Editors have come a long way since debut seven-inch ‘Bullets’ first landed on DiS’ doormat at the outset of 2005. Their two albums to date, The Back Room and An End Has A Start both achieved platinum status amidst a wealth of critical acclaim, while their live shows have regularly sold out around Europe in the process...»
All this week Invada invades DiS, for a week of content from its artists and acts playing at the concert. Why? Because we love Invada, because the Invada Invasion of Bristol looks amazing, and because for today’s first feature we get to talk to the delightful Mr Barrow himself, who discusses the gig, the label and his new band, BEAK>.»
Another week, another DiScover Mixtape... with all this new music, we are really spoiling you (say in a sleazy European accent, liberally smattering zees and vees all over the place).»
The hold music playing before the label rep connects us to Brand New front man Jesse Lacey draws a charming parallel to the old hymn that eerily opens their new record, Daisy (out September 21st).»
It’s perpetually 1972 at Kutsher’s Country Club, the utterly perfect location for the New York incarnation of ATP. The event may attract several generations of indie rock fan, but for the people who run the resort this is no different to a local weddi»
There's a lot of new music out there, that's for sure. So rather than just spew words at you about why you should be listening to band A rather than band B or C, we've decided to give you the choice - them, plus bands D, E, F, etc. - in the form of this handy (and, from now on, regular) DiScover Mixtape.»
Okay, okay, so we left it to part three to get onto the 'music' section of a record label interview, but Constellation is a pretty special case. Here we bring the final part of the transcript of Andrzej Lukowski's interview with founders Don Wilkie and Ia»
Green Man 2009 finally saw the sun shine gloriously upon its little corner of the Brecon Beacons, heralding an extraordinary assemblage of talent and perhaps its finest year yet. DiS had a ball...»
We take a look at the very best of releases during the month of August. And boy, were there a lot of them!»
Welcome to the third part of a long look at the last music Michael Jackson released within his lifetime. The introduction is here, and the playlist that illustrated that here. Today's concluding column looks to the world beyond his death, where we live. »
Reading and Leeds Festival photo galleries: In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 3 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 3 Leeds Festival In Photos: Kings of Leon In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 2 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 2 Leeds»
DiS delves into the Radiohead re-issues for a re-appraisal of three of the bands finest albums. »
The abrupt uncommercial curveball record from a big-selling, once zeitgeist-imbued artist is a bitch to review upon release, because it comes weighed down with such distracting baggage. »
DiS is still mulling over the decade that was and pondering who the most important acts were, what the best gig was and which labels/events/moments really truly mattered. To soundtrack my thought process, I've compiled this playlist of my favourite songs of the decade and thought I'd join the opensource revolution and share this playlist with you all.»
As part of our Múm curated week, Vasilis Panagiotopoulos travelled to Iceland in order to see how the economic crisis and what followed has affected the music scene.»
DiS headed south of the river to Dizzee Rascal’s London studio complex to grab a thumping first listen to his new record, pausing from furious in-track scribbling only to say a brief hello to the man himself. Here’s what we made of it...»
I'm not sure if it makes me a smalltown boy, but gigs of more than 300 people have a habit of striking fear into my quickly beating heart...»
Now, July may not have been the greatest month of the year as far as big-name bands releasing big-name chart crushing records - this is normally always the case, mind - but there has been a steady flow of excellent little records from equally excellent little bands.»
With their second album hitting shelves today, DiS thought it about time we caught up with Wild Beasts.»
Wild Beasts have ramped everything up a few notches, improving - rather than reinventing - Limbo, Panto's expansive blueprint. »
"All good things have endings," sang The Get Up Kids, many moons ago. And so it came to pass: in 2004 the band made the decision to call it a day. Their story isn't quite finished yet, however. We caught up with founding 'Kid Jim Suptic for the lowdown.»
Gary Numan and original Ultravox! frontman John Foxx go Artist’n’Artist»
DiS caught up with St Vincent in a noisy ICA bar just before she bewitched London town with her rich fairytale spell of Thirties glamour, lustrous woodwind, screeching guitar noise and flowing electronics.»
To paraphrase Billy Piper, Latitude is pretty much honey to the b for the middle class legions of the DiS writing team, and thus it was in considerable numbers that we fell upon this year's edition of the idyllic Suffolk festival. Here are our reviewers' highlights.»
In the latest edition of The Insider, the art of criticism in the world of Web 2.0 is put under the microscope.»
The rot set in when the music press started treating you all like idiots, says Stevie Chick.»
What's this? A national tour featuring two of our absolute favourite new acts, plus a smattering of local talent? Indeed! DrownedinSound is proud to present: the first DiScover Tour, spearheaded by Three Trapped Tigers and Gold Panda.»
The last issues of Plan B Magazine finally departed from shelves at the end of July. kicking_k, former section editor and staff writer, spoke to himself about it...»
Everett True pays tribute to Steven Wells and discusses the changing role of the music critic in web 2.0»
"Is music journalism dead?" We were wondering that, too! So, this week DiS dedicates the bulk of our editorial to pondering that very question. We kick off with a quick word from DiS editor Sean Adams before handing you over to the editor of this week of content, Everett True.»
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