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While the term "legend" finds itself bandied about all too easily these days, there are occasionally those whose merits deserve such an accolade. One name which springs to mind in recent years would be Graham Coxon, guitarist, songwriter and founder member of Blur, one of the most successful British groups of modern times.»
Today is a big day for Wild Beasts. Third album (and first since being overlooked by the Mercury judges nine months ago) Smother finally landed in record stores this morning, and only four songs into the set, Tom Fleming is already admitting it feels as though a huge weight has been lifted.»
Where some records are maybe just too personal for public consumption, it's the uneasy fragility contained within Get Well Soon that renders it such a fascinating experience.»
With the 2011 festival season fast approaching, we here at DiS thought it an appropriate time to question Indietracks founder Stuart Mackay about its continuous growth, the difficulties and pitfalls in organising such an event, and put forward his all time dream Indietracks line-up. »
One of the UK dance scene's most visionary releases so far this year. »
While probably quicker to list those artists we're not bothered about seeing than the ones we are, DiS would like to take this opportunity to wish the Camden Crawl a happy tenth birthday by taking a look back through the archives at some of those artists who've graced the festival since it first opened its doors back in the spring of 1995.»
One hopes Raven In The Grave doesn't signify the last post for The Raveonettes as they are a joy to behold in this mood, and more than capable of producing a belter of an album when least expected. »
The Airborne Toxic Event can hold their heads high safe in the knowledge their supposedly difficult second album is a resolute triumph in the face of adversity.»
While comparisons with fellow antipodean exports The Temper Trap are inevitable, Cloud Control are part of a new broom sweeping across Australia's occasionally barren music scene alongside kindred spirits Tame Impala and The Jezebels.»
Although barely a year old, Californian six-piece Whirl seem as if they've been playing together most of their lives, cocooned away honing their sound waiting for the right time to unleash their carefully orchestrated wares...»
As long players go, 2011 won't get much better than this, and with whokill, Merrill Garbus has somehow managed to encompass more ideas into just over 40 minutes than most artists manage in a lifetime...»
As influential artists go, Killing Joke sit in the upper echelons as a band whose music undoubtedly shaped the heavier end of the alternative spectrum these past thirty years.»
The past few weeks he's been touring round Europe with his band as special guests of Interpol, and it was at their penultimate UK show in Leeds where DiS caught up with the elegant performer known as Matthew Dear post-soundcheck. »
Back in 1989, seminal Burton-On-Trent five-piece The Telescopes released their groundbreaking debut long player Taste to an unsuspecting audience at the time still reeling from being caught unawares by the triple whammy of Isn't Anything, Bug and Daydream Nation.»
If the impending rise of Brother marked the point where the hype machine jumped the shark in a style more accustomed to the impressive feats of Bob Beamon and Carl Lewis, the anti-hype stance of Manchester's WU LYF seems to have created an air of nonchalance if tonight's poor turnout is anything to go by.»
An essential collection here that every Charlatans fan should own. »
Southsea's finest exponents of artistic post-rock The Strange Death of Liberal England release a new single in May.»
Following on from December's second local scene report and gig guide from the city of Nottingham, here's the third installment first one of 2011 from DiS' man in the East Midlands.»
Youngteam may have their roots firmly set in Stockholm but for these ears, the very first point of contact happened in London's Notting Hill Arts Club at the back end of 2008. »
Throughout the ten songs that make up Anthems For Doomed Youth we never get to hear The High Dials stamp their authority on proceedings and are therefore still none the wiser as to what makes them tick, or even why. »
Flats have been making an incendiary racket across London for the past eighteen months with their back-to-basics approach to punk rock.»
While looking through the back catalogue of albums released in 2010, one which seemed to find itself criminally ignored until later in the year was the self-titled debut from Brooklyn's Beach Fossils. »
If there's one band that's managed to divide both the DiS community and its writers straight down the middle it's London four(occasionally five)piece Yuck. »
It isn't every day DiS finds itself jettisoned to one of the most romantic cities in the world purely in the call of duty. Nevertheless, this evening we find ourselves in the delectable surroundings of Paris. »
DiS likes I Like Trains an awful lot, so much in fact that when they decided to film their entire recent show in Brussels earlier this year, we literally begged them for some exclusive footage and the four rail fanatics from Leeds duly obliged.»
Nottingham five-piece Dog Is Dead may have barely left adolescence, yet they've already amassed a steady flow of critical acclaim courtesy of a relentless live schedule that's taken them up and down the country on an increasingly regular basis.»
Ladytron chat about the legacy of electroclash, being mistaken for bicycle thieves and the making of their forthcoming new album, Gravity The Seducer.»
When presented with the opportunity of firing some questions at iconic Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess about the impending re-issue and deluxe edition of 1999's Us And Us Only, DiS didn't need to be asked twice... »
San Francisco three-piece Weekend first came to the attention of DiS late last year courtesy of their excellent debut long player Sports...»
Ace Derby punk poppers You Animals finally release their long-awaited debut album next month through This Is Fake DIY Records. »
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