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Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes loves...

Surprisingly, horses and unsavoury sexual accessories are off the menu as (People's Voice Prize nominated) Of Montreal’s pervert-in-chief shares five things he loves with DiS.»

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DiSection: Shearwater Rook track-by-track commentary

In Depth by Luke Slater

Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg gives us his rundown of his band's latest album Rook, which features in Rough Trade's top 50 albums of the year. »

Of Montreal return to Europe in January

News by Sean Adams

American, odd, glittery, alt-popsters of Montreal have announced new dates for the new year. »

Rough Trade & DiS team up for People's Voice Prize

News by Sean Adams

Rough Trade have announced their top 50 albums of the year and have teamed up with Drowned in Sound to find out what you, The People, believe to be the best record of their top 50.»

Tour Diary: Friendly Fires

In Depth by Rob Webb

It's no secret that DiS has long admired St. Albans trio Friendly Fires - they've made one of our albums of the year for sure - so when they set out on a UK tour last month we asked them to scribble some words about life on the road. Here's what they came up with...»

Devo, Breeders and lots more for ATP '09

News by Tom Perry

Spotted on the board bright and early this morning and confirmed today by us, ATP has announced next year's curators to be The Breeders.»

In Photos: Fleet Foxes @ Sheffield Foundry

In Depth by Rob Webb

Fleet Foxes, then: pretty damn popular thanks to all that broadsheet loving. Their Sheffield date last night was certainly a hot ticket»

Who Got Next? Adam Anonymous' guide to hip-hop in 2008

In Depth by Adam Anonymous

Adam Anonymous guides us through his favourite hip-hop cuts of 2008»

In Photos: Vampire Weekend @ Sheffield Academy

In Depth by Rob Webb

DiS' Mr Prolific Gary Wolstenholme took in the sights and sounds of Vampire Weekend at Sheffield's brand spanking new Academy venue last night»

DiS meets Gang Gang Dance

In Depth by Alexander Tudor

When you’re dealing with a band like New York's creators-of-1000-foot-waterfalls-of-colour Gang Gang Dance, who intuitively blend genres with no regard for boundaries, it almost makes sense to dissolve the interview/gig review/album review format...»

Mixtape #19: el Guincho

In Depth by Cate Blanche

DiS fave el Guincho (aka Spanish musician Pablo Díaz-Reixa) compiles his top ten 'great boleros' for your listening pleasure...»

In Photos: Of Montreal @ London Koko

In Depth by Rob Webb

Of Montreal have got to be one of the best - and most flamboyant - live bands on the planet, haven't they? DiS thinks so, which is why we dispatched a snapper to their Koko gig last night with some urgency»

David Holmes on The Holy Pictures

In Depth by Dan Wale

DiS caught up with DJ, movie-soundtracker, and all round thoroughly decent chap, David Holmes to talk about his new album The Holy Pictures. »

Watch: Department of Eagles 'No One Does It Like You'

News by Sean Adams

The folks over at 4AD have given us a heads up about this new live session video from Brooklyn duo Department of Eagles. They do subtle brooding ache pretty darn well and for additional indie points feature some fellas from Grizzly Bear. You probably downloaded their album before they recorded it. »

All that glitters: Santogold tours with Kanye

News by Rob Webb

Santogold: pretty hot right now. Her self-titled debut LP is mad decent, too. That's probably why the king of bling himself Kanye West has decided to take the girl on tour with him in November»

Kings Of Leon to take M83 on the road

News by Rob Webb

Kings Of Leon still have time for the little guys: they're taking underrated shoe-gaze knob twiddler M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez, plus live band) on tour with them this winter»

Crystal Castles camp confirm t-shirt saga is over

News by Sean Adams

Gameboy-squelch dance-noizesters Crystal Castles have bought the rights to use the image for their iconic 'bruised Madonna' tee»

Label Profile #20: Sub Pop

In Depth by Gareth Dobson

Our twentieth profile in this series fittingly finds DiS speaking to a label that recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. A record company which has firmly established itself as (debatably) the most esteemed and influential independent label of modern times»

DiSection: Friendly Fires debut album track-by-track

In Depth by Sean Adams

After years of rag-tag imitators, two bands are proving that home-brewed British pop is firmly back. In part one of this bands-eye-view of their debut albums we heard from Late of the Pier. For part two, we hand you over to Friendly Fires whose self-titled debut is already a contender for album of the year»

And the DiS Pluto Prize winner is...

News by Sean Adams

A short while ago the annual Mercury Music Prize wheeled out its somewhat predictable list of names. DiS took exception to the several notable omissions. There are releases which have enriched our worlds and could have done with the leg-up that the Mercury was established to provide. Rather than mope around and moan on messageboards we decided to set-up our own award.»

Foals: on the past, the present, and the surf-rock future

In Depth by Mike Diver

Foals' 2008 has been a hectic one, and the end isn't quite in sight yet. As they prepare to tour the UK again, DiS catches up with the Oxford outfit»

Foals: on the past, the present, and the surf-rock future

In Depth by Mike Diver

Foals' 2008 has been a hectic one, and the end isn't quite in sight yet. As they prepare to tour the UK again, DiS catches up with the Oxford outfit»

In Photos: Crystal Castles at Reading and Leeds

In Depth by Sean Adams

To whet your appetite of our Reading/Leeds coverage, here are some shots of one of the acts of the weekend, the highly photogenic Crystal Castles. This is what was going on that you could only catch glimpses of through the billowing smoke and the sea of arms'n'bodies in their crammed late afternoon sets in the Dance Tents at each site. »