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The Megaphonic Thrift - A Thousand Years Of Deconstruction
Bergen quartet The Megaphonic Thrift's roots may lie in the picturesque hub of Scandinavia but like fellow Norwegian noise rock ensemble Serena Maneesh, their hearts and minds are firmly fixated somewhere between Reading and New York circa 1989.»
Shady Bard - Trials
Trials is a harrowing collection of tales linked by distressingly tragic circumstances, yet told in this way it serves as a valiant eulogy to all those affected by the events of August 2007.»
The Twilight Sad, Errors at Stealth, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Tue 05 Oct
For The Twilight Sad, one senses the past twelve months would be better left forgotten. Having emerged two years earlier with the excellent Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters, its follow up, Forget The Night Ahead, felt like something of an anti-climax.»
Panico - Kick
Original? Not in the slightest, yet still rewarding all the same. »
Chickenhawk: Album, tour & free download
Leeds rockers Chickenhawk release the follow-up to 2008's self-titled debut next month.»
Crocodiles at Bodega Social Club, Nottingham, Wed 29 Sep
With the whole "nu gaze" phenomenon having seemingly quietened down and headed back underground, it seems somewhat ironic that San Diego's Crocodiles are arguably that scene's leading lights as we speak.»
Adam Franklin & Bolts Of Melody - I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years
I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years is a record Adam Franklin can be thoroughly proud of, not least as a remarkable illustration that his days as a reputable songwriter are from over. »
Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent
If this is the last time Killing Joke embark on a recording project together, they couldn't have concocted a more fitting finale.»
Leeds gets another festival in Play Patterns
This coming weekend (Friday October 1st - Sunday 3rd) sees yet another new arrival on the festival circuit in arguably the most musical vibrant city in the country at the minute. »
DiS meets Nicky Wire: "Under New Labour, Britain became a giant call centre really..."
As the bass player and often controversial mouthpiece of the Manic Street Preachers, Nicky Wire needs little by way of an introduction.»
Ten Kens - For Posterity
An audacious triumph in the face of adversity that leaves no clue whatsoever where album number three will take them.»
Dead Confederate - Sugar
Athens, GA quintet Dead Confederate have been making pulsating noises of various sorts for the past four years, yet somehow seem to have slipped by almost unnoticed.»
Favourite 50: The Cooper Temple Clause See This Through And Leave (chosen by Dom Gourlay)
As part of our 10-week “DiS is 10!” celebration, we’ve asked 50 of our favourite people to tell us about one of their favourite albums of the past 10 years (please note: this is not a best or "top" list but personal selections). Here, DiS contributor Dom Gourlay shares his choice... »
Blonde Redhead - Penny Sparkle
On the whole, Penny Sparkle won't fulfill everyone's expectations, but few can argue it represents another stage in Blonde Redhead's audacious quest for development, even after 17 years and eight albums of trying. »
Interpol - Interpol
As the final echoes of the trumpet fanfare that closes 'The Undoing' subsides, Paul Banks final resolution of Interpol declares it to be "The place we're in now."»
Sad Day For Puppets - Pale Silver & Shiny Gold
For a band conceived in the suburbs of Stockholm around the midpoint of the decade its clear Sad Day For Puppets hearts and minds are tuned to a time and place which precedes their arrival by several years.»
The Charlatans - Who We Touch
Having been dogged by bad fortune and an almost inherent stigma of "right place, wrong time", its something of a triumph that over twenty years on from the release of their first record, The Charlatans are still going strong.»
DiS meets Best Coast
Californian outfit Best Coast are a trio based primarily around the songs of singer/songwriter/all round musician Bethany Cosentino.»
I Love UFO - Dirty Animals
Although initially a trio, the newly beefed up four-piece responsible for Dirty Animals sure know how to create an almighty racket, not to mention carry a serious disposition about realising that occasionally less is more.»
DiS meets Diana Vickers
Mention the name Diana Vickers on the DiS forum boards and you're likely to find yourself chased off the site far away into the sunset. If you're lucky.»
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
On first inspection, Perth based trio Tame Impala look like any other stereotypical Australian rock and roll outfit; ballsy, fresh and with bags full of attitude no doubt gleaned from studying the more traditional musical exports from over the other side of the Atlantic...»
Klaxons - Surfing The Void
As the tapping of a typewriter signals the end of 'Venusia', the album's mid-point, one can only imagine the levels of critical ambivalence being punched out on the keypad.»
Brainwash Festival is 5! First line-up details ft. Melt Banana, Chickenhawk, 65dos DJ set and many more.
The excellent Brainwash Festival, which takes place at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, celebrates its fifth birthday this year and already, the first indications suggest it could possibly be their best line-up yet. »
The Strange Death Of Liberal England: Single, album, even bigger tour...
Having recently returned to the live circuit a few weeks ago, The Strange Death Of Liberal England embark upon an extensive UK tour throughout October and early November in support of their forthcoming debut album, Drown Your Heart Again...»
V Festival 2010 - 10 Not To Miss Sets: The DiS preview
The much maligned corporately sponsored V Festival opens its doors tomorrow (Friday 20th) at its twin venues of Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Stafford for an event that had long completely sold out well before the majority of its artists were even announced.»
DiS meets James Lavelle of UNKLE
As a founder member of the eclectic beat-orientated combo that is UNKLE, James Lavelle requires little by way of introduction. »
Darker My Love - Alive As You Are
For a band whose allegiances lie with the post-shoegaze/noise scene inspired by the likes of A Place To Bury Strangers yet contain members who've played with the disparate likes of The Distillers and The Fall amongst others, it would take a braver man than I to predict exactly whereabouts Los Angeles five-piece Darker My Love are headed next.»
The Domino State - Uneasy Lies The Crown
London five-piece The Domino State seem to have taken an age in releasing their long-awaited debut album Uneasy Lies The Crown.»
Dean & Britta - 13 Most Beautiful: Songs For Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
Right from his time as a founder member of Galaxie 500 and hers in a similar capacity with The Belltower, through to their first collaboration together as Luna and subsequent marriage three years ago, Dean (Wareham) & Britta (Phillips) have proved something of an enigmatic yet exceptionally creative duo whose music has withstood the test of time over two decades. »
"More bands should split up" - Brett Anderson opens up to DiS about the return of Suede
Drowned in Manchester #15 – May 2013
armchair dancefloor 39: Mount Kimbie interview, Bobby Browser, Powell, Move D, Leon Vynehall...
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
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