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In Photos: Jessie Ware @ Cambridge Junction

In Depth by Gary Wolstenholme

In Photos: Chvrches @ ICA, London

In Depth by Gary Wolstenholme

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DiS does by:Larm 2013

In Depth by Luke Slater

We travel to Oslo for 2013's by:Larm and see some exceptional things along the way.»

In Photos: Sigur Rós @ Brixton Academy, London

In Depth by Gary Wolstenholme

Reich, Radiohead and the Pop-Classical Rift: Steve Reich's Radio Rewrite

In Depth by Sam Cleeve

So did everybody watch that three-part Beeb documentary series The Sound and the Fury that aired throughout February? It took a succinct and uncomplicated look at twentieth-century classical music, calling upon New Yorker critic Alex Ross’s bestselling »

"All songs are about The Sex" - DiS waves farewell to Singles columnist Wendy Roby

In Depth by Robert Leedham

Wendy Roby is departing from the Drowned in Sound singles column. We asked her to answer a few questions after four years in charge.»

This Week's Singles:11.03.13 (and some words of advice)

In Depth by Wendy Roby

Wendy's last column for DiS, in which she attempts to impart some old-lady wisdom about the music industry.»

There’s a new Stereophonics album out - a really good one. Time was when that sentence would be barely conceivable.»

Interview: "We channelled Prince's energy!" - Paramore discuss their 4th album

In Depth by Sean Adams

Paramore discuss their self-titled forth album with DiS' editor. "...there’s all sorts of synths and guitars, a gospel choir, we did a string section, yeah we put guitars through weird synths and we’d tweak ‘em. I don’t think there was anything that groundbreaking but it was certainly new for us, it was groundbreaking for us, personally."»

In Photos: Wilko Johnson @ The Greystones, Sheffield

In Depth by Gary Wolstenholme

In Photos: Local Natives @ The Scala, London

In Depth by Gary Wolstenholme

Prince's Purple Rain, Sex and Misogyny: A Contemporary Perspective

In Depth by Ben Philpott

Ben Philpott considers the legacy of Prince's Purple Rain. Could it be that through misogyny and neglect, Prince used the film to offer an unabashed subversion of 1980’s sexism at its worst, or did Prince wish to channel his own biographical experiences with artistic delicacy?»

Planet Gear: Behind the scenes at Ólafur Arnalds' studio

In Depth by Cate Blanche

Welcome to my humble abode! This is where I have made all of my music for the last two years or so. It is a relatively small room situated inside a fairly large old fish factory turned studio complex. It's an inspiring place with a great view of the ocean»