MGMT: album two due next summer
New Yorkers MGMT - seemingly all over every magazine worth its purchase tax at present, as well as DiS (interview from earlier this year) - have announced that their second album will be released next summer»
Rough Trade People's Choice Relevant
2008 to date: DiS's tracks of the year so far
Three of DiS’s core operators list ten of their tracks of the year so far - a simple premise, and a simple article for you to have fun listening along to»
2008 to date: our favourites on their favourites
Six of DiS's featured twelve responsible for our Essential Dozen albums of 2008 to date give us their favourite acts and records of the year so far»
Mixtape #10: White Denim
About to release their debut LP, DiS collars Austin's garage-rock sensations White Denim for our latest mixtape... expect prog»
Listen: Santogold, Julian Casablancas, Pharrell collaborate for Converse
Converse have brought together a host of acts to celebrate their centenary»
DiScover: Fleet Foxes
Inspired by The Beach Boys and Bob Dylan at a young age, the still-fresh (at 22) Robin Pecknold now leads the buzz-hot five-piece Fleet Foxes»
Still Floating, Still Dreaming: a close encounter with Spiritualized
“You come from there?” asks Jason Pierce, tapping the screen. Ish. But where does the Spiritualized mainman come from? DiS checks into A&E»
Santogold: ‘calling me R&B is totally racist’
Santogold has claimed that anyone labelling her music as hip-hop, rap or R&B is “totally racist”»
Math-Rock Family Tree: exploring the roots of Foals
A couple of months ago one DiS reader asked for proof that math-rock existed. Here, DiS gets itself a headache by diving into the past in order to explain the present, and the all-conquering exploits of Foals»
DiScover: Lykke Li
DiS scrambles through London's murk and drizzle to locate Swedish singer Lykke Li, currently the talk of A&R Town following her excellent 'Little Bit' single. We find out why she's such a talent to take notice of»
Top Breeders, recommend it: DiS gets chummy with Kim Deal
Regardless of Kim Deal's past life as bass player in one of the most influential bands... well, ever, The Breeders' new fourth LP has plenty of its own merits. DiS chats to her about the Steve Albini-produced Mountain Battles»
Third and foremost: Portishead on their belated comeback (pt 2)
Portishead’s period of hibernation lasted some 11 years from their self-titled to this month's Third. Geoff Barrow reveals his love of Charlie Brooker and why he's accepted illegal downloading»
Portishead discuss Third
Portishead’s period of hibernation lasted a long time - eleven years from their self-titled to this month's Third. Founder Geoff Barrow explains the gap between records and how The Coral helped stoke his creative fires»
First Impressions: Portishead's Third
DiS gets a sneak live preview of Portishead's new material at an exclusive radio session in Berlin; here, we reveal what to expect from the band's forthcoming comeback album, Third»
South By Southwest 2008: the DiSummary
DiS trawls Austin looking for the Next Big Thing alongside fellow Brits abroad with the same intentions; settles for catching known highlights and a selection of buzz acts definitely worth the hype»
Life after death disco: Hercules & Love Affair
Andrew Butler is Hercules & Love Affair. Courting the UK's clublands and broadsheets alike with their debut album, H&LA combine echoes of Arthur Russell with Greek Mythology to create a dance ritual that's euphoric and doomed»
Electric feelers out: MGMT mysticise the UK
Brooklyn's MGMT have prepped for the release of their debut album by winning over UK crowds with a series of stunning sets and a neat slot on Jools Holland. With Oracular Spectacular on the horizon, DiS discovers what's what with their 'mystic bullsh*t'»
Fuck Buttons UK tour diary: U2 previews and Subway scuffles
F*ck Buttons have been compared to the sound of God blowing his nose, a tumultuous brew of primordial percussion and sci-fi laser sonics. The band kept a diary of their latest UK tour, previewing debut album Street Horrrsing, exclusively for DiS»
Label Focus #15: Moshi Moshi Records
With the label turning ten years old this year, DiS figured there was no better time than the present to touch base with Moshi Moshi Records - who've released records by Kate Nash, Friendly Fires, Hot Chip and more - for our latest Label Profile»
Reading's riot act: Pete and the Pirates speak to DiS
Reading's Pete and the Pirates have made a spectacular start to 2008, with their new Little Death album earning the quintet some booty-ful acclaim. Booty, 'cause they're pirates, see? Oh, just read about their Brixton Academy conquering already»
Out-there brother: Bradford Cox on Atlas Sound's debut album
Deerhunter lynchpin Bradford Cox reveals all to DiS about his debut solo effort as Atlas Sound, Let The Blind Lead Those That Can See But Cannot Feel. He calls it "a young boy’s record", and reveals a fondness for The Bunnymen and Arcade Fire»
Let It Bleep: Dancefloor dishevelment, electronic emissions and bassbin bastardisations
DiS invites Adventures Close To Home's Will McGillivray into our warm, but slightly clammy, embrace to shoot the proverbial about the latest 12"s and remixes to make the dance world stop and take notice. Bassline, it seems, is the buzz word: don't make our man get Old Skool»
Foaling around: founders' foibles dissected
Last month, Yannis Philippakis was up the road from here, fronting Foals before an Ally Pally crowd anticipating Bloc Party. 'Here', in a north London pub, he's with Youthmovies' Andrew Mears to talk tips, debuts, and odd presents from peers»
DiScover: White Denim
White Denim are a trio from Austin, Texas. They play loud, soul-powered rock ’n’ roll with a fired-up punk energy that sounds like it could only come from the Lone Star State. They also enjoy comfort food and scotch»
Portishead's Nightmare Before Christmas: the DiS review
In Minehead for the third time this year, DiS is freezing cold, fighting against an evil wind, a bitter breeze, to get to ATP on time. The clock's ticking... through the doors, into the Skyline, eyes front. What? The Horrors? Not even the biggest Portishead fan saw that coming»
DiScover: Friendly Fires
Friendly Fires are Ed Mac, Edd Gibson and Jack Savidge. Their new single, 'Paris', is our current Single of the Week, mixing as it does "danceable elements with this sort of lushness". DiS finds out what's next for the much-tipped St Albans trio»
Mixtape #2: Foals
Our second Artist Mixtape is lovingly 'compiled' by on Skins sorts Foals: they're on your telly, in your radio, all up in your grill with some actually excellent selections here. Their craniums: full of gunk»
Mixtape #2: Foals
Our second Artist Mixtape is lovingly 'compiled' by on Skins sorts Foals: they're on your telly, in your radio, all up in your grill with some actually excellent selections here. Their craniums: full of gunk»
DiScover: Santogold
Wow! Zip! Pop! Smash! Philly born Santogold muses on Brooklyn-beat, dismisses plagiarism slurs, loves Talking Heads, eats strange fruit. And offers the entire DiS team out for a fight»
Foals: "We're going to get weirder and weirder"
Yannis Philippakis doesn’t need too obvious an invitation to spew forth quality copy. The Foals vocalist and guitarist is on the phone to DiS for a full 20 minutes; we reckon we score roughly seven words to his few million over said duration. Good form, sir. Our work is done with minimum input...»
DiS meets John Lydon - Part 1: The Man
DiS Does Singles 20.05.13: Paramore, Laura Marling, The Replacements
DiS joins the Music Alliance Pact + May 2013's global MAP compilation
Drowned in Bristol #12
DiS Does Singles 13.05.13: Swim Deep, These New Puritans, The National
Darkstar, Ed Harcourt, Halls, Wall +more for 3 DiS-curated nights at Great Escape 2013
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