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There are some artists that evidently try too hard, some that obviously fake it, and then there's Perfume Genius.»
Say what you will about the occasional inconsistencies of The Twilight Sad's recorded output but live they've always been an entirely different proposition.»
Putting the Engineers moniker on the back burner for the time being, Underrated Silence is a ten song collection that further illustrates both Ulrich Schnauss' influence on Mark Peters' music while demonstrating the latter's growth as both a composer and arranger»
Sometimes Screws Get Loose becomes a little samey and repetitious, but overall, its a pleasant antidote to those cold mid-winter blues while providing Those Darlins a steady platform with which to reach a wider audience. »
The Megaphonic Thrift is a disparate mix that represents an audacious seachange, ultimately removing any doubts its creators are mere one-trick ponies. »
It's a different, more confident Still Corners standing before us from the band that nervously played a mid-afternoon set to barely a handful of punters at last summer's Latitude...»
Currently out on tour to promote the lead single off the forthcoming record, 'Borders', DiS caught up with Feeder guitarist and frontman Grant Nicholas post-soundcheck prior to their long sold-out show at Coventry's Kasbah venue.»
Better known as one of the guitarists, songwriters and occasional producer with The National, Bryce Dessner's work doesn't just end with the heavily feted Brooklyn quintet.»
With Something, Chairlift haven't so much redefined their sound as papered over the cracks with an added coat of emulsion for good measure.»
Playing a set mostly comprised of material from their debut, the six-piece exude a confidence and determination usually reserved for bands of a far higher status. »
All The Saints ooze ambition and drive, even if the end results don't always match the audacity.»
Here's hoping Richard Davies and Eric Matthews don't wait another eighteen years before pooling their collective wares. Many happy returns Cardinal, it's good to have you back. »
As bold statements of intent go, they don't come much bolder than calling your album Future This.»
Having spent the past twelve months taking stock, writing, and finally piecing together the follow-up to 2009's A Brief History Of Love entitled Future This, 2012 is shaping up to be something of a make or break year for The Big Pink. »
Somewhat unjustifiably labelled as 'landfill indie' when such a tag is more befitting of those who followed in their wake, The Maccabees have always set their stall out as leaders rather than followers.»
With the promise of all 38 (THIRTY-EIGHT!) singles from their recently released collection receiving an airing this evening over the course of the next three hours, not to mention a couple of surprise guest appearances along the way, tonight's show has all the makings of being a special event. »
Having seen nearly one thousand bands throughout 2011, whittling this list down to just ten performances proved a nigh-on impossible task. However, after much deliberation and soul searching discussions with friends and acquaintances, here in no particular order (bar the first one, natch) are what I consider to be the finest ten performances these tired and weary eyes and ears have witnessed this year. »
Hot on the back of October's bumper local scene report and gig guide from Nottingham and the East Midlands, comes the seventh and final installment from DiS' man in the city for 2011...»
Having emerged during the earliest throes of Britpop as something of a musical anomaly, Death In Vegas have continued to confound expectations ever since.»
Having been on the road almost constantly for the past six months, DiS caught up with Wild Beasts songwriter, vocalist, bass player and occasional keyboard tinkler Tom Fleming and drummer Chris Talbot prior to their recent sold out show at Nottingham's Rescue Rooms. »
Over the past few years, DiS has used the annual year-end 'listing season' to highlight a few of our writers favourite records that for one reason or another, slipped through the cracks and failed to garner the attention they deserved. In these increasingly fractious times, where amid a deluge of opinion consensus is hard-veering-on-impossible to find, records are increasingly lost but over the course of this week, ahead of next week's 50 albums of the year listageddon, DiS will be highlighting 11 records from 11 of our staff, in the hope that they finally find a place in a record collection or two... Here Dom Gourlay reveals his choice, borne in Seattle out of a love for all things conceived on the acceptable side of the 1980s axis. »
The backwaters of Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough would be about as unconventional as it gets when discussing prospective musical scenes. Yet, in the case of locally based five-piece The Chapman Family, they've pretty much single handedly ensured the North East's contribution to refreshingly creative music extends beyond the more renowned gritty terrains of Newcastle»
With two excellent long players in the bag, this year's In Love With Oblivion demonstrating a depth far beyond those early Jesus & Mary Chain comparisons, Crystal Stilts have ended 2011 with arguably their most ambitious collection of songs to date. »
This East Village Radio suited five-piece have created one of 2011's most ambitiously futuristic long players. »
Although largely a cult phenomenon here, Puressence continue to flourish overseas, and while recently released sixth LP Solid State Recital came out virtually unnoticed in the UK, the band's status as one of this country's most proficient exports this past decade remains.»
By the time 'Sonic Assault' brings Northern Sky to a close, its title self-explanatory as surging guitars collide with watery synths, 93MillionMilesFromTheSun's mission is accomplished in devastating fashion.»
San Francisco ensemble The Soft Moon are a welcome, adverse reaction to the accepted norm. In proferring such a diverse and all-encompassing yet challenging range of styles and sounds, they could quite easily have emerged at any given point between 1978 and the present day. »
Eleven years after its initial release, Six.By Seven's The Closer You Get's status as a timeless masterpiece remains intact...»
DiS caught up with the Eagulls collective - vocalist George Mitchell, guitarists Mark "Goldy" Goldsworthy and Liam Matthews, bass player Tom Kelly and drummer Henry Ruddell - prior to their recent show at Nottingham's Spanky Van Dykes. No sleep 'til soundcheck... »
To express a dislike of U2 seems to have become almost as regular a pastime as shopping for groceries or queuing at the bus stop.»
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