In Depth by Stevie_Chick
It wasn’t always like this. Over the past fifteen years I’ve watched Aeroplane grow from obscure gem to cult favourite to whatever the hell it is now, mostly organically, mostly via ‘word of mouth’ (albeit considerably enabled by occasional rereleases, the UK iteration of which was at least necessary seeing as their UK label Blue Rose went out of business not too long after putting Aeroplane out). While the album enjoyed some recognition in the US upon release, the UK press – save for Phil McMullen at stalwart ‘zine Ptolemaic Terrascope – mostly slept on In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. I know I tried to get the group attention in the Melody Maker, who I wrote for at the time, but was told that after some office wag had described the album as sounding like the work of "that panpipe band off The Fast Show" nobody could take it seriously anymore. »
In Depth by Wendy Roby
Single of the Week!
Trembling Bells & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy - ‘I’ll Be Looking Out For Me’ from ‘Duchess’ EP (Honest Jons, snippet at around 1:03 below)
‘I’ll Be Looking Out For Me’ is a he-said, she-said. And like the bes»
In Depth by Andrzej Lukowski
Hey y'all - a week and a half ago, James Skinner, Andrzej Lukowski and snapper Burak Cingi went to the eleventh edition of a festival called Primavera; they have just about recovered enough to tell you their story, in words and also pictures.»
In Depth by Sean Adams
DiS' records of the year twenty ten. After a week of teasing, confusing and enraging some of you, our countdown of the albums we have loved the most in 2010 concludes with this top 10.»
In Depth by Luke Slater
This week's content-themed Spotify playlist featuring tracks from Belle & Sebastian, Sufjan Stevens, Esben & The Witch, Efterklang, Magnetic Man and some more.»
In Depth by James Skinner
It is 9am Eastern Standard Time when DiS calls Sufjan Stevens at home in Brooklyn and he is wide-awake and affable, even as a temperamental connection threatens to derail proceedings. The last-minute, primitive nature of The Age of Adz, outsider art, personal dysfunction, psychobabble, experimenting with the long form, Woody Allen films - and what’s wrong with civilisation - are some of the things touched on within. Like the new LP: it’s a long one.»
In Depth by Steve_Dunne
They don't make 'em like they used to, do they? Cars, films, local beat bobbies - certainly not singer-songwriters. That was my initial thought when I began to look back upon some of the genre's chief exponents over the past ten years. And it troubles me. subbed and ready to roll...»
In Depth by Sean Adams
Putting this playlist together I was reminded that the poignancy of many of these songs comes from that single-mindedness that only an individual with something to say or a deep well of emotion to share, is capable of. Love, hate and the precarious life vs. death battle looms large. For some of the artists on this playlist, life was too much and they didn't make it to 2010 but don't let that put you off because there's a human spirit in all of these songs (save for the few that are that little bit alien or divorced from any known reality). It's a spirit that will lift you on your best days and cradle you on your worst. »
In Depth by James Skinner
Kicking off a week dedicated "solo" artists, is James Skinner's look at the most traditional of "solo" musician, that easily defined beast that is the singer-songwriter... He says: It’s a term that will send many music fans scarpering; one that a lot of singer-songwriters are seemingly tired of hearing themselves. But whenever people ask me that dastardliest of questions it is generally what I tell them.»
In Depth by Sean Adams
We've picked covers by some of our favourites like Sufjan Stevens, The Polyphonic Spree and Katy Perry, plucked a few festive originals by Frightened Rabbit, The Raveonettes and Emmy the Great, plus a few classics, lots of novelties and plenty of Snoop Dogg. »
In Depth by Luke Slater
This week's content in the form of a Spotify playlist, featuring Let's Wrestle, Mudhoney, Sufjan Stevens, Fucked Up, Peverelist, Gold Panda and more.»
In Depth by Sean Adams
Welcome to the weekend, it has landed or somesuch e-talking nonsense. This playlist was made with a hangover and it probably shows.»
In Depth by Sean Adams
On this playlist we've mixed theme tunes from TV shows and songs from horror movie soundtracks with some ghoulishly titled tracks from some of DiS' favourite acts, plus some gothic ridiculousness from Cradle of Filth and found Burroughs reading some Edgar Allan Poe. »
In Depth by Luke Slater
This week's content-related Spotify playlist, featuring Wavves, Jamie T, Copy Haho, Biffy Clyro, Atlas Sound, Sufjan Stevens, Rolo Tomassi, Eels and many more.»
In Depth by Luke Slater
This week's Spotifriday content-related playlist, featuring Muhdoney, Nirvana, Pixies, Sufjan, St. Vincent, Tom Waits, Weezer, A Place To Bury Strangers, Girls and many more!»
In Depth by Nick Neyland
It’s perpetually 1972 at Kutsher’s Country Club, the utterly perfect location for the New York incarnation of ATP. The event may attract several generations of indie rock fan, but for the people who run the resort this is no different to a local weddi»
In Depth by Alexander Tudor
DiS readers might want to focus on the last 80 pages of The Rest Is Noise, which explores Minimalism (as Classicists refer to it), and basically sees instrument-builder Harry Partsch invent Tom Waits; gamelan-enthusiast Henry Cowell [sic] invent Timbaland; John Cage & Terry Riley invent post-rock; Steve Reich & Phillip Glass invent electronica and most sequencer-based music that isn’t 19th century barrelhouse music played on synths.»
In Depth by DiS Festivals
With ATP firmly on DiS's agenda for the next two weekends, we invite some industry types to suggest their favourite acts yet to play the celebrated festival, and you to DiScuss the potentials»
In Depth by Alex Denney
With his Songs For Christmas five-disc box set out now on Rough Trade, DiS catches up with Sufjan Stevens to natter 'bout his relationship with cars and Christianity, and why commercial festive songs are so much better than traditional carols»
In Depth by Tom Edwards
Drowned in Sound asks you to hold our hand and peruse politely through our top 46 albums of 2005.»
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