Valtari Hour: Sigur Rós premiere new album
This Thursday (17th May), Sigur Rós invite their fans to participate in Valtari Hour.»
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The Horrors, Toy, Bo Ningen at Birmingham HMV Institute, , Fri 18 May
For The Horrors, their relentless tour schedule in conjunction with the release last summer of album number three Skying shows no signs of abating just yet.»
Flats - Better Living
One of the most viscerally engaging British rock albums in years. »
SPOT Festival 2012: The DiS Review
Now in its 18th year, SPOT has long been recognised as a landmark event for many emerging Scandinavian artists, having previously hosted fledgling performances from the likes of Sigur Ros, Mew, and this year's headliners The Raveonettes. »
Taffy - Caramel Sunset
Highly addictive from start to finish, Taffy can be proud of their achievements here as this is one caramel you won't mind getting stuck between your teeth for days on end. »
"We're just continuously exploring" - DiS meets A Place To Bury Strangers
Currently in the middle of their European tour, DiS caught up with A Place To Bury Strangers prior to their recent show at Hamburg's Hafenklang, and found them in a resiliently triumphant mood. »
"A lot of Japanese bands seem to be obsessed with being the new Beatles or Nirvana": DiS meets Taffy
Tokyo based four-piece Taffy are something of a unique entity in being possibly the only Japanese band this past ten years to stir up any kind of interest in western territories.»
My Bloody Valentine - EPs & Rarities 1988 - 1991
Although marginally falling short of perfection as a complete package, EPs & Rarities 1988 - 1991 is a fascinating collection detailing the unassailable rise of arguably the most influential guitar band this past quarter of a century. »
"It actually feels like coming home again" - DiS meets Jonsi from Sigur Ros
When Sigur Ros announced they had a brand new album recorded and ready to go last month the collective sigh of relief could be traced all the way from the United Kingdom to the United States and back again. »
Holy Esque - Holy Esque
Holy Esque may have only been together for the best part of a year, yet already they've had London's A&R contingent trailing their every move.»
Feeder - Generation Freakshow
As with most Feeder records, not everything here hits the jugular. »
Lost In Translation: DiS does Tokyo
Last week, DiS found itself transported to the oriental pastures of Tokyo for five days of cultural enhancement, challenging culinary delights and musical discoveries. Here's what we encountered... »
Sennen - Lost Harmony
Having spent their formative years in the slightly unrock'n'roll surroundings of Norwich, Sennen's decision to up sticks and move to London seems to have brought a change in musical focus along for the ride.»
DiS Festival News Round-Up: Part One
While the Easter Weekend may have been a complete washout, in the bitterly cold East Midlands at least, our favourite time of the year, festival season, is fast approaching, so without further ado here's Drowned In Sound's guide to who's playing what and where so far. »
PacificUV - Weekends
Underrated yet in no way understated, PacificUV can be proud of their achievements, not least because they've created a better record than many of the peers that inspired it have managed in recent years.»
Some Velvet Mixtape: 2012 so far in layers, loops, drones and noise.
Here then, with the second quarter of 2012 already underway, we bring you Some Velvet Mixtape, 35 of the finest artists and songs drenched in all things loud, heavy, dreamy and fuelled by reverb, distortion and feedback that have been keeping us awake at night (and day) these past few months. »
Killing Joke - MMXII
with yet another essential addition to their catalogue, only the fainthearted or foolish would bet against the resurrection of Killing Joke carrying on a good few years yet. »
"The best dressed band in England" - DiS meets Kenney Jones of The Small Faces & The Who
Kenney Jones is a name that shouldn't need any introductions. As a founder member of The Small Faces back in 1965, he helped pioneer the soul-infused sound that spawned the Mod movement and a host of groundbreaking records to boot...»
Frankie Rose - Interstellar
The progression of Frankie Rose from every Brooklyn lo-fi band's favourite session drummer to reputable singer/songwriter continues at a relentless pace.»
"I listened to 'Psychocandy' and it changed my life" - DiS meets The Lost Rivers
Meet Stuttgart's one and only exports of visceral noise rock, The Lost Rivers. The three-piece of Phil Wolkendorf (guitars, vocals), sister Izzy (drums) and Hell Pilot (bass) - or Hans Peter to his parents - have unleashed one of the most aggressively constructed debuts in recent years, mixing elements of the blueprint created by The Jesus & Mary Chain and continued by A Place To Bury Strangers with something more confrontational in its most darkest sense altogether.»
DiS meets Mark Stewart from The Pop Group
Mark Stewart has operated at the forefront of unconventional, cutting edge and occasionally confrontational music for the best part of four decades now...»
Pop Will Eat Itself at The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Wed 21 Mar
Once upon a time when people actually bought records, any independent artist obtaining a chart position in the Top 40 was seen as something as a moral victory among the alternative underground.»
"We want to challenge ourselves with every record we make:" DiS meets The Megaphonic Thrift
Norwegian four-piece The Megaphonic Thrift have taken the shoegaze and noise rock scene by storm in recent years. Hailing from the city of Bergen, The Megaphonic Thrift formed in 2007, its collective members having played in various other bands such as Low Frequency In Stereo, Casiokids and Stereo 21.»
The Lost Rivers - Sin & Lostness
Breathtaking, devastating, and utterly mindblowing from beginning to end, The Lost Rivers have created one of the most exciting debuts in recent years. »
Carter Tutti Void - Transverse
When Factory Floor's Nik Colk Void announced she would be collaborating with Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti from Throbbing Gristle at last year's Mute Records curated Short Circuit festival, the sighs of baited breath from London to New York and back again were nigh on deafening.»
Spiritualized at The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Fri 16 Mar
One could be forgiven for thinking they'd inadvertently stumbled into an East Midlands Oasis fan convention rather than a Spiritualized concert... »
Killing Joke, The Icarus Line at Corporation, Sheffield, Fri 09 Mar
The Killing Joke machine rolls on, thirty-four years and counting...»
Shrag, Tunabunny, Horowitz at Chameleon Gallery, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Fri 02 Mar
Brighton collective Shrag might be veterans of the DIY scene, having first emerged almost a decade ago. Nevertheless, their incendiary, occasionally shambolic, but never dull live shows have often thrown up several talking points. Such as why haven't they attained more widespread recognition by now?»
Yeti Lane - The Echo Show
Although just falling short of perfection, The Echo Show represents a significantly marked improvement on its predecessor.»
The Jezabels - Prisoner
Although not quite the timeless classic its creators had hoped for, Prisoner is a solid debut that bears all the hallmarks of a bright future for The Jezabels. »
In Photos: Scissor Sisters @ Shepherds Bush Empire, London
In Photos: EMA @ Scala, London
In Photos: Guns 'n' Roses @ Liverpool Echo Arena
In Photos: Cloud Nothings @ Cargo, London
The Cribs - In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (remastered)
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything (remastered)
Actress - R.I.P.
Chromatics - Kill for Love
Death Grips - The Money Store
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