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Off Festival 2012 - The DiS Review
In the shadow of the imposing Katowice coal mine Off has grown into one of the best mid-sized festivals in Europe, with 2012's edition being perhaps its strongest yet.»
This Week's Singles! 30.07.12: Dead Fader, The Antlers, The Shins, The Orb
Single of the Week! Dead Fader feat. Sensational - ‘Fishsh’ from ‘work it, no’ EP (Robot Elephant Records) When press releases promise the sound of ‘unapologetic dread’ it is impossible not to have your interest piqued. Which is why D»
Latitude 2012: The Editor's Reviewgasm
There's this wuhwuh-woah (M83), a woooo-OOoooo-ooooo-ooooh! (Yeasayer...or FUCKYEAH!-sayer as they will henceforth be known), and an ODB-inspired crowd going urrr urrrRRRrre uuhrrrrrrrr (Chilly Gonzales), swirling around inside my head. That's not to mention the whirl of actual words from Sharon Van Etten's 'Leonard' which are still swaying in and out of my consciousness. That's the soundtrack, and twirling around in the cinema tent in my mind is all these arms aloft making heartshapes (through Metronomy's set) and triangles (during Alt-J) and a sea of young pale hands, tapping morse-code patterns while pointing as pixels, trying to pop the beats, as plumes of sound zoom over head (at pretty much at every show with synths). »
Artist Lists: Antlers, Cut Copy, Destroyer, Aidan Moffat + more share their Five Favourite LPs of '11
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.»
Singles of the Year 2011!
Singles for wallowing, singles for solace, divvy singles - just for larks - and singles that have the frisk quite bad. It's Drowned in Sound's Top Singles of 2011! »
Spotifriday #121: The Antlers, PJ Harvey, The Shins + more
This week's Spotify playlist, formed from the week's content on the website. Warning: it leans heavily towards the end of year content. Still, we're trying to drum some of the bands and songs into you, so here's another attempt.»
Drowned in Sound's Albums of the Year: 5-1
The countdown of DiS' albums of the year reaches a climax but before reveal our five favourite albums of the year, here are some words from the site's founder and current editor..»
Treasure Island Music Festival 2011 - The DiS Review
Five Years ago, San Francisco did not have a music festival to call its own. Now it has two. While the larger event, Outside Lands, sells many more tickets every summer to those who wish only to pass out in the psychedelic haze of Golden Gate Park to art»
Spotifriday #109 - This week on DiS as a playlist ft. REM, The Antlers, Nicola Roberts
Some songs. From this week. In a Spotify playlist. »
This Week's Singles: 19/09/11 The Antlers, Jens Lekman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins
In case you were wondering and even if you were not, music's current most popular tropes are: 'Tom Petty', 'Jonathan Richman', 'Angelo Badalamenti', 'Bristol circa 1993' and 'Sounding As Bored As Possible'. No, no, no, no. You are welcome. »
Leeds Festival - A DiS Summary
Scribes Simon Jay Catling and Dom Gourlay offer their final thoughts on this year's Leeds Festival...»
Leeds 2011: A Festival Diary
Last weekend, DiS went along to Leeds Festival en masse, and as well as putting together daily blogs and Gary Wolstenholme's excellent photo galleries, we thought it would be a good idea to compile a diary of the weekend too. »
Leeds & Reading 2011: The DiS preview
With 2011's summer festival season drawing to a close, the August Bank Holiday double header at Leeds' Bramham Park and Reading's Richfield Arena acts as the traditional curtain closer save for Bestival's more intimate finale in a fortnight...»
Summer Sundae 2011: The DiS review
After a week that's seen widespread panic on the streets of London and beyond, thanks to the despicable actions of a thoughtless few thousands, it's good to know that some things never change. The Summer Sundae Weekender in the grounds of Leicester's De Montfort Hall is traditionally one of the most family friendly gatherings of its kind, drawing in punters of all ages from various demographic sectors in the process»
Spotifriday #93 - This week on DiS as a playlist ft. Lady Gaga, Suede, Gil Scott-Heron + more
This week's content themed Spotify playlist featuring St. Vincent, Death Cab For Cutie, The Antlers, Lady Gaga, Patrick Wolf and a few more, for good measure. Click here to listen to it, will you! 1. St. Vincent - 'The Party' We nearly had a party our»
DiS talks dogs, Prince, Brooklyn and Burst Apart with The Antlers
To celebrate the album's release today in the UK, DiS fired some questions at Peter Silberman, the band's singer and chief songsmith. Here are the thoughtful responses, confirming a few of my fanboy theories, which were digitally transmitted back... »
The Antlers' track-by-track guide to their new album Burst Apart
Peter Silberman talks us through The Antlers incredible, album-of-the-year contender, Burst Apart...»
My Top 10 live shows of 2010 by Dom Gourlay
For me, 2010 has been one of the most exciting years in music since the turn of the century. As well as being memorable for literally dozens of amazing records being released this year, there have also been just as many, if not more, unforgettable live performances to revel in... »
Primavera Sound 2010: the DiS review (Saturday)
And yea! Primavera's final day was upon DiS writers James Skinner and Andrzej Lukowski and snapper Lucy Johnston.»
Spotifriday: DiS Editor's Top 40 Songs of 2009
It's Friday and on DiS throughout 2009 that meant we did a Spotify playlist to compliment our editorial (archived here). Yeah, it is not unlike a covermount cassette wot you used to get on Melody Maker (RIP). Simply CLICK THIS LINK and you'll be whisked to the founder and current editor of this websites top 40 songs of the year playlist. They're not in any particular order per se, more-so organised into a listenable flow - yeah, not unlike a proper mixtape, just without all that pause button bashing ballache. »
Spotifriday #28 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
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.»
Lost 9 of '09 - #7: The Antlers Hospice
Every year we ask our staff to submit their records of the year and every year, writers put records in their lists that seem to have been somewhat overlooked both within the realm of DiS and/or across the board. Rather than leave these records as forgotten footnotes, last year we launched our imaginatively titled Lost 8 of '08 (see the 8 highlighted records here) and this year it returns, one year older 'n' wiser, as the Lost 9 of '09. Once again this little list intends to do much the same neck-out-sticking for some of our staff's personal favourites. »
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