlights.»

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Time to get sheepish: a Latitude preview

In Depth by Andrzej Lukowski

There’s little point in pretending that we don’t want to have The Latitude festival’s children, so here’s a rundown of why it’s so awesome and what we're looking forward to the most, in no particular order. Apart from the bit about the sheep.»

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Field Day 2008: DiS's highlights

In Depth by DiS Festivals

From the archive... The rain fell all day, but spirits at Field Day 2008, held in London's Victoria Park, couldn't completely be dampened. Here are our highlights»

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DiS meets Of Montreal - part #2

In Depth by John Brainlove

In the second part of our in depth interview with Kevin Barnes, Brainlove & Alcxxk talk Barack Obama, lampshade vs CD vs vinyl, 70s funk, dancing buddhas, and what comes next for Of Montreal.»

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In Photos: Of Montreal @ Manchester Club Academy

In Depth by Rob Webb

DiS caught Of Montreal in Manchester last night, and if there's a more fun live band currently doing the circuit then we're certainly yet to witness them.»

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Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes turns agony uncle - plus exclusive live video

In Depth by John Brainlove

John Brainlove and Chris Alcock caught up with Kevin Barnes on the eve of Of Montreal's sold-out Heaven gig with Franz Ferdinand. In part one of the interview they seek some advice from the hyper-sexual, cross-dressing indie-glam icon on the problems being DiScussed recently on the boards...»

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Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes loves...

In Depth by Andrzej Lukowski

Surprisingly, horses and unsavoury sexual accessories are off the menu as (People's Voice Prize nominated) Of Montreal’s pervert-in-chief shares five things he loves with DiS.»

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A Month in Records: October 2008

In Depth by Rob Webb

The cream really did rise to the top last month. These five records stood head and shoulders above the rest of the stuff reviewed by DiS.»

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In Photos: Of Montreal @ London Koko

In Depth by Rob Webb

Of Montreal have got to be one of the best - and most flamboyant - live bands on the planet, haven't they? DiS thinks so, which is why we dispatched a snapper to their Koko gig last night with some urgency»

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The fortnight that was: post-relaunch digest

In Depth by Rob Webb

From excellent mixtapes from some of our favourites to in-depth analysis of what makes a band tick, we've broadened our journalistic horizons somewhat since the relaunch. Catch up with this handy digest»

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Summer Sundae Weekender: DiS's highlights

In Depth by DiS Festivals

If there’s one thing DiS loves this time of year it’s festivals, and the Summer Sundae Weekender is among our favourites. Highlights, here»

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The votes are in: DiS readers' top 25 of 2007

In Depth by Mike Diver

Cast your minds back, readership: at the start of November we invited you to vote for your favourite albums of 2007 from a shortlist of 50, selected by the DiS editorial team. Now we’re pleased to present the result of the thousands of votes received: the DiS readers’ top 25 albums of 2007»

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DiS's albums of 2007: reader voting is now open!

In Depth by Mike Diver

With Christmas now peeking over the horizon, DiS invites its readers to vote for your top ten of 2007, from our editorially selected shortlist of 50. Choose five of your favourites here. Voting, it will close this Friday, December 7, with the results running December 14»

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Iceland Airwaves 2007: the DiS review

In Depth by Shain Shapiro and Rob Webb

Reykjavik is odd. It sits on top of the world in many respects: geography for one thing, as well as fashion, art and music. On the other hand, this town is bonkers. DiS's Rob Webb, Shain Shapiro and Gary Wolstenholme brave the cold, and booze prices, for the annual Airwaves festival»

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The Weekly DiScussion: What's pop got to do with it?

In Depth by Alex Denney

A celebration of pop in all its vague and polymorphous glory.»

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A Month In Records: January 2007

In Depth by Mike Diver

January was cold. But for a few days it wasn’t, and we all feared London would flood when the rising sea level overpowered the wonder of modern technology that is the Thames Barrier. Then it got colder, still, and we remembered that The Netherlands will drown way before us. But all this talk of evolving into a race of webbed-limbed freaks is totally off the subject at hand, which is January’s finest long-play releases...»