As an experiment, this week I am approaching the singles as you might, giving them one (and only in exceptional cases, two) spins, like you would at the shops. That is the Big Idea, anyway, and it has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the fact that I am (woe me) rather under the weather.»
To try and encapsulate the world of Flying Lotus is a nigh on impossible task...»
Ace historical themed post-rockers iLiKETRAiNS are currently touring Europe with Editors. So excited about this were the Leeds outfit that they asked us if they could put together a tour diary for DiS with pictures and stuff. Naturally, we thought this to be a grand idea, so here's Part 1 of their jaunt... »
Although the winter’s darkness is now firmly behind us (apocalyptic rains of volcanic ash notwithstanding), surrounding yourself in a cocoon of heavily bummed out reverb is quite clearly a year-long pastime and so it’s only appropriate that the latest addition of ‘Articulate Silences…’ begins with the cheerily titled It All Falls Apart...»
The second installment in our ongoing series of local scene reports from our local scribe in Leeds...»
The first in our local scene reports from our DiS scribe in Bristol...»
This week's selection contains enough wacky to sink a shipful of clowns. It's not all bad though - as the sane likes of Villagers, Mariachi El Bronx, Seams, Ariel Pink & Fool's Gold have singles out too. And they wouldn't be seen dead in fluoro socks.»
Sixty years ago, on the very spot where Broadcast are playing tonight, stood a Victorian brick tower. Originally for pouring molten lead to create buckshot for the muskets of empire, the Royal Festival of Britain in 1951 saw the tower proudly housing a s»
The second installment from our scribe in Manchester in our continuing series of local scene reports...»
On a sunny day in April (last Thursday) DiS got invited along to a listen through of the new Crystal Castles album, set to be released June 7, on Fiction.»
If you can bleeve it, well-balanced mawkishness, some Brazilians who want to take you to a party and French girls who call you 'Sugar' all feature in this week's round-up. I LOVE JOE GODDARD MORE THAN I LOVES MY MUM. »
In the run-up to the release of their highly anticipated new album, High Violet, DiS got a chance to sit down for a chat with Matt Berninger & Aaron Dessner.»
Denise Nouvion is one half Memoryhouse and is one very crafty person. So, rather than give her the same FAQs, we asked her for a recipe or something like that, which might reveal a little more about her creative process and also provide you with a nice something make-and-do this weekend... »
DiS returns to Brighton. With bands we really like. For the Great Escape 2010.»
Our first local scene report, gig guide and preview from our DiSser in Liverpool...»
The second installment from our Brighton scribe in our continuing series of local scene guides...»
Congratulations plumbs a musical theatre-indebted vein of psyche pop that brings to mind the Beatles’ latter years, a bigger budget version of former tour mates Of Montreal, Syd Barrett, and even The Libertines.»
Lore, it is a proper mixed bag of amazingness this week. In the end, Summer Camp steal it; their blonde, beachy hair and mournful pop being a fitting soundtrack, now the weather has gone all peachy. »
Even if we are in for a raft of artists making music that sloshes freely around your headphones, you’d be hard-pushed to top the elegant wonder of Swim.»
IT'S BACK: DiS' Alexander Tudor gets a first listen to The National's forthcoming album, High Violet.»
More Spotify based musical relevance this week, featuring Youthmovies, Darwin Deez, The Thermals, Erykah Badu, Sleater Kinney and more! Click here to listen to it. 1. Darwin Deez - 'Radar Detector' If this song has been played on 6Music once this wee»
The Ruby Suns have just released their third album Fight Softly on Memphis Industries over here and Sub Pop over the pond. DiS took the opportunity to fire a few questions to main man Ryan, and he explained why he loves US; Hall and Oates, and watching the Olympics while stoned. »
DiS is saddened to hear the news that Malcolm McLaren is dead at 64, following a lengthy battle with cancer.»
A few weeks back, DiS' founder/editor wandered over to the EMI offices to interrogate Jónsi to discuss the record. In the part 2, we discovered what it was like to work with Nico Muhly and got some clue what we can expect at the forthcoming live shows... »
Erykah might have mellowed out, but the lessons from last time round have been learnt, rethought and reapplied. »
How Rufus Wainwright jumped in at the deep end and wrote an opera about... opera. »
To celebrate the release of Rufus Wainwright's new album, All Days Are Night: Songs For Lulu, we got some DiS writers to guide you through a selection of their favourites from Rufus' back catalogue.»
Dammantle & Darwin Deez come in for some fulsome (and some might say turgid) prose praise this week. Also: some 'scatalogical grime' - should you be in the mood for labelling a new genre drawer.»
Guess who just got back today? Those wild-eyed Libertines that had been away. But what brings them back? Money? Ego? Music? Love? »
We considered taking the day off and not bothering with this week's content-based Spotify playlist, what with today being a bank holiday and all. But we thought better of it. We're servants to you. And you'll get more chance to listen to it if you're at home, anyway.»
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