DiS is as pleased as Rihanna is at shacking up with a man who punched her face in, to premiere the band new EP from Luke Abbott. It's called Object Is A Navigator and it's released on 12" vinyl and digitally on the 10th of December 2012 on NOTOWN Recordings»
Better late than never, here's Drowned In Sound's best bits from Sunday's (at long last) final day sunfest at Latitude festival courtesy of Dom Gourlay. »
Latitude festival reveals the first taste of its 2012 line-up...»
Drowned in Sound's albums of the year countdown continues... »
Before we announce our albums of the year, we thought we'd spend twelve days building up to it with lists and giveaways.»
Some shows for Wild Beasts. In March.»
Win some cool stuff, yah?»
New Wild Beasts track and single announcement.»
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.»
A couple of years ago I was quite desperate for Wild Beasts to cover Shakira's 'She Wolf'. Alas, it didn't happen but the Kendal-originating four-piece have now put their fine hands to work on another pop music project, from Lady GaGa. The track in question is 'Yoü And I' and no, I do not know why the 'u' has an umlaut. A lack of any kind of sense is all I can put it down to. »
Tomorrow, we'll announce our number 1 (can you guess what it is yet?) but for now, here's a quick Spotify playlist reminder the songs that made us wiggle, yelp and blub....»
New Wild Beasts video, would you believe.»
11 albums we (DiS writers and regulars) have been liking so far this year. Plus a text file that you can download to your Kindle or Smartphone to easily read the reviews of these records, and a few interviews, on-the-go... »
Leeds's Constellations Festival ran for the first ever time last year and we were delighted to be involved with the festival, and we're equally delighted to see that the festivities will continue into 2011 and hopefully beyond, too, with the announcement »
Yes, the new Wild Beasts album is all that and a can of kippers. But don't take my word for it, take Krystina Nellis's, who reviewed the album for us. 9/10 by the way. Now the quartet have just confirmed some headline dates for November, in addition to their current tour, supporting the release of Smother.»
New Wild Beasts video.»
It's now about a month or so until the double-header of December ATPs take place. I'm not sure if these still count as the celebration of a decade of All Tomorrow's Parties but what the hell, there's some celebrating to be done! Especially with the announcement of new and fresh acts for the Bowlie 2 Weekender, which runs from December 10-12.»
The wonderful Cumbrian quartet Wild Beasts will be releasing a remix 12" of their Mercury Prize nominated album Two Dancers with remixes from some of the brightest names around. It'll come out on Domino on November 8 as a double 12" and will also be available through digital means, as ever.»
More goodies to win. »
So it begins. The elegant setting hides a seething battle, one that decides who, in the pedestal-clambering opinions of the shadowy judges, has crafted the best album in the last 12 months. The shortlist has been discussed, disseminated and dismissed sin»
The past 10 days has seen an extraordinary amount of column inches devoted to betting practices and corruption. It's been a sad period for cricket but nevertheless there is some more betting-related news that is bound to cheer us up! Paul Weller has become the clear favourite to take tomorrow's Mercury Prize with his odds being chopped from 20/1 to 10/1 which is, if I calculate correctly, 200 times more likely (via The Guardian).»
So, the Mercury Prize happens soon. Recently the names were announced. Were there many surprises? Not a great deal, although I Am Kloot seemed to be nominated for an appreciation of their overall career. All a bit Ryan Giggs. We, along with Barclaycard'»
Band t-shirts are one thing. We've all got them, right? Sure, some of us possess more than a few of them, collecting the damned things like stamps. Others just have a prime selection, like that worn-out, tatty Wonderstuff one from a long, long, long, time»
Festivals. Bands. Fields. Tents. Expensive Food. Being smelly. More details below...»
Another fine chunk of acts have been announced for this year's Welsh extravaganza that has become the Green Man festival. »
Ever since the the announcement of the news that BBC 6Music was to close there has been a flood of support from listeners, commentators and even a few 6Music DJs themselves, including most recently Steve Lamacq. »
If the first lot of artists announced for this year's Great Escape wasn't enough to get you in the mood for a jolly old jaunt down to the seaside, then the next batch should hopefully tempt you a little bit more.»
A little while ago Kendalites Wild Beasts went over to America to play a few shows and that. You can watch some of the action here in their US tour diary. We also just stumbled upon a whole live session filmed and recorded at LA's KCRW, right at the beginning of their US jaunt. Well worth a watch. Do so below. »
Plan ahead for the summer time tunes.»
Not just one, but TWO whole Wild Beasts videos, the first coming for their new single, the fantastically titled 'We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues', and now with the first instalment of their tour diary, filmed in Los Angeles. »
Video directed by Luke Seomore & Joseph Bull.»
OH, they won AGAIN did they?»
Hmmmmm. Surprise, surprise?»
They're touring an awful lot.»
Watch Wild Beasts' amazing performance at Hoxton Hall.»
Watch the video for Wild Beasts' 'All The Kings Men'»
Following last year's festival feast of Howling Bells, Fuck Buttons, Noah and the Whale, Youthmovies and The Mae Shi, DiS returns to Leicester this weekend to host the Rising Stage at Summer Sundae.»
Oxfordshire based Truck festival celebrates its 12th year this year, and they've so far secured one of the best bills to date. In May a trailer-load of additions were delivered, including Wild Beasts, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Wintersleep, A Place To B»
Visual goodies for your eyes once more. This time it's those pesky Wild Beasts with their new single, 'Hooting & Howling', which is released on July 20 through Domino.»
Wild Beasts are going to tour the country in support of their second full-length, Two Dancers, which is released on August 3.»
Joyous times to be had, festival goers, as Truck have announced the second delivery of bands to be added to their already pretty damned good line-up.»
Animal crackers Kendalites Wild Beasts have announced the title and release date of their forthcoming LP. »
Here's a competition Ex-Stagger-ganza (there's not really a pun there...) for you all. You've got a chance to win tickets (and booze if you live in London) to the Stag & Dagger festivals, taking place this week.»
Plenty of beastly delights have been added to the line-up for 2009's Latitude Festival. Patrick Wolf, The Airborne Toxic Event, Wild Beasts, Bombay Bicycle Club and Casiokids among the most 'DiS friendly' of them.»
It's like the real Newsround, only very different and about music. Without further ado, then, here's DiS' third and final summary before Christmas of what's hot in the world of bands and stuff»
Two great bands, two tours, two months... two DiS shows! We're super excited to announce that we've bagged dates in the North next year with both Deerhunter and Wild Beasts»
As DiS' Eighth Birthday month draws to a close, we'd like to invite you Northern folk to party with us one last time in Sheffield and Manchester this coming Monday and Tuesday»
So you know how last week we said we had some exciting DiScover-related news for you in the pipeline? Well, we weren't lying. In partnership with The Deaf Institute, we're taking DrownedinSound live to Manchester at the end of October and then every fourth Tuesday of the month from then on. »
Get your mits on a pair of tickets to London Airwaves, taking place September 19.»
Celebrating their tenth anniversary, Iceland's Airwaves festival comes to East London, with eight venues (including 93 Feet East and Cargo) hosting performances from the likes of Metronomy and Wild Beasts»
There are just a few days to go until the DiS-sponsored Green Man Festival takes place at on the Welsh hills of the Brecon Beacons National Park - get the stage times here»
So, there are just a few days to go until London's own "High Summer Jamboree of sizable proportions" Field Day takes place at Tower Hamlet's Victoria Park»
DiS has two pairs of tickets to give away to this summer's Green Man Festival, held in the stunning Brecon Beacons, Wales, on August 15-17»
Domino-signed Wild Beasts have announced that their next single, taken from debut LP of much acclaim Limbo, Panto (review), will be 'Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants'»
Eighteen years old or under? What are you doing reading this site?! We use naughty words, like bum and poop. Your parents would be _so_ mad if they found out. S'alright though, we won't tell. What's more, how's this... DiS has a pair of tickets to give»
Wild Beasts - their superb Limbo, Panto debut album is out now via Domino; review here - are out and about this month and next on what can only be called ‘a tour’»
The full line-up for this summer's Green Man Festival - held August 15-17 in Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons - has been revealed»
A raft of new additions including Lupe Fiasco, Hercules & Love Affair, Vampire Weekend and Panic At The Disco have completed the line-up for this year’s Hove Festival»
A number of acts have been confirmed to appear at this year’s Latitude festival in Suffolk»
A clutch of Domino recording artists have been tacked on to the bill for this year’s Green Man festival»
Ahead of the release of their much-loved-by-DiS (review forthcoming) debut LP Limbo, Panto, Wild Beasts have only gone and made a video for the track 'The Devil's Crayon'»
More names have been added to the bill for this year’s Hove Festival»
Fantastic Wild Beasts release their debut album this summer»
What happened where this week»
DiS is 'doing' The Camden Crawl tonight and tomorrow, popping eight bands up on stage at the Bullet Bar on Kentish Town Road for your listening and watching pleasure»
The excellent Wild Beasts will head out on tour again later this month, continuing to test their legs before the release of a debut album later this summer»
Gallows have been chosen to headline this year’s Underage Festival»
There aren’t many club nights in London that can hold a torch to White Heat when it’s in the mood. Stuck away in the lowlight of Madame Jojo’s on Brewer Street, the self-proclaimed ‘heart of Soho’s darkness’ plays hostess to great acts pretty much every Tuesday. You should head down if you don’t already, is what we’re trying to say. The vodka is cheap»
The line-up for this year’s Camden Crawl has been announced, a few TBA big names aside»
The apple of our eye»
Drowned in Sound’s indulging in sheer amounts of live show harlotry this week, and we’re not stopping ‘til we’ve rubbed you red raw; you fucks.»
Tonight, DiS is out in force at the Monto Water Rats, London, presenting a selection of bands we reckon could make your listening in 2008 that bit more excellent»
Drowned in Sound’s putting on a relative glut of gigs around the end of January – more news on others to follow, for now the first: Wild Beasts, School of Language, It Hugs Back and Banjo or Freakout play in London on the 24th.»
A number of new bands have been confirmed for July's Latitude Festival, held in Southwold in Suffolk...»
Domino announce details of their signing of Leeds four-piece Wild Beasts...»
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