In Depth by Krystina Nellis
God bless the year 2000. The internet was still in its infancy, people still bought whole albums, and word spread at a rate that meant trends could catch on but not implode before a band even released its first single. If it weren't for those three particular circumstances, it's possible Phoenix might never have caught on; if United appeared for the first time today, we'd maybe write it off much too soon as too laid-back, not flash-bang enough, not instant enough...»
In Depth by Mike Diver
11 years on, a parallel presents itself – and Relationship Of Command becomes, instantly, its generation’s own Nevermind. »
In Depth by Dan Lucas
Daisies of the Galaxy wasn’t just a pop album, it had redefined to me just what pop music could be....»
In Depth by Billy Hamilton
In 2011, Primal Scream's XTRMNTR is still still fascinating and futuristic; a dense, impermeable concoction of ear-shaking, amphetamine-shifting, thrill-seeking disco punk that shits all over the overrated wash out of Screamadelica»
In Depth by David Edwards
It’s hard to recall the sweeping tirade of outrage and horror that accompanied the release of Eminem’s second album back in May 2000. The pious wrung their hands in exasperation. The tabloids pleaded the Home Office to ban him from entry. The great and the good shook their heads, expressing disgust in neat soundbites. As for Eminem? He opened his UK tour in the winter of that year wielding a hockey mask and chainsaw... »
In Depth by Michael Brown
On White Pony, it wasn’t so much what Deftones were doing, it was how they were doing it. The colossal, stonerized riffs, on first listen, belie the sheer complexity and depth of the music on offer. Finally, the band realised the extreme genre fusion they had only touched on with previous releases, as metal, rock, rap, shoegaze, New Wave, electronica, trip-hop, ambient and just about everything else possible were thrown into the melting pot. What emerged was a kind of glittering, jagged-edged gold, the likes of which only the band themselves could equal...Deftones took the last thirty years of music and made it their own with White Pony. »
In Depth by Mike Diver
Stankonia, even 11 years on, sounds like the most impressively bonkers, audacious, ambitious and expertly produced hip hop LP in the genre’s history...»
News
by Sean Adams
For a bit of fun and as some vague ‘celebration’ of the fact we’ve existed long enough to reach our 11th birthday, over the next few days the current crop of DiS contributors will be writing about records released in the year 2000 that they loved and continue to admire...»
In Depth by Robert Leedham
Here's the first edition of a new column from Drowned In Sound which aims to delve into the world of pop music with a steady measure of snark and celebration. We consider it a duty and a privilege to wade through the Top 40, Olly Murs and all, plucking out everything that’s worth pausing your Antlers record for in the process...»
In Depth by Alexander Tudor
Prompted by Radiohead Week, a raft of re-issues from, erm, some record company or other and the shameful knowledge DiS awarded Kid A a scathing 4/10, way-back-when. It’s time to make amends...»
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